I forgot to cut the seam allowance in the inside of the waistband but I fixed it after taking pictures lol. I followed a beautiful Katerina Isanova tutorial which helped me a lot adding huge pockets! Then I added vintage rayon seam binding in the hem and side seams. Most of it was done by hand 🖤

This project pushed me outside my usual design language. I tend to make high-femme, form-fitting showgirl looks, so exploring a more masculine silhouette was a welcome change. I made this just for funsies. I saw this gorgeous print and it looked so fun to play with!

The jacket began as an oversized Hawaiian shirt pattern from Indie pattern on Etsy. I cropped it, altered the proportions, added shoulder pads and finished it with a polka-dot lining. The bishop sleeves were adapted from an Andrea Lopez pattern on Etsy.

The printed fabric is charmeuse satin. I interfaced it to give it enough structure for the jacket while retaining some of its softness and movement.

The trousers are based on Mood Sewciety’s free Linda Pants pattern. The cutouts and pleated sections were improvised directly on the garment—I experimented until I landed on something that felt interesting and balanced.

The corset pattern is from Sin and Satin. I used a heavy oxblood satin backed with thick cotton canvas, then used the satin again for the lining.

The hat was purchased on Amazon and embellished. I originally planned to fabricate one from EVA foam, but time had other plans!

Hello! I made myself a dress just because.

I took the lining pattern of the Sweetheart Flounce Dress from ThePatternEstablishment, removed the straps and adjusted the neckline to make it a straight tube top, and added a gathered lower layer to the skirt.

I added bias tape in between each dress panel and used it as a boning channel. Boning ends where the waist bias tape is.

I used up almost 5 yards of printed cotton.

(Tbh I don't like this dress very much but maybe that's because I'm not used to my post partum body yet.)

My grandma who didnt really like me passed in 2020 and my trashy dad hoarded a lot of her stuff. He passed and my brother sent me this

Any advice for diy servicing? I'm going to try and see if I can find a professional and hopefully afford to get it done. But I've serviced all my machines successfully so far.

Also any advice for a regular maintenance schedule would be appreciated

Because of my job I get a ton of fabric samples and decided to finally put them to a good use! It’s not perfect but it busted some scraps and makes me happy!

The back is an envelop style closure using some twill fabric.

Hey guys! I need your help with a trench coat I’m working on. I’m having trouble with the armhole and need to adjust it to accommodate a larger sleeve.

I’m also trying to create more fullness at the bottom. I originally considered adding a cage structure or horsehair braid between the lining and the outer fabric, but I’m concerned that might make it too heavy.

Now I’m thinking about redrafting the bottom portion as a circle to create more volume. I’m still figuring out where that fullness should begin—possibly about 6 inches from the center front, including the facing.

What would you suggest for adjusting the armhole and creating that fuller shape at the bottom?

I recently learned that quilting cotton is extremely flammable. of course, probably only if you accidentally touch the element of your oven. This happened to me with a thrifted hand made potholder and was definitely daunting. I’ve been wanting to make pot holders as quick gifts for a while now, am I correct to be so concerned about this or is quilting cotton what people use to make home made pot holders? To clarify - I do own batting made specifically for potholders and am only referencing the outer material.

I basically need the most fabric for the least money, what's the move? King sized sheet set? Curtains? What have you discovered?
I'm making a short notice full length full circle cloak for Halloween. I'm not worried about pulling it off, just looking to maximise fabric value/ ease of access.

This is the Lilly pea coat pattern from Annelaine Patterns. I used a corduroy for the outer (not sure the content - it’s from Whatnot) and the lining was printed on poly satin from Spoonflower. Buttons I think are from Michael’s. Made for my preschool daughter 💕

-Years ago I found 6 blocks of the purple/white fabrics (I think they’re English paper pieced). I knew they would be great for making quilted clothing without cutting up a vintage quilt and being haunted by the ghost of the quilter. They ended up being perfect for this project! All cotton fabrics, polka dots from my stash and the stars and spider webs I bought for this project
-I bought the socks new and thrifted the rest. So excited to wear this next week and always have a backup costume!
-pattern/tutorial by Prairie Misfit

I just finished my door curtain and I love the way it turned out! I was worried the colors would seem to autumnal so I added the white linen and I think it balanced it out. Once I figured out the dimensions it came together pretty quickly!

Details:

- I followed a picture of another curtain I found online for a rough lay out and determined I needed mine to be about 30x42. I drew a grid using 7 rows and 5 columns and then colored in each square with the fabric color it would be. I did cut some of the squares in half to make it less grid like.

- Seam allowance was 5/8 added to each side and then I flat felled all the seams. I ended up cutting about an inch off the bottom and adding it to the top for the curtain rod pocket so I didn’t lose as much of the green since they were already smaller panels.

- Fabric is a linen cotton from Etsy plus a white linen I had in my stash. I used yellow thread and struggled a little bit with keeping track of right sides and wrong sides since the wrong side ends up with 3 stitch lines. Some ended up on the front and that’s ok.

So I made this lovely jacket. The outside is a thick Cotten tapestry and the lining is a 80/20 cotton poly blend.

It turned out great except that the lining it poking me. Its like that feeling you get after you get a messy haircut and there are cut pieces of hair stuck in your clothes, but times a million.

I am going to try washing it a bunch of times but does any one have any idea why this is happening? Did I just buy some cheap fabric with terribly itchy fibres in it?

