Hi everyone, Faith here. To those of you who have read the previous Mini Darling Ranges blog posts, welcome back! If this is the first one you are reading, I urge you to go back and read the previous posts on adding a patch pocket to your dress, and a very sweet ruffle sleeve hack. I can not believe that we are at the end of our Mini Darling Ranges sew-along post. Today we are going to do a hack on this adorable pattern. I don’t know about you, but I love a good hack, especially when ruffles are involved so, we are going to add a peplum bottom to the bodice of this pattern.

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Hi everyone, Faith here, and I am so happy to share another tutorial with you. Today we are going to sew a patch pocket for the Mini Darling Ranges Dress! Patch Pockets are created by attaching a pre-cut piece of fabric and sewing them, like a patch, to the outside of a garment, instead of constructing inset pockets (pockets that are sewn through a narrow opening inside the garment).

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Hi everyone, Faith here. I hope that you are all doing well. In the last tutorial we covered how to add sleeves to the Mini Darling Ranges using the sleeve flat method. I really hope that you all enjoyed it, because today we are going to create ruffle sleeves to add to the sleeve that we sewed in the previous tutorial. Flouncy, frilly ruffles add a touch of fun and femininity to any garment, making it such a popular statement piece in fashion.

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Hi, I’m Faith. I’m an island girl (Jamaica) living in the south (Atlanta, Georgia). I am so happy to be a part of Megan Nielsen’s blogger team. Let me share a little snippet about myself. I am a wife and mom who loves to sew and spend most of my time with my husband, kids, and my sewing machine. I learned to sew at a young age, and picked it back up in 2012 after serving in the military for nine years. Sewing heals me and keeps me sane in this crazy world. I am looking forward to sharing Megan’s beautiful creations, great information, and tips with you all as you sew in love.

Today, I’m going to take you through a little tutorial to help you with the sleeves of your Mini Darling Ranges dress! There are two basic methods for attaching sleeves: sewing sleeves flat and sewing set-in sleeves. The difference between the two is that for the set-in sleeve method, you must sew up the garment’s bodice and sleeves before you insert the sleeve. For the sleeve flat method, the sleeves and bodice side seams must not be sewn before attaching the sleeves. Today, I am going to show you how to insert sleeves using the sleeve flat method.

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