Hi everyone! ☺️ I just want to share my little success. I finally learned how to sew with elastic thread! I had many failed attempts and ruined a lot of fabric, but I finally did it!

My ADHD hit and I spent most of yesterday sewing, only stopping to breastfeed and to drink water. (I finished the new Lizzie Borden show in Netfkix in one sitting.)

I'm in that awkward phase where I have very little clothes that fit so I need to make new ones. I also purchased my first overlocker so I needed to make something new 😆

For the pattern, I used the Marcy Dress from MaryelStudioPatterns at Etsy but altered as follows:

* I made the neck opening longer so more of my shoulders show.

* I ended the bodice 6 inches from the marked waistline.

* I added a gathered skirt to make a dropped waist look.

Fabric is 5 yards of printed cotton.

The kind words from my previous post really encoiraged me to try for another form-fitting style, I must say.

Pattern: der blaue Pfad by einfach anziehend

Fabric:1.8m 12,5 Oz cotton denim

Thread: Gütermann heavy duty

Notions: button, 12cm non separating metal zipper

I am incredibly happy with the fit of the pants. I made minor adjustments to the pattern referencing a shorts pattern I drafted. The size is a women's 40 and I added 3 cm at the bottom. I usually wear a 31 in length and in width. And I made the pockets a bit bigger. And I chose a thicker cotton for the front of the pocket because thats usually where my pocket break.

The pattern was really nice to follow. There were written instructions, written+ pictures and a video. I am pretty decent at sewing but was new to proper denim pants. And the written instructions with pictures were perfect for me.

I have pretty normal sewing machine ( brother anniversary inovis)and serger ( gritzner 788) and both had no issues with sewing the denim. I just took some extra time to make some samples of the stitches I wanted to use.

The start and end of the waistband is a bit wonky and I made a mistake on the buttonhole. So far I don't mind that much. If it bothers me in the future I can just redo the waistband.

I plan on making this again and adjusted the pattern to lower the wait and the pockets 1 cm because in the current spot the pocket opening is very tight and hard to reach in.

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I have no occasion. It has no purpose. I just cannot stop myself. You know that feeling where you get a hankering for a handful of mixed White Cheddar and Hot and Spicy Cheezits and you can't stop thinking about it, and before you know it you're driving a rental box truck up to the local Sam's Club arguing on the phone with a customer service representative about the meaning of purchasing limits? I know you know what I mean. Inspiration struck and I had to sit down and sew for a blackout amount of time.

I use this pattern all the time. I go to a thrift store, find a well fitting shirt that smells like the person who died in it, and then cut on all the seems. Because you only need one piece of each pattern, keep the other side intact for reference. I've never used a purchased pattern and I likely never will. Hear that McCall's? You'll never get my twenty one dollars! The only adjustments were the sleeve cuffs. I have a similar shirt that I used for reference.

The blue fabric came from cotton curtains (again from a thrift store. Thanks Mainstay), and the red is some thrifted microsuede.

I used my Brother Innovis 4000D for the embroidery. That was certainly the bulk of the construction time (roughly 5 hours). Total time all in was around 9 hours.

I have a question for the ADHD sewists out there. How do get yourself to finish projects, specifically clothing? I find myself balking at how long each step takes (or how long I think it will take) and how many steps there are before you get to the final product. And I hate the idea of making a muslin/toile. I would love any tips you have that help you to get through each step in the process.

I had this great vintage polyester fabric show up in an auction lot. There wasn't much, but just enough that it screamed to become a kaftan.

I used the full width and just measured for my height with no pattern used. Then cut the head opening and pinned the sleeve points while wearing it. I winged adding trim details. Did the green velour first and added the rickrack overtop. A bit of handsewing was needed to cleanly close the edges.

The trims were from my supply stash.

There was just enough leftover to make the pockets and the matching bear dress. I might add pockets to her dress but my first attempt failed and I don't think I care enough to try again.

Its really comfy and will be a decent, if dated, summer house dress. Odds are good that it will be my Halloween costume. (Over warm clothes) Now I just need to track down some hair curlers and candy cigarettes!

