u/GlitteringPepper6393

i’m making the matchy matchy sewing club ruffle brunch set top right now and i’m confused on if i should trim off this excess. there seems to be a lot and i’m afraid it will mess up the rest of my shirt going forward. i pinned just like the instructions said, matching the notches, but now there’s so much excess fabric from the side panel that i couldn’t match up where the shoulder seam will be. for reference i completed one side already (last picture) and there was a little bit extra left on that one. how should i proceed?

i cut both pieces for the side panel and front panel out at the same time with the fabric folded, so idk why it would be different on this one

so i love these free people sun dazed pants but not for $70. i already have a wide leg pant pattern i can use, but it hurts my brain as a newer sewer to figure out the waistband. to me it looks like two straps and elastic? but how would i even sew that? i feel like it’s simple but i can’t think through it. or if you know a pattern like this give me recs!

i hate my pinkies. i think they look so weird. i saw a post like this from 7 years ago but wanted to share mine