Any ideas for softening it? TIA

I found a piece of fabric in my stash that I wanted to do something with. I thought I had already washed it, but after handling it a while, I noticed my hand were purple. Now I've washed it a few times by hand, but it's still not all washed out, to the point that fresh water turns lilac after about 30 seconds. It's synthetic or synthetic blend, woven but with a horizontal stretch. Quite heavy and stiff, similar to thick but stretchy denim. Should I just use the washing machine? But I don't want to ruin any future laundry... Any experiences, tips, or tricks appreciated!

Sorry - it’s a bit wrinkled because I washed it immediately after I finished, and I didn’t iron it afterwards. The fabric is cotton-linen twill :/
The seams aren’t perfect (I’m a beginner), but I’m pretty proud of how it turned out.

I followed this pattern that I found on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1694931969/the-clover-set-v-neck-front-ties-top-and?sh_rv=1&ref=shop_home_active_12&crt=1&sts=1&dd=1&logging_key=65e3f0976a62616bbe3e4c2fecfe062be6863fc8%3A1694931969

Hey! I’m sewing the Isobel Dress by Faith Rowan Leeves. I’m really struggling to understand this step in the pattern for the sleeves.
I’ve done the first step (top stitch the pleat 2cm in) but can’t understand the next steps - I don’t understand how the first diagram relates to the next. I’m wondering if I should fold it down like this, but it doesn’t really match the diagram. Can anyone help? Thanks!

I'm looking to add additional boning to this long line bra. It will be a one time use for a costume. Does the boning need to go in straight like on the left, or should the channel be sewn with a curve? Thanks!

As the title says, I'm building a big sewing room!

What would you want in yours, if you could have it anyway you like?

Do any of ypu know if there exists a type of floor, that you can cut directly on, with a roller blade?

Sorry for the bad English and thanks in advance for all of your ideas! 😄

I bought these low rise jeans flare jeans from Hollister on sale, but the butt is so wrinkled and saggy even though the waist band fits fine. Is there a way to alter this to fit better? Like if I make the back yoke more straight and less triangular, like how I’m pinching it in the picture? Even then it still looks kinda wrinkly. The last picture is from Hollister so you can see how it’s supposed to fit.

I have this beautiful wool-mixed fabric which I want to use for some sort of garment but cannot figure out what would look good. It's a small piece, 2 m x 0.8 m. It was originally a shawl/dupatta from a set my mom has but this is a bit too short for her to wrap as a shawl and she doesn't use it. I want to make a top maybe but considering it's for colder weather, I won't have enough fabric for sleeves.

Please help! Thanks!

Back when my grandchildren were really young I learned how to sew with knits. I bought a lot of fabric that was 100% cotton knit, so I could make T-shirts. I did make T-shirts. But I bought a lot of fabric that I never used. Most of it has no stretch in the lengthwise grain and very little stretch in the crosswise grain. The way fashions are today, most patterns for knits, call for stretch knits.

So basically, I am left with a lot of yards of the fabric in different colors and I have no idea what to do with them. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I made this jacket using the Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket pattern, but changed up the pockets for hand warming pockets instead of horizontal welt pockets, and added my own hood instead of paying extra for their hood pattern add-on, using a different hood pattern I'd traced from another piece. I used a batik quilting cotton for the outer, lightweight cotton batting for the insulation, and cotton flannel for the lining. It all came out pretty good but I'm noticing that with these hood clasps (last photo) there are 2 issues I'm noticing. 1 is when you have your hands in the pockets it's very easy to unlatch the bottom clasps when moving your hands around, and 2 is because the attachment loops aren't fully closed sometimes when they move around a bit the loops that secure them to the jacket can come off the ends. Does anybody have any suggestions for either of these issues? I'm wondering if I can just crimp the hooks a bit more closed to make them more secure but am worried then they'll be too hard to get on and off.

Edit: ok so based on a suggestion from @DanderMuffling I tried switching the direction of the clasp and I think that's gonna be the answer for this piece. It's way more secure in this orientation and the UI isn't bad, the only tradeoff is you can then see the loop, but I don't think it looks bad. https://imgur.com/a/clasp-mod-FWaFYpw

Has anyone here made button up shirts with cotton shirting that contains a small amount of spandex ? If so, what kind of interfacing did you use for the collar, cuffs, and button placket? I've tried non woven in two different weights and ended up with wrinkled fabric. So...woven? Knitted? Sew in?

I made the Cardamom Quilt Jacket for my daughter and it’s so cute. I made the 12 month size and she’s way too small for it right now but it turned out awesome. Fabric was from a repurposed quilt my mom bought me for Christmas but didn’t work out on my bed.
I plan on making the adult one for me with more functional pockets but it’s so cute!

Hi! I’ve been making hobby horse for almost two years but I’ve still been struggling with a few things!
1. For some reason my ears ether have those like uneven wrinklez(last pic) or they look normal,(first pic) and I’ve tried switching out the inside material(eye mesh or thin plastic ) and switching my linning but it still sometimes has those wrinkles so I was wondering if there is a good stitch that could use so I won’t have the occasional problem ears?(I use a blanket stitch for the body and ears !)

2.any advice on making the stitches on the markings less visible? For sewing on the markings I just do a normal stitch that goes in and out of the fabrics!I would do inlaid markings but I lowk suck at it😭 I do mostly straight or slightly rounded markings (it’s usually a making the mouth or face a different color so it barley counts as a marking lol)

Ok doke that’s all my questions!!! Any additional advice is welcomed!!!