Thanks, everyone...I knew I could count on you all to come through with some good ideas. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img] I really like the idea of piecing the clothes together out of muslin to check the fit, especially with my "pudgy" white-bodied Sam, as well as the idea of enlarging the seam allowance myself. What would I do without this board? [img]smile.gif[/img]

The patterns should be arriving within a couple days, and I can't wait to see them. And no, I most definitely will not be cutting them apart. [img]wink.gif[/img] I was thinking Sam's lacy whites would be a good project to start on since I could make them out of plain cotton...what do you guys think?