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DIY Cropped Long-Sleeved Boxy Top — Lou Box Dress 2 Pattern Hack

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DIY Cropped Long-Sleeved Boxy Top — Lou Box Dress 2 Pattern Hack

Today, I have a super cute, casual and easy hack of my Lou Box Dress 2 pattern. As a bonus, it's also a great stash busting project. I made this long-sleeved boxy top out of a fabric remnant that was just under 1 yard long! I'll share cutting layouts, pattern adjustments and tips for how I hacked the layout to make it work. This DIY boxy top is a great cozy, oversized top and I've been loving wearing it. Use a lighter weight knit fabric for a boxy top or a medium-weight loop-back fabric for a true sweatshirt style.

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How to Sew a Basting Stitch—Sewing Basics Tutorial

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How to Sew a Basting Stitch—Sewing Basics Tutorial

If you've sewn a garment before, you may have encountered a basting stitch. And, if you keep sewing, you'll be sure to use it with most projects. Basting is a fundamental sewing technique because it's so useful. Even better, it's a very easy stitch to sew. In this post and video, I'll talk about what a basting stitch is, when to use it and demonstrate sewing a basting stitch by hand and by machine.

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How to Understitch a Facing or Lining—Sewing Basics Tutorial

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How to Understitch a Facing or Lining—Sewing Basics Tutorial

In today's video, I'm going to be showing you how to understitch. Understitching is a technique that is most often used when sewing woven fabric garments but occasionally with knit fabrics as well. It's mostly used when you are sewing a facing, a lining or an in-seam pocket. The purpose of understitching is to keep those parts of the garments hidden and out of view.

With some careful cutting, I sewed up this boxy long sleeved top from just one yard of remnant fabric. Swipe through to see how much fabric I had leftover at the end. 🧵 👊 For this top, I hacked my #louboxdress2 pattern into a cropped top and adde
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