Free Pattern of the Month

August - 2004

The Hanky Hem Fitted Blouse

submitted by Dress Shop designer Carolyn Brown
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1. Get Dress Shop updated if needed.  This pattern will work properly with Dress Shop build 5.17 or later. If you are using an earlier version of Dress Shop, click here to update now.

2.  Download It.  Click here to download the pattern.

3. Install It.  When your download starts, select "Save" or "Save To Disk". After your download completes, select "Open" and your free pattern will be installed to the default Dress Shop installation folder - "c:/Program Files/Livingsoft/DressShop/MyPatterns/". If you have Dress Shop installed in some other location, please change this installation pathname before continuing. When the pathname is correct, click OK and your pattern will be installed.

4. Use It.  Run Dress Shop. From the File menu, select "Load Pattern". In the list shown there, you should now find "Hanky Fitted Blouse". Select that and it will load. You can change neckline, closure, sleeve choices, ease and such as you could with any other Dress Shop pattern.

If you like this pattern, you might like other Hanky Hem patterns.
Other Hanky Hem blouses and shirts can be found in pattern set 1051.
Hanky Hem dresses can be found in pattern set 1052.

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