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montrose harbor

Erin Benoit sits on the breakers at Montrose Harbor in Chicago in her first project at Tchad Sewing Classes in Chicago

Erin’s First Sewing Class Project: McCall’s #M6834

2018-06-16
By: Tchad
On: 16/06/2018
In: 1st Projects, Basic, General, Patterns used in class, Sewing classes (general), Student Projects
Tagged: #m6834, #sewingtchad, cotton, Erin Benoit, first project, godet, inset box pleats, McCall's #6834, mccalls, montrose harbor, sewing class Chicago

Erin worked up McCall’s #6834 as her first project…Read More →

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