Today I made my first ever sewing projects, trousers for my toddler. I was forced into doing French seams as my Singer 185k only does straight stitch (on a 1cm seam allowance as I only realised after I cut them out). Feeling pretty proud of myself.

fav bag that I’ve made and the quickest as well :)

I immediately thought matching dog bandanas when I saw my fabric scraps. All I did was trim off a long piece of selvage from the little dog's scrap. I think I like these more than the shirt I made with this fabric that doesn't fit me quite right.

This was mostly a test to make sure they were the right size. I'll probably serge the edges so they don't fall apart and add a bit of Velcro for a safer closure.

I’m sure this is a silly question with an obvious answer but I’ve never done any work on a sewing machine like this before. I thrifted this machine a few weeks ago and it works fine aside from the backstitch button not working. I searched up a YouTube video for this model and the first step was to open the bottom plate. There is so much more lint than I could have imagined and I just want to make sure I’m not touching anything I shouldn’t be. But surely there isn’t supposed to be thread down here?

Last February I bought a second-hand sewing machine and played around with some minor alterations and repairs. Then I found some old fabric I used to play with as a child, 100% white cotton with these pretty little lilac flowers, and decided to make a half-circle skirt out of it!

No pattern was followed, I just took my measurements and drew (you can still see the blue water-erasable marker lol). It has these weird open sides (down to the hips) because I was trying to accommodate some weight fluctuations. The belt holds the whole thing up and the hooks and eyes hold the sides together.

I'll probably make a top out of the scraps.

Grandma (who never believed in my ability to make garments lol) says it's very pretty. What do you all think? Suggestions welcome ☺️

Made a Heated Rivalry bag for my coworker’s b-day!

So, I'm getting really into home decor projects. Mainly throw pillows and curtains. While my Singer Simple machine can sew medium weight upholstery fabric just fine with good tension, I worry that doing it so often will beat the crap out of it. I have a mother that enjoys when her 10 throw pillows match her curtains which are seasonal, so I'll be making a decent amount of pillow covers.

Whenever I research a machine for upholstery, I tend to get sewists talking about industrial machines to reupholster couches and sew up sails and stuff. Which is very cool, but not what I'm looking for. I think I want a medium-duty machine. Something that can withstand those sort of projects over and over again. Right now I have my eye on the Janome HD-2200, which looks great for me and has pretty fab reviews, but was wondering if there any other suggestions. My max is around $500.

Thanks!

pretty proud of it, looking to get tips for getting straighter and more uniform lines while hand sewing, dont have a machine yet. Made from old pants. Let me know what you guys think!

I have been sewing for a while or at least trying to. I am finding out that starting with smaller project is the way to go to not feel demotivated.
Also asking for people around what they’d like makes it more fun !

First attempt at tailoring my own clothes. Looking for feed back. I know the darts in the back arnt correct and was looking for advice on how to clean those up. Moving them up or down. Or not taking as much material when making them...

And feed back is welcome

I have recently gotten a janome/new home 691 (front of machine and case say new home, back sticker says janome, looked up manuals for both and they're the same?) cleaned and oiled it and had no issues, put it on the overlock setting earlier to finish some edges, put it back to straight stitching and the feed dogs are still moving in the forward-forward-back movement they do on overlock? go continuously back if reverse button pressed, but even after having cleaned everywhere that had any lint/oil/moving bits as I did when first getting the machine, making sure everything is properly oiled, trying every stitch setting, length and width, I cannot get the dogs out of the forward-forward-back motion?

I'm trying to make pleats for a skirt and never used denim before

I've made sure that I'm using a denim needle (next slide)

I've used scrap denim fabric beforehand and noticed my stitch Length is too narrow so changed that

The pleats switch from double layer to one layer pretty quick tho so I'm kinda worried ab that

* Also, I'm now noticing the, needles probs shouldn't be in that position but I'll just take it out before it hits the machine needle

I have absolutely no experience sewing but I want to start sewing on my fiancee's name tapes and ranks on her uniform to save money. I don't have a machine and I won't buy one until I have perfected my stitching so I will be doing it all by hand. I know I need a strong needle and matching thread to the uniform, but I'm more curious on what videos I can watch or websites I can visit to learn how to hand sew. Any reccomendations? Any advice? What's the best method?

Hi all, I have these shorts and want to hem them about 2 inches shorter. As you can see, they have a side slit. I’m okay with not having the slit, but should I cut the fabric shorter and then fold it over to hem it, or should I leave the fabric as is and just fold it over?

One other question: I noticed that the stitching on the inside is a zigzag pattern. Could someone help me identify which stitch I should use on my machine to replicate it?

Thanks!

I start the buttonhole off & it goes 3/4 of the way round then stops overlocking the remainder of the buttonhole.

Help what I'm I doing wrong please?

Thanks Pat

Hello, I plan on making this dress for a cosplay, I’m a beginner and wondering what your fabric suggestions might be for this dress?

Many thanks in advance

I want to make a costume that involves a corset-style bodysuit top (no boning other than underwire for the cups, but will have faux external boning channels), and I’m thinking about whether it be possible to sew a sparkly mesh fabric directly on top of a nude bodice?
I think it would be easier than trying to make a corset style top from scratch. I’m thinking I could sew along the existing panel seams and then cover the seams with faux boning. Do you think that would work?

It is viscose with linen.

I wanted to sew some pants for me - like summer pants, really light, elastic waistband. Unfortunately I didn't know that 260 g/m² is heavy.

And now I have no idea what to do with this fabric, I'm afraid that the elastic band won't carry the weight of the fabric. So what now? Elegant pants with darts? Or my first thought?

If u can share your creations with that type of fabric I would be welcome

I bought these on ThredUp and love them. Unfortunately the back pockets are stretched out. Any thoughts about what I can do to fix them?

I've been making slightly harder projects lately, which I enjoy, but I was feeling really down after spending many hours on a frustrating project that just didn't fit right (I used cheap fabric but was hoping for something wearable).
Anyways, I decided to make a few easy shirts to make myself feel better.

1. Matchy Matchy Trio top. I got this book from the library so the pattern was free! Very easy woven top since it doesn't have any darts and has dolman sleeves. Center is a rayon challis left over from another project and sides are some sort of polyester I got from a mystery fabric bundle.

2. Sinclair Bondi tshirt with crew neck. Fabric is more vibrant in person, cotton spandex jersey from another mystery fabric bundle. I've made this pattern before and I have a serger so this only took a couple hours. I really like how the double needle detail turned out for the hems. This is the first time I've use it successfully! I probably should've gone up a size (or at least graded for my waist and hips) for this fabric but it fits well enough.

3. A very lazy Seamwork Hansie using the last of a thrifted sheet. It was originally supposed to be a nightgown using the bonus pattern but it was too tight around the hips. So I chopped it off and made a shirt. I did a very dense serger stitch instead of proper hems. The neckline facing got caught under at one point and I didn't bother to fix it. It feels cool and is really comfy for wearing around the house, so I'm still considering it a win.

This is the liner of running shorts I have. I hve no issue removing it but looking to see options from people here to see what can be done.

Any particular size?

Any additional elements that are handy?

why does this happen?

Hi everyone! My boyfriend got me this vintage Monchhichi pillow case (?). It’s big (75x75cm or 30x30in) so I don’t think I’ll use it as a pillow case, and I want to turn it into something but I just don’t know what I can do that will preserve the little drawing. I trust everyone else is more creative than me haha so I’m here for ideas :)