Anyone else sew clothes? - Page 3

Rachel · 01-14-2010, 02:15 PM

I love to when I get the time! (With 2 littles, its hard..) I just made a dress for my dd last week though and I love it

Here it is.. sorry for the low quality cell phone pic! http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2585680_n.jpg

This was CHEAP to make. The fabric was $2.99 a yard on sale. I bought a yard of each fabric which of course, was way too much for the black one but oh well. The pattern is a simplicity pattern which I only buy when they go on sale for .99 each. Not sure how much the zipper was.. couple bucks? So overall, the dress cost under $10. Plus 2 naps, haha. Not too shabby!

coveredbydesign · 01-14-2010, 02:48 PM

Yep, I sew everyone clothes, dh, the kids, the dogs, myself, note where I fall on that list, lol. My favorites are Ottobre and Jalie, I seem to have the least amount of fitting problems with them. I also love Lila Tueller!

kstgelais4 · 01-14-2010, 07:53 PM

I do! I use a lot of basic patterns from youcanmakethis.com and embellish or restrucure them to what I want. I also love pink fig patterns and farbenmix.

rainshine · 01-14-2010, 10:05 PM

I've been sewing since before I remember

The first real outfit I remember making was a burgundy corduroy shirt and vest with a pink/burgundy floral blouse (it was the 70's), I think I was about 8?

Chey, you make some wonderful stuff! (and the models are adorable too)

bear7328 · 01-15-2010, 11:38 AM

I make clothes for DD a lot. Latest projects have been pillowcase dresses, I found a free pattern from a blog online. I also use clothes that she has to make patterns from, changing them as I need to for her. I just got a serger a few months ago and I LOVE it!

butterflybabyplace · 01-15-2010, 01:49 PM

You know, I've never used a pattern for anything before. I've always just created things through trial and error. I think it's easier figuring out my own "pattern" in my head than it is following one.

angalynn23 · 01-15-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mismaggie

Me!! I do, I do lol. As we already discussed, The Fishsticks Curved Raglan is a fave

Other than that I normally use store bought patterns for their clothing. I wold really like some links to some more WAHM or WAHD made patterns. I love to support parents staying at home with their LO's

Oh good! My Fishsticks raglan is coming in the mail any day now

Now I'm really excited!

I make clothes for me and some for the boys. I'm sewing cloth trainers right now and some work clothes for me.

I buy fabric on when it's on the clearance rack at Joann's at 50% off the clearance price and buy my patterns when they go on sale for 99cents. I have about 4 plastic sterolite bins full of fabric.

monkeybunns · 01-15-2010, 09:10 PM

Oh me! I LOVE the Fishsticks ragalan too! I've made DS a whole bunch of them. I also like to knit him sweaters (hey it counts-I have to sew it together lol). I want to make more of his clothes but he grows too fast!

starr5678 · 01-16-2010, 09:03 AM

I'm just starting to sew clothes for my kiddos. Up until recently, I've mostly used store-bought patterns (Simplicity, McCalls, Butterick, etc). But, I have had a hard time with fit on my son - he's tall and thin for his age, so he need 3T width with 5T length. I found it easier to just draft my own patterns for him directly from his measurements. I wouldn't have been able to do that to start off though - it was good to start off with store-bought patterns so that I could see how things fit together. Now I know, say, how to sew a generic shirt, so it's easier to draft my own patterns.

sondray · 01-16-2010, 11:09 AM

I only sew for myself now, my kids are all grown. I used to make all their clothes, and they loved it. I use store bought patterns or free patterns I find online.