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  • Home
  • Shop
    • Master Pattern Kits
    • Pattern Making Tools
    • Courses & Workshops
    • Tracing Sheets for Pattern Making
    • Sewing Supplies
      • Sewing Notions
      • Fabrics and Fusible Interfacing
      • Maraflex Stretch Thread- 150m
      • Seralon Clearance Sale
    • Behind The Seams
  • Learning Centre
    • Welcome to the Learning Center
    • Getting Started With Sure Fit Designs
    • Beyond the Learning Center
    • Fitting Quiz
    • Essential Tools
    • Dress Kit Resources
    • Pants Kit Resources
    • Shirt Kit Resources
    • Children's Kit Resources
    • Fitting Plus Sizes & Curves
    • Sewing Construction & Cover Stitch Machine Guide
    • Working With Knits
    • Creative Freebies
    • Blog
  • Sure-Fit Academy SA
  • Sew Stylish with Elsabé
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Creative Freebies
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Sure Fit Designs

What I Didn’t Know… But Wish I Had!

The insights that change everything — ten tips every Sure Fit Designs sewist wishes they’d known from the very beginning.

Ten Essential Tips

Introduction — 8 General Starting Tips Half Size? When to Go In Between the Dots Large Upper Arm? Begin with the Sleeve First What’s the Best Dart Size to Use? How to Best Line Up the Waist and Hip Darts When to Go Up or Down a Dot on Your Master Pattern Order of Making Adjustments Removing Peaks When Drawing Seam Allowances Truing & Perfecting Patterns Before Sewing When to Stop Fiddling & Fussing — Knowing When to Stop Over-Fitting

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