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Orla Shift Dress Drafting Tutorial - An Orla Af...

I love shift dresses! They are so easy to wear yet look so cute. Making Orla into a shift is not difficult, although does require quite a bit pattern hacking...

Bust Dart Rotation Tutorial - An Orla Affair

I am back today with a few more posts including this quick tutorial on how to rotate bust darts on your Orla dress, or any other dress or bodice pattern...

Another Sleeveless Orla - Lined, Box Pleat Skir...

What a week! Life has been insanely busy this week and I have fell a few days behind on my contributions to Orla Affair. For that I apologize. I am...

Another Sleeveless Orla Inspiration - An Orla A...

I am starting to question if I have anything against sleeves... All of my Orla hacks to date have been sleeveless. I really don't! I love sleeves! I blame the...

Another Sleeveless Orla - Drafting Tutorial

Hope everyone is doing well! I am back today with yet another drafting tutorial. Its amazing how many variations of Orla Dress one can come up with. This variation is...

Sleeveless Dress Sewing Tutorial - An Orla Affair

This is the most blogging I have ever done. Ever. This is my 7th post in 3 days! Insane. I am very excited to finally share the sewing steps to...