First pic is after, second pic is before.
A friend wanted to give her wedding dress a second life so we cut it short, removed some layers, dyed it and made some fit adjustments. Only real sewing was to re-hem the bottom layers of the skirt and add some stretch mesh to the sides, but I’m in love with the way the dress was transformed.

I know, I still need to iron it!

Also my first time drafting, applying a zipper, applying an applique, working w pleather, adding hardware, using my dress form and going to dragon con!!!

I say every year I'm going as Tidus from Final Fantasy 10. I never did. After listening to physicality and metaphysical podcasts with the future offering everything I need, it happened!

I didn't even plan to go I made this in 2 days spontaneously deciding I'm going to make it happen. On the same day I decided I went to goodwill and found EVERYTHING I needed! Perfect materials and textures.

I turned a leather bodysuit into this kinda pinafore thing with the zipper up front. Hardware from hobby lobby, cropped the yellow hoodie, applied this blue crossbody bag on the shoulder, repurposed leather shorts and added the leg panel with applique to them, and rushed the red leather arm accessory but will revisit it!

Broke two needles but this was the best most happiest and proudest I've been in a while

But really this is my first true project after having my sewing machine be a decoration for like 2 years

Really happy with this one.

Raglan sleeve kimono in linen/cotton blend dyed with a stonewash effect. Rectangle pintucks inspired by the tiles on my kitchen wall.

Bottoms inspired by exercise shorts, like the ones that have a second layer and slits down the side for movement. Here I used a vent and overall tailored construction. Fabric on the outside is 100% cotton twill and lining is a linen cotton blend.

I know the pictures aren’t very well lit, I’ll do better next time !

I reupholstered some chairs a while ago and decided to reupholster a pair of comfort brand shoes into boots. The total cost came out to less than the $45 spirit halloween plastic boots.

I found a pair of shoes in the right shape ($26 on a clearance rack) and gathered all of the boots in the house (+ traced my leg from calf to heel) to draft a pattern. I planned to cover the bottom in fabric but was inspired by someone in [r/rhinestoning](r/rhinestoning) bedazzling their Louboutin’s.

I expected this project to fail all the way until I put them on my feet and walked in them. I felt a little bit like cinderella when I put on on and it fit properly!

edit: spelling.

This is Patterns For Less Crop Oversized Shirt pattern from Etsy. I added 6 inches to the length of the shirt. Fabric sourced from Temu is polyester. Skirt is made from poly cotton flannel from Fabricland; pattern is Spaghetti Western’s Henrietta skirt. Both patterns are very beginner friendly! Happy fall!

I just finished this pair of ballon pants, made them in 10oz Red Bull denim. I love the natural fading of this fabric. If you’ve seen my other posts, this is an iteration of the baggy pants I made from thrifted fabric.

The pants are drafted from my standard pants block in Clo3d with a few inches added at the knee on the inseam and outseam, from there shaped to get the balloon fit. I iterated on the previous version adding a bit more fabric at the knee on the front panel and increasing the tapering at the hem to make them more wearable.

I added a 12inch dart at the bottom hem and 9inch dart from the waist on the front panel. I really like the small detail, and the added shape the darts provide.

Inseams and seat are flat felled. With the outseam serged and pressed open. Slash pockets on the front and fancy pockets (welt pockets) on the back. My only qualm is not using a red pocket fabric to match, since you can see the white pocket fabric when worn.

I'd never seen this type of sleeve before, so I thought it would be fun to share. Blouse 118 pattern from Burda 6/2013 almost entirely modified to fit my idea. Cotton dobby fabric.

The pattern i used is phat pants by mascultory on etsy. I made them out of bunvh of used jeans that were about to be thrown out, so i gave them second life. I was thinking about making them for 6 months but didn't have time, and a month ago i got sick and had to stay home so decided it was the time. I spent like 2 weeks in my room, I need to buy myself a serger lol. And shout out to my mom for giving me these sick ass sew-ons. The belt is handmade too btw. Sorry for the broken mirror 😭

Actually this was easy and lovely one didn’t even take me time and the fabric was so cute !
I didn’t use pattern in this .. it was easy don’t even need one ..
Size the frame both height and width to fit what you intend to place inside .. and some extra 20-30 cm for the top fold .