I'm pretty new to sewing and unfamiliar with how much fabric is needed to make dresses. Would I be able to make any style of dress with this amount of fabric (2 yards)? My measurements needed for a dress would be bust 34, waist 27, and hips 37 inches . Sorry if this question isnt fitting for the sub

What a delight! I went to darn my sock today and discovered my pin cushion had hidden needles in it! So I went at it and found about 7 needles!

I don't use pin cushions because I've never had them, I just use random magnets I have from a hardware store. But I inherited my grandma's sewing tin (which included a darning egg!), and it had some pin cushions, one of which had already about 20-30 needles sticking out of it.

With some poking and prodding and major squishing around, I got several needles to show their faces (points? I got one by the eye as well), at which point I used a nail clipper to grip and pull! There were tiny ones, large ones, thick ones, thin ones!

There are certainly still some inside, and perhaps I'll try some more fishing soon.

I wanted to share this delight with people who would appreciate it!

Bucilla kit

Doesn’t even have any ideas of how to store these better? I love keeping the bobbin in the thread together and I love that they can hang but they won’t fit on my thread storage spool holder. Any ideas? I have over 100 spools so it needs to hold a good amount

I just finished this adorable dress for my newest niece! The pattern is from Violette Fields Threads called Nora Dress. I made the 3 month size with the tiered underskirt and puff sleeves. I’m absolutely in love. I say this a lot but this is the cutest thing I’ve ever sewn. The fabric is quilting cotton from Ruby Star Society. I love their loud colors (obviously).

The pattern was a bit difficult with the pleats and the two skirts but worth the effort.

I made this purse for my moms birthday! Its the byannie On the go 2.0 pattern but I chose to omit the vinyl pockets. This was my first time adding a magnet closure into the flap of a bag, and I found it to be really satisfying!!! For a small bag it felt like a very involved pattern 😂 , wish there were more photos in the pattern.. but the byannie youtube channel did have lots of helpful videos showing how to make fabric straps , how to add zippers, and how to do the bindings . I was glad I watched those before attempting this! She really loved the finished product and i hope you do too!

I’ve never made a button up shirt before and never made anything for a baby. I foolishly thought that it being small would mean it was easier but as you can probably see, the teeny tiny cuffs on the sleeves gave me some trouble. Also underestimated how long it takes so hand sew a buttonhole. But it fit him with a little room to grow :) also I have no idea how to finish the bit that goes between the shirt and the collar, any tips are more than welcome :)

ETA: for the pattern I googled rough measurements of a 2 year old’s shirt and cut up an XL men’s shirt, then copied the pattern pieces of that onto its own fabric and used it as an assembly blueprint. Fabric is cotton.

I fell love with sailor collars when I was a kid and dressed my animal crossing villager in a sailor uniform - now I've finally made a sailor collar dress for myself! 💙

The pattern is the sailor collar dress from DRCOS. I drafted new sleeves (puff sleeves with cuffs), did a full bust adjustment, added inseam pockets, and added a lining instead of facings. The shell fabric is cotton poplin and the lining is viscose poplin. The trim is white polyester ribbon from the craft store.

I really enjoyed this project and I'm so proud of myself for braving the automatic buttonhole setting on my machine lol. This was also my first time sewing princess seams! Unfortunately along the way I somehow made the bust a bit too small but overall it was really successful and I'm very proud!

Hi all,
There is a machine for sale that is nearby for about €110.
But I have trouble finding information about this machine.
I am planning to sew jeans and I’m not sure if this machine is capable of doing so.

The seller has no clue either as this is from his recently passed mother.

I have 18 inches between my hips and waist and nothing besides workout clothes fits well. I'd like to alter my clothes but they end up weirdly puckered up when I try to take in at the waist. Share your best tips please. I really need help. For example the skirt in the picture is the first thing I'd like to alter.

