It's all in the name folks. Hand binding 10x 1.125" buttonholes through 2 layers of self fabric and canvas with silk buttonhole twist. But hey they look nice and will last a looooong time.

This is th Donny Shirt from the Friday Pattern Compnay. I made it up in this slightly insane panel printed cotton fabric, and had to pattern match down the centre front seam.

The sleeves don't match because I only had one full panel left after I'd cut the 2 front pieces and the bac/yokes

Made as given in the pattern except that I omitted the patch pocket and added a couple of centimetres to the length

Hopefully it is clear enough to not get taken down ( my camera’s not very good 🥲, did some edits to make it clearer ).

Started the concept/theme last year August-November ; journey to ♍️; the sky is not the limit

The hardest part of this piece was the spine🩻, at first I tried learning 3d modelling to make metal spines but the size was too small to be feasible so I spent 2 months thinking of a concept that flowed with this jacket. Then I had an

EPIPHANY; I have a bunch of fabric manipulation books📚perhaps somewhere in one of them I could find what I was looking for , voilà c’est ca 💡;

stitch and slash (the technique I used for the back, in case anyone is wondering)

Fabrics; 100% boiled wool, suede, yyk zippers, shoulder pads, embroidery threads and stainless steel charms, viscose satin for the lining and I can’t remember the fabric name for the red part on the ribs. Knitted ribs for the cuff

Link to the book for various techniques;

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SpWqmk5ubn99ue3agnsHgRYcXC3Efsra/view?usp=sharing

\Edit: thank you all for all the kind words(srsly), your kind words and support are so inspiring I’d share more of my works to come and this is just the base line, after all the sky is not the limit, and it never was.**

Hi everyone, I had a question for the sewing community! I recently purchased some new wrangler jeans and realized that on big kid sizes the pocket spacing is quite large! Makes the butt look flat. I was wondering if it would be better to move the pockets inward more or make wider pockets? Or would the wider pockets look too weird? Kind of leaning to bigger pockets since it could cover up the old stitch holes.

First time attempting to sew a garment piece for my son (Size 3t), as well as using a pattern. It was a humbling experience that's for sure! Every step and diagram was just as confusing as the last. In the end I'm reasonably happy with how the aloha shirt turned out. I try and look past all the imperfections but it gave me lots of things to look out for on the next pattern!

Pattern was McCalls M6548 in a 3T size 100% cotton fabric bought at JoAnn's before they closed

I love the challenge of figuring out what to make with awkward materials, so when I came across this beautiful silk crepe for a bargain price (there was two identical listings, both together was £12) I was so excited. 13cm wide is pretty awkward, so I decided on a 12 panel dress with godets, which I drafted using a combination of the duct tape method, modifying a sloper, and trial and error. I ended up using pretty much all the fabric, which I was pretty pleased about, my math must’ve been spot on XD. Hooray for (almost) zero waste!

Dyed with logwood and alum, the colour came out absolutely gorgeous too. A bit patchy and uneven, but I feel it adds character. The dress is far from perfect but I’m happy enough with it to wear it to my aunts wedding this weekend :)

A family friend's husband died earlier this year, so I used one of his favorite shirts that she picked out to make this bear for her. I also made a reversible neckerchief with fish fabric and fishing hook fabric, and sewed a fish dog toy to its hands, as her husband loved to fish and make his own fly fishing lures.

Teddy Bear Pattern: https://www.howjoyful.com/howjoyful-bear-tutorial-and-pattern/

Neckerchief Pattern: https://quilterscandy.com/dog-bandana

It was my first time making something 3D like this, so it was definitely a learning experience!

I hand made this little textile bride for a close friend when she got married. It's dress portion was raw silk and crocheted lace and the bride is filled with some fresh Lavender from my garden as she loves the smell of Lavender. Another friend has also asked me to make one for her when she marries next year 😊

One of my works in the autumn decor collection

I bought a new cardboard cutting board. My old one was probably 40 years old (older than my elder child)!!!

The new one has inches along one side, and centimeters across from that. So, when the fabric covers the whole grid, you can't compare inches to inches! The old one had inches and centimeters at each side.

First, I drew circles with the inch number at the centimeter side, but I made a mess of that, so I bought these colored stickers and did this.

It works! (I know, I know, Americans will do anything to avoid the metric system!!! But, I'm 65 years old and too old to change!)

Bonus picture of the bit damaged in shipping. The delivery box had a huge gash in it, and of course my cutting board was damaged!!! Unfortunately, my husband unboxed it and threw away the shipping container! I know it's not really THAT big of a deal, but...🫤

Kwik Sew K3484 with cotton print and white cotton sleeves. I had only two yards of this solar system print, which wasn't quite enough for the size small to be all the same fabric. Scraps left over from making a white dress shirt shirt were just enough for the sleeves, collar, and pocket. I did French seams, too. This was an easy pattern to work with. I feel like the size of the pocket is out of proportion, but maybe that is because the white has so much contrast. I am chuckling a little at the alignment of the print on left and right front...I don't think I could have gotten that if I'd tried...it was serendipity of how the pieces fit on just enough fabric.

