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How to Easily Join Bias Binding Ends!

You can join the ends of your bias tape after pinning to your garment to make sure you get a perfect fit when joining the ends. Just leave the ends unpinned a few inches (or you can sew most of the binding on, just leave the ends un-sewn a few inches so that it'll be easy to sew on your machine after).  You can also find a quick tutorial video on my Instagram here if you're a more visual learner! Step 1: Working with your bias binding wrong side facing up, take one end of your binding and cut a straight edge. Flip the other edge over creating a 90 degree angle.  Step 2: Then take the edge you had cut straight and match...

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Felicity Fleece Vest Hack + Free PDF Download

This pattern hack can work for both the jacket and the pullover option! You can download the free modified sleeve pattern for the vest hack here. (You can skip printing page 5/C1 since it's a blank page).  *If you have trouble printing on Adobe Acrobat Reader and notice the bottom edge of the pages are not printing, you can right click on the file and under "Open With" select "Preview" and print at 100% scale.  Before cutting out your vest shoulder piece, measure the length of the pattern piece of the size you'll be making and check that measurement on yourself starting from the base of your neck where your shoulder meets it to about the length of where you'd like it to end, then you...

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Felicity Fleece Pocket Hack Tutorial + Free PDF Download

Hey! I'm so happy you bought, or are considering buying, my #felicityfleece sewing pattern and found your way here! This hack works for the pullover option, but can also work for the jacket option if you want - you would just have to move the zip pockets from the waist seam to the side seams of the bottom front jacket pieces (like the pullover pockets). This tutorial will be focusing on modifying the pullover. The end result will go from this to this: I strongly recommend giving this tutorial a quick read through before starting so you know what to expect/can make any changes you see fit before you commit to cutting out your fabrics! To start: Download and print the pocket pieces for free...

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