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Juniper Hack: Ruffles and Elastic Bottom
ByKelly Ballou May 9, 2017May 10, 2017

One of my favorite things to do is modify my patterns. There are so many ways to switch them up with just some simple changes. Today I’m going to show you how to add this cute ruffle detail and elastic bottom to the Juniper Top and Dress. You could choose to add just ruffles, just the…

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Hadley Button Hack
ByKelly Ballou July 27, 2016February 1, 2017

Today I have another hack for the Hadley Top & Dress. I’ve been wanting to add button closures to the front straps for a long time and today I’m going to show you how. This will be a great hack leading up to cooler weather since it would look really cute layered. I used a sweet Robert Kaufman voile for this…

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Hadley Pattern Hack: Tie Straps, Open Back
ByKelly Ballou May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Today I’m going to show you how to hack the Hadley pattern to have tie straps and an open back. If your looking to add just one of these elements, you can just skip some of the steps and follow the directions in your pdf pattern. I used the top pattern for my hack,…

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Cool Weather Series: Apple Ruffle Top
ByKelly Ballou September 10, 2015September 13, 2015

We have a family tradition of going apple picking every year. When I was little my parents would always take me and my brother along with our grandparents and sometimes our cousins to an orchard in Western New York. We would climb the trees and fill up our bushel baskets full. Then on the way home we…

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Juniper Hack: Ruffles and Elastic Bottom

Hadley Button Hack

Hadley Pattern Hack: Tie Straps, Open Back

Cool Weather Series: Apple Ruffle Top

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