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Girls Size 16 Plus Patterns Won’t Fit 9 Year Olds! Get The Right Fit!

October 25, 2016 by Sarah J. Doyle 1 Comment

My friend has a 9 year old daughter who has a 36″ chest, 34″ tummy and 38″ hips.  Buying pre-made clothes for her is impossible since a skirt that fits in the waist has a length that goes past the feet, and long sleeves hang several inches below her fingers in order to get a […]

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How To Alter Skirt Patterns For Plus Size/Overweight Children

October 11, 2016 by Sarah J. Doyle Leave a Comment

Regardless of what size pattern you buy for your plus size/overweight child, there are always changes that need to be made.  Sometimes a single change will do it, and other times there may be 2, 3, 4 changes necessary before the store bought pattern will actually fit the plus size child.  We are starting a […]

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Finding Christmas Clothes for Plus Size Children

December 6, 2009 by Sarah J. Doyle Leave a Comment

We’ve be overwhelmed with requests for our Altering Store Bought Patterns For Plus Size Children — mothers and grandmothers are writing to say “The Christmas program is fast approaching and I simply can’t find anything suitable for my overweight daughter / granddaughter to wear!”  Another grandmother purchased the Altering Patterns class and said:  “I have […]

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