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    now. You’ll be cutting on the solid lines after you’ve pinned the pieces to your fabric. Carefully
    fold and place any unneeded pieces back into the pattern envelope.




















Make any desired alterations
                                                                                   

    You may want to make some simple alterations to your pattern pieces, such as lengthening or
    shortening sleeves, pant legs, or a skirt length. Your pattern pieces should be printed with
    horizontal lines showing you where to cut the pattern to lengthen it or where to fold the
    pattern to shorten it. Your guide sheet should give you basic instructions for how to lengthen
    or shorten a pattern piece.

    When lengthening or shortening a pattern piece, just remember to include extra fabric at the
    bottom for the hem (your pattern should indicate how much fabric is required for the hem).

    There are many other alterations you can make to your paper pattern pieces that can help your
    finished garment fit better. If you’re learning to sew to have clothes that fit better, there are
    many instruction books, magazines and classes that can show you how to do all kinds of more
    complex alterations. There are also adjustments you can make to the fit of your garment as
    you’re sewing it together.


Press your pattern pieces
                                                                                   

    Press your pattern pieces with a warm, dry iron to remove wrinkles and creases. The
    temperature of your iron should be just warm enough to flatten the paper without risking
    scorching it. Using wrinkled pattern pieces could cause your fabric pieces to come out distorted.
    Which could result in pieces that don’t match up quite right and a finished garment that doesn’t
    fit quite right.
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Learn to Sew Lesson #6:
Prepare Your Pattern Pieces
Cut out your pattern pieces
                                                                           

    Open your pattern envelope and pull out the
    folded tissue paper and the instruction sheet
    (s). This instruction sheet is called the guide
    sheet.

    Your guide sheet will indicate which pattern
    pieces you need for the item you’re making.
    The pattern pieces should be numbered or
    lettered and should also be named (bodice
    front, sleeve, back facing, etc.). Unfold the
    large sheets of tissue paper, find the pieces
    you need, and cut them out. You don’t have
    to cut precisely on the solid outer lines just
    yet, you can just cut around the pieces for
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