I also *would* like to get into making things more.

[conuly]

I need to finally finish that quilt, but... there's a psychological barrier, so I may just start a new one.

And I want to make some pads for myself, it'll just take longer than these'll take to arrive.

And I want to make some clothes, mostly for the niecelings.

So - anybody have good (free!) patterns? Or inexpensive ones? Or suggestions for improvising my own, which is how my mother crochets, and she's largely self-taught, so that should work for sewing, maybe? What about good sources of inexpensive fabrics? Or nifty ones?

Comments

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

For cheap fabric, maybe hit the thrift stores and buy sheets?

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Or buy thrift-store blouses, skirts and what-not in large sizes and cut them up - there ought to be enough fabric in a large woman's blouse to make a nice dress for a preschooler.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Buy a cheap outfit that looks like what you want to make, or as similar as you can get...

then carefully pull out all the seams/sewing. and voila, pattern!! adjust size of piece (when you transfer to the new fabric) to fit. :)

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

For cheap fabric, maybe hit the thrift stores and buy sheets?

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Or buy thrift-store blouses, skirts and what-not in large sizes and cut them up - there ought to be enough fabric in a large woman's blouse to make a nice dress for a preschooler.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Buy a cheap outfit that looks like what you want to make, or as similar as you can get...

then carefully pull out all the seams/sewing. and voila, pattern!! adjust size of piece (when you transfer to the new fabric) to fit. :)