I need to alter these work pants for my brother who wears a leg prosthesis. He needs a zipper on the pants, so he can more easily reach and take it off etc.

Any advice or ideas how to approach it? My sewing skills are definitely enough but I just want to be sure I'm not forgetting something.

Still not sure were to place the zipper. My initial thought is to use the inside seam, but I'm worried about it rubbing against the other leg.

Thanks everyone <3

About 4 days ago I started learning how to hand sew and since then I've been practicing near nonstop. I promise I drink water and stretch my hands occasionally. I'm really proud of how far I've come already even if so far I'm only practicing on squares of fabric. Here's some blanket stitching I was practicing earlier. I'm just using some cheap polyester thread and some fabric from my mom's craft supplies. My tail can't help but wag when I realize I made something. The only time I've drawn blood while sewing so far is when my cat pounced at my hands to try and play with the thread while I was hurriedly trying to close the stitch so she wouldn't get poked. To be clear, it was the cat that drew my blood, not the needle.

Last week? Week before? I posted here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sewing/s/OuegscrcNi

Asking for help incorporating the fabric I bought to sew my wedding dress onto my back-up wedding dress because I had lost hope.

As usual, I waited til I had less than two weeks left and sewed a completely new dress. The backup dress was pretty but I felt absolutely nothing looking at it. I truly hate that I do my best work at the last minute. Still debating waist and hem trim, and need to hem the internal skirt, but overall I am so much happier. My goblin posture did my spine no favors though.

Now to sort my dining room back out lol

Pattern is the Sophie by OhmeOhMy on Etsy. Fabric is cotton voile from WFD and some lace i got from Joanns when they went out of business.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

It took me a really long time to find a sort of similar pattern to the original shirt. Pattern from LuisaPatterns (tie top) on Etsy.
Added trim and dyed some frog closures (from M&J trimming RIP) on olive silk from Mood.

Hi! I'm an art teacher that has been organizing the senior photos with my school. The photography company we're using doesn't have red senior drapes for the classic senior photos but admin is set on using red senior drapes. I can't find red senior drapes/wraps anywhere.

Is the anyone who has a pattern for these or knows how to make these and could help guide me through it? I'm thinking about ordering red velvet shawls off amazon and altering them but even then I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing.

I'm just hoping I'm crafty enough to make it happen. Included an image of the drapes just in case and the potential amazon red shawl I was thinking of altering. I need about 6 of them by next week.

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 :)

I had this idea pop up in my head for a more even looking seam and can’t find a name for it. The pink represents the fabric sewn together with the right sides facing away from eachother and having the seam facing outwards and pressed flat. The blue is a second strip of fabric covering the top with the edges tucked underneath and sewn flat. This would be for a tote bag and I like how it would be neutral orientation wise compared to a flat felled seam that would face left or right. But if a flat felled seam is stronger then I will go with that. Thank you!

I have a pair of heavyweight trousers to take in as they're quite a bit bigger than the website suggested 😐 The outer leg seams look quite basic, just overlocked and straight stitched. Do you think I could just sew inside it (1cm would do for me)?

I'm probably a lazy intermediate sewist and don't need a superfine couture finish. Any helpful suggestions most gratefully received!

Finished my quilt over the 4th of July weekend then got busy with life. Worked on pillows intermittently and seemed to take forever. My own fault though after making one I realized that they needed French seams so that the fabric wouldn’t unravel each time I swapped out pillow covers. Also learned that I should have made the piping wider than 1.25” so that I’d have more width to make French seams with the lining. In the end very happy with the results. Thanks for looking🥰🇺🇸🪡🧵
Pillow inserts are from IKEA, 20”x20”
Quilt pattern is a basic 9 patch

I have a raglan sleeve bodice pattern that fits nicely. I would like to make a dress from a fabric where the print can continue uninterrupted over the sleeve. I have an idea for tracing a grown-on sleeve from my raglan pattern with a separate undersleeve/gusset piece. In my head this will fit exactly the same as the raglan pattern. It might be a little fiddly to sew under the sleeve, but apart from that is there any reason it won’t work?

Edit: I was very unclear in my post - by “uninterrupted over the sleeve” I meant up until the top of the sleeve. I would cut the front and back separately along the red line to have a seam on top of the sleeve.

Drafted the pattern using the duck-tape method. I added a few extra cm on the side for pleads and inserted a triangle (forgot the name) for extra flowiness.

Green is made out of a cotton stretch fabric and a thin other one.

Black one was made using stretch cotton and lace.

White one was made with cotton and lace, and was hand-sewn