Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler knife-edge blades that cut multiple

knife-edge blades that cut multiple layers of fabric easily

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Lighter textiles that gather well and have enough stability to form the wave shapes

optional inseam pocket

clusters of gathers at center back are held in place by narrow ties

Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler knife-edge blades that cut multipleIn Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewists diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her lifefrom a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing gown made as a gift for a dear friend, to an eco friendly, zero waste dress. As the wardrobe grows, so too does Maddie. From her first off kilter dresses and coats to