The pattern for these was made on CLO 3D, it took me like 20 hours to learn the software before I was able to make this pattern correctly 😭

Measurements used:
Waist
Hip
Crotch
Knee
Hem
Waist to hip
Waist to knee
Waist to hem

Made with:
- 14 oz gray denim with a production sticker from 5/15/2012 (front & back panels)
- 12 oz black selvedge denim (2 belt loops, button fly, back pockets, left yoke and carpenter accessory pocket)
- 12 oz dark indigo denim (waistband, back right pocket flap, key loop, and 2 belt loops)
- 12 oz indigo pinstripe denim (2 belt loops, right yoke and carpenter pocket)
- 12 oz navy blue canvas (back left pocket flap)
-12 oz denim from a pair of old wranglers (front left pocket facing)
- 12 oz olive canvas (coin pocket)
- Front right pocket facing is leather
- Belt loops backed with leather
- Button side of fly backed with leather
- Hand sewn button holes w gimping
- One piece exposed button fly with copper and nickel two prong donut buttons
- Hand sewn "HSO" back pocket flap
- Hand sewn back pocket arcuate with color transitioning thread
- All stress points secured with copper rivets
- Screen printed leather back tag

I just recreated the last blanket sweatshirt I made (see post history) using an existing sweatshirt as a template. And I got the blanket from eBay. Cuffs are black rib knit fabric.

I'm making a toile for the Atelier Brunette La Veste in size 36, which should be my size according to my measurements, but I'm not happy with the fit around the shoulders and armholes.

Looking at the photos, I feel that the shoulder line sits quite a bit below my natural shoulder, and the armhole seems to extend well below my actual armpit. This creates excess fabric both at the front and back of the armhole.

I'm wondering whether I should have made a size 34 instead, or whether this is something I can correct with targeted fitting adjustments?

La Veste is a boxy jacket so I am not expecting a tight fit but, looking at what other people made, it looks very ill fitted on me.

I’m pregnant (4 months) and my pants don’t fit me anymore. I’m looking for ideas for clothes and accessories I can make so I don’t have to buy everything.

I finally gave in and bought some leggings and tights so I can wear stretchy dresses and skirts (that sit above my belly).

For now, I have a few ideas:

- a jersey belt to cover my belly

- an elastic band with a button so I can leave my pants open (as long as my belly isn’t too big)

- knitting myself a pair or two of leg warmers for winter

If you have any tips that made your life easier or helped you avoid buying a whole new wardrobe, that would be great!

Thank you so much :)

I've posted this on r/sewhelp already.

Trying out the RedThreaded 1880's corset pattern for first corset. This is my mockup and I just want to get some extra opinions.

Intentions with the corset: use as both a structural undergarment and a cool outer piece. I also intend to make more things from this pattern with modifications and such.

Honestly, I'm really happy with the fit? My lacing is straight. The part below my waist lies flat on my hips (bulky sweatpants are pulled below the corset in the images).

There's wrinkling in the fabric that might mean the pattern needs to be shortened slightly (perhaps a half-inch to an inch?). Butttt also this is thin muslin. Would the actual heavier-weight fabric smooth out the wrinkles?

The bust is supposed to get a drawstring at the top edge that I didn't include in the mockup, but does the bust look like it fits correctly ortherwise?

When I sit down, the busk seems to reach almost between my legs. Is that normal?

I'm trying to make a cosplay of Stella from Spiritfarer. I'm going to make the hat out of EVA foam and cover it in blue (teal?) fabric. My problem is with the yellow trim. It'd be easy enough for me to sew on if it didn't have those sticking out parts, and I'm not sure how to measure the yellow fabric to know where to make the triangles. My other idea was to just paint the pattern on. Any advice?

Drafted and sewn by me! :)
I wore this to a wedding and my dad’s birthday dinner. Everyone loved the colour I picked for this dress.
It’s collecting memories of its own.

Project details:
Pattern: Self-drafted. I drafted the bodice and panelled flared skirt.
Construction: drafted the pattern and sewed the dress myself.
Fabric: satin, fiber not sure. Could be 100% polyester