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Sewing Question Starsong 03-19-2008
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Posted by Starsong on March 19, 2008, 3:39 pm
I have been lurking the newsgroup for a few days, and I have a
question. What is a good project for someone who doesn't like
sewing,but wants to get over that dislike?

Starsong

Posted by BEI Design on March 19, 2008, 3:48 pm
Starsong wrote:
> I have been lurking the newsgroup for a few days, and I
> have a question. What is a good project for someone who
> doesn't like sewing,but wants to get over that dislike?
>
> Starsong

A few questions (which may or may not be relevent):

Are you male or female?

Child or adult?

Do you have a <good> sewing machine?

Do you have *any* previous experience sewing?

If "yes", what was the result?

Do you have good ironing equipment?

Do you have fabric?

Do you want to make clothing?

Or curtains?

Or ?????

Beverly



Posted by Starsong on May 16, 2008, 1:38 pm
wrote:
> Starsong wrote:
> > I have been lurking the newsgroup for a few days, and I
> > have a question. =A0What is a good project for someone who
> > doesn't like sewing,but wants to get over that dislike?
>
> > Starsong
>
> A few questions (which may or may not be relevent):
>
> Are you male or female? Female
>
> Child or adult? Adult
>
> Do you have a <good> sewing machine? Not sure if my sister's machine work=
s. Though I want to hand sew.
>
> Do you have *any* previous experience sewing? fixing seams and sewing on =
buttons, and I made a pillow in the 7th grade, and I actually still have it =
after 20+ years.
>
> If "yes", what was the result? I had good solid seams and buttons that st=
ayed on for a long time.
>
> Do you have good ironing equipment? No
>
> Do you have fabric? scraps, that I plan to try and make a quilt with.
>
> Do you want to make clothing? Yes
>
> Or curtains? No
>
> Or ?????
>
> Beverly

Beverly,

Hello! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Follow up is not
one of my strong suits, but here I am. I want to make professional
business clothes for myself. Though I don't know how to enlarge a
pattern or even how to pick out the appropriate patterns for what I
want to make.

My measurements don't fit the usual for women, so I have to modify
patterns or make my own.

Bust: 52 1/2"
Waist: 48"
Hips: 58"

Those are the most recent measurements I have. I would appreciate any
suggestions, especially since I want to make my clothes by hand. I
don't like mending, which is why I haven't been sewing for a long
time.

Starsong

Posted by Kay Lancaster on May 16, 2008, 10:42 pm
> My measurements don't fit the usual for women, so I have to modify
> patterns or make my own.

You are almost exactly Connie Crawford's size 2x -- you'll need to reshape
the side seams in the waist area to account for your straighter waist.
Easiest way to get a pattern to try is probably through the series she's been
doing for Butterick.
http://www.butterick.com/list/connie_crawford/page-1
http://www.butterick.com/item/B5215.htm?tab=whats_new&page=1
http://www.butterick.com/item/B5222.htm?tab=whats_new&page=2
http://www.butterick.com/item/B5193.htm?tab=dresses&page=3

There are more on her own website: http://www.fashionpatterns.com
I'm not sure why Butterick is using just the sketches on the website -- if
you look in the paper catalog, you can see samples that are actually on models,
and it's easier to visualize the garments for a lot of people.

I believe her plus sample size is a 3x D, about 5'4" tall. That means you're
not going to see the giant shoulders and neckline and other infelicities
induced by grading up a 2x from a 10 with the usual rules. She makes her
patterns twice, once for misses size and once for plus because the proportions
change between those two ranges. Most are fairly basic because she wants
people to be able to


My mom was about your size and the 2x patterns fit her almost out of the
envelope (I had to do some altering for a shoulder issue) Made it very
easy for me to keep her in clothes. I did not have nearly the luck with
most other patterns, other than the ones I drafted especially for her.

Kay



Posted by Kay Lancaster on May 16, 2008, 10:42 pm

ps: Joann Fabrics has Butterick patterns for $2 15-17 May, if you have
one near you. You might try B5215, an easy t shirt for knits for a quick
project, or the shirt from B5053 for wovens.

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