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The Clipper Shorts Sew Along is a wrap!  Thank you so much for sewing along with me – I can’t wait to see the shorts you’ve made. Today is a little runway fashion show starring two of the three pairs of Clipper Shorts I made for the sew along.  I made all of them the {…Continue Reading}

It’s the last sewing day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  You should have the shorts constructed and ready for the waistband.  Check back for Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 posts if you need to catch up. The rest is easy – just adding the waistband, inserting the elastic and hemming! Waistband Step 45: If adding {…Continue Reading}

We’re halfway done with the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  If you’re following along you should have the front of your shorts completed.  Check back for Day 1 and Day 2 posts if you need to catch up. Dun-dun-dun!!!  Today is mostly about those welt pockets!  We’ll also get the shorts back ready and sew the front and {…Continue Reading}

Welcome back for the second day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  Did you get your fabrics cut out yesterday, and construct the pieced shorts if you’re using that option?  Check the post for Day 1 if you need to catch up. Today is constructing the fly for the different options on the Clipper Shorts: we’ll talk {…Continue Reading}

Welcome to the first day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along! Today we’re going to talk about cutting fabrics for the different options, and constructing the pieced shorts if you’re using that option.  I’ve made three different pairs of Clipper Shorts for the sew along, ranging from the simplest with no fly and no pockets, {…Continue Reading}