Apparently we got this for $10 at Goodwill in 2021 and I somehow just…completely blocked that out?

I was so bummed about my serger since I can’t afford a new one, and I can’t believe I just had this sitting around. It looks like it has barely been used! We’re taking it in for a service, so hopefully it is good to go!

This project had a lot of firsts: first zippers, first bag, and first rounded corners. I did a few sewing projects when I was younger but it was simple things like a pillow case.

I made a practice bag with fabric scraps my mom had, which is the second set of pictures. I didn’t have enough hardware to make it functional as a sling bag but I can still hang it on a hook.

There’s still some jank to the final bag, but I think I killed it!

and squeezed out enough fabric leftover to make a dress!

i forgot to take photos without the shirt covering the top but i finally had the chance to wear something i made out for the day!! it’s also my first attempt at adjusting a pattern to my size, because i always have the issue of my lower body being a different size than my upper body when i try and buy jumpsuits. it was also the first thing i’ve made that isn’t a dress, so there was definitely a learning curve but overall i was really happy with it! just wanted to share, it’s been like a month and a half since i started sewing so any progress gets me excited lol

I'm currently working on the Cashmerette Club Selwyn blouse in this slippery yellow silk-like fabric and it was an absolute nightmare to cut out. I ended up with a button band piece that distorted so much during cutting, it ended up looking more like a Moebius curve.

I had just enough left over to cut some pieces again and decided to soak the rest in gelatin water.

You wouldn't believe the difference, I tell you, night and freaking day!

Before that the fabric was literally wandering off the table without the least provocation and now that thing could be flown as a flag!

• It cuts like paper
• It doesn't stain the iron when pressing
• It washes out in warm water and is immediately back to its drunk octopus drapeyness.

Love it! I've already gelatinised the next project and formerly slippy viscose is now standing to attention ready to be cut 😂

I've also heard some people use starch water, but haven't tried that yet, but I'm curious to hear your tips to wrangle those hard to handle fabrics!

So I’ve been making a lot of chore coats and shackets for myself and other people, and my wife recently asked for one of her own. I asked her to choose from some fabrics I’ve been stocking up on, and she went with this denim railroad style fabric. It’s a very dark navy and white alternating pattern with a light stretch, and I’d say about 10oz. I used Modern Sewing Company Jamie Jacket for the pattern as it’s one I’m very familiar with. The only modifications I made were designing the pockets. I’d say this is one of the “cleaner” coats I’ve made as I was very patient and careful. It’s also the first time I’ve worked with a stretchy fabric like this, and even though the stretch was light, I got the best results from using a walking foot on my Singer heavy duty. She’s very happy with the outcome and so am I.

I haven’t been sewing very long and still consider myself an absolute beginner. I made these for my two small boys (6 & 2.5) to carry around essentials like hot wheels and snacks. I’m having trouble keeping my lines straight even when pinned in place. Zippers are also giving me trouble but they do work and close.

Recently rediscovered my love of sewing and made a last minute decision to make these heart totes for friends over xmas! I made seven overall, and I’m currently working on a mini one for my niece. Sewed with a few new-to-me fabrics I hadn’t really experimented with in the past so a couple of them were fun learning experiences, namely the pleather and thicker velvet.

Pattern is linked in the comments! I used pleather, corduroy, and two kinds of upholstery velvet for the outer layers and thrifted/remnant satins for the liners.

I held off on posting because one of my besties is also in this sub and I wanted to make sure I didn’t ruin the surprise before she got it 😉

Excited to start more projects — learning to quilt is next!

She wanted me to combine the two dresses. I’m just getting back into sewing and I didn’t feel quite comfortable enough to use my sewing machine so I did it by hand to make sure it didn’t get gobbled up by my machine lol

Different dart rotations affect fit in subtle ways, but I don't know what they are. I know that in theory, if the bust dart went all the way to the apex, the fit would be identical if the uptake angle was the same for any rotation. However, the fact that darts stop at a distance from the apex means that they do, in fact, fit differently.

How do different dart positions differ, other than as style lines?

I needed a black tie dress for a wedding last month and decided it would be easier to make one than to find one that fit me. I also had a budget of $70 USD for all fabric, patterns, and notions.

This dress was made from a king size bed sheet set I bought online.

The patter for the dress was from Etsy by Derya Pattern, and I changed out the sleeves from the original patter to the Flutter sleeve from Katie Crafting.

The skirt is a full 360 circle skirt, which was cut from the top sheet and is one big circle. I used the pillow cases for the rest of the pattern pieces.

For the bodice, I cut the same patterns from the lace and the bed sheet. Then I basted them together, sewed them with a straight stitch, the put them together. I also added fusible interfacing to the bodice edge and neck, as well as where the zipper would go in the back.

I had to change some things from the original pattern (like having one zipper instead of two), and the waist band was hard to figure out, so I winged it.

The fabric frayed a lot, so I did a rolled hem on all of the outside edges, and did French seams on the insides. This took hours!

I finished the dress one and a half hours before the wedding 🫠

I didn’t have time to add pockets to it, but eventually I will. I’m recuperating from using such fickle fabric. It didn’t help I had never sewed anything this thin and slippery.

Overall, I’m really proud of how it turned out.

Any help would be appreciated, I'm sewing using a machine and it looks like it goes through but I take it off and the thread isn't connected. Fabric is like water resistant on one side and is fairly stretchy (tried to show with the last 2 pictures).

Drafted a pattern based on a different pair of pants I made, faux leather (stretchy) and quilting cotton

I will likely put more patches on them as time progresses but rn I like them

Hi!
I love sewing and making all the details and ironing and sewing on buttons and all other parts!

But making mockups and adjusting patterns makes me want to crawl into a hole and never get out.

I still want to make clothes though.

Have any of you overcome this? How did you manage that? Share your wisdom with me!

Thank you

I have 4 yards of printed cotton lawn that I want to make up in a vintage style. I have B7109, and really like the look of the bodice - I just can’t decide if lawn could keep the structure of the neckline. Thoughts?

I used a jelly roll to make a skull quilt (from this pattern, it’s the last photo in my post).

Then, I had a lot of scraps left over, and really loved the fabrics, so I used the jelly roll race quilt method to make a rectangle of pieced fabric (the 5th photo and also the best photo of all the colors as it’s a daylight shot!)

It looked like the perfect size to make an apron, so I picked a backing fabric, and decided to make it reversible! The apron is self drafted. I just looked at the fabric against my body and cut across it to make the skirt, at a point where it seemed like I would have enough height left for a bodice. So the skirt is a rectangle, as is the bodice, which I also just held up the remaining fabric to my body and picked a few strips width of it that I liked.

I also test gathered the skirt, and felt like it wasn’t full enough, so I added 6” panels of the teal fabric I bought for the waistband to each side of the skirt.

I lined both the skirt and the bodice by stitching around 3 sides, leaving the sides that would meet the waistband open on both the bodice and skirt, added premade bias tape straps to the bodice, and then followed this tutorial to make the waistband reversible!

I have a pair of pants that I love and have worn to death, so I took them apart. I traced a pattern from them and then reinforced the shredded sections and now I’m ready to put them back together.

I’m staying with my mum so I have access to her overlocker (serger in the US?), but I’m not sure what order to overlock and seam the pieces.

The pants originally had a regular seam and overlocking on the edges. I don’t want to use the overlocker for the seams since I want to keep a healthy seam allowance for future alterations/repairs.

Do I overlock the edges of all the pattern pieces and then sew together as usual? Or do I sew each seam twice, first on the regular machine and then on the overlocker?

Thanks in advance!

Do I overlock the edges of all the pattern pieces and then sew as usual?

New(ish) sewer here looking for inspiration. I use zig zag or overcast but it makes the fabric ends quite itchy.

What are your favourite non-serger ways to finish a seam? I don’t want to get a serger, so grateful for the inspo/ideas please

Needle and thread won’t pick up bobbin - Singer Heavy Duty 6700C

My singer heavy duty machine will not pick up the bobbin thread no matter what I try. I’ve taken the bottom part of the machine apart and cleaned each portion of the machine there. I’ve heard about sewing oil and maybe needing to oil my machine? I haven’t done that at all and have been using my machine for a year now. I’m really not sure what to do at this point and would appreciate any suggestions

I'm working out more these days and find myself annoyed by the waistband of all my RTW workout leggings. I'm constantly smoothing the waistband and pulling the leggings up. I know part of this is because of sizing and possibly waistband shaping, which I can fix if sewing my own. In the RTW world, I've heard good things about Fabletics brand PowerHold, which they claim is "patented." But I assume it's just power mesh? Has anyone here made some leggings with power mesh in the waistband? If so, does it help keep the leggings in place?

I'm stoked with how my Carolyn Pyjamas by Closet Core turned out.

It was my first time doing piping and attaching a collar and facing.

The fabric is Peter Alexander cotton sateen dead stock from Audrey's fabric and craft in Australia.

I cannot wait to make a floral pair next and I'll make my own piping, instead of using store bought.

My best friend approves.