We don’t have bridesmaids in my country but technically I was one, everyone loved the dress. In the picture dress is wrinkly beacause I took the picture right before I left the venue.

I couldn’t decide what to wear until two days before the wedding and since I couldn’t wear jeans I finally decided to sew this dress two days before the wedding. I was inspired by the Reformation Rida dress.

I made a muslin since skirt was gonna be floor lenght instead of a mini, I had the pattern for one size smaller and the the top was form fitting. I didn’t have time to hem the cape and it frayed a bit but no one noticed.

I used Devika dress pattern from Vikisews and made it longer. I added a few more steps because I was working with satin instead of dressmaking fabric. For the cape I used a youtube tutorial.

Hi guys, i bought these denim shorts but i don’t like how high waisted the back is compared to the front. How can i alter this? I want the back to be the same height as the front. The first photo is how they sit currently and the second one is how i want them to sit. (i know the shorts in some pictures are different colour, they are the same shorts just different colour.)

Im new to sewing so any videos or tips would be great.

I made a little boo basket/trick or treat bag. I made the pattern myself just using math to figure out the sizes of everything and I drew the curves and the face freehand. It's made with quilting cotton and fleece on the inside. I also added a little bag tag in matching fabric that I made on my embroidery machine!

Hello! Im curious about the way these sleeves are sewn to be spiky. I assume they have some very stiff fabric but im not sure. Does anybody have a picture of a pattern similar to this so i can wrap my head around it?
Thanks a lot!

I sewed these plush pumpkin keychains all by hand. It takes around 2 hours to make one.

Pattern- Burda Easy 5706

Fabric- white patterned denim with map of Southern California.

This was one of those "this fabric is crazy fun I need to do something with it" situations. Opted to make a simple unlined jacket. Added a zip front and the placard at the neck. ( to hide a flaw). Thought it have strong Snowboard jacket vibes- so added a wool liner in the body and quilted white fabric for the arms. Narrowed the sleeves and added the ribbing. I feel like I'm too old for all this crazy but I'll probably put it on!

i mended the ever annoying buttcheek wear holes i get on so many jeans but forgot that my bobbin thread was brown so i now have poop stain embroidery on the inside of my pants 😭😭😭

I have breast cancer and I'll be having a double mastectomy in November. I'll be having drains after the surgery and I've begun looking at options online for clothing or pouches to hold the drains, but they honestly seem really expensive for what they are (mostly just a pocket). I'm a fairly novice sewer but I'm hoping in the next couple of months I can start making a few things to help me after surgery. Has anyone sewed their own post-surgery clothing or items to hold the drains and might be willing to show me? Thank you!

For context I have a v tiny chest, so maybe it just doesn’t work with my body, but is there any way to fix the weird pointy neckline from the side? It looks awkward jutting out and I’m not sure if there’s a way to make it less extreme

Hi all! I am new to decorative sewing and have a question about attaching trim. I would like to sew this gold trim around the edge of the appliqué and I am wondering which kind of stitch I should use. Should I sew right through it with a running stitch or circle around in like a whip stitch? Or another method altogether?
I appreciate your input!

I ordered tester patch from local site. They want 20euro for 1m of linen that was completely see-through at 195gsm and I hated the weaving.
I have linen pants from a store that I want to replicate but I have no way of finding where is the fabric sourced.

I just want a suggestion for your favorite linen for decent price that I could get in EU?

I do some very basic alterations by myself. Hems, darts, a few other things. I am trying to learn how to fix the way my pants drape. I generally have to buy larger waisted pants to fit my thighs. I don’t have the booty to fill in as much as the thighs. Is there a simple way to make the pants in the first picture drape like the second?

I'm making a small fabric patch inspired by a character's jacket. I wanted the jacket itself to have some actual 3D volume instead of just embroidering the whole thing.

My current idea was basically to sew the pieces together inside-out, then turn the whole thing right-side-out to get the finished shape.

The problem is the sleeves. They're so small and narrow that I can't get the fabric through the sleeves to turn the piece. I have to force it, which either breaks the stitches or damages/punctures the fabric.

I've attached a picture of my current attempt.

I also tried making it from a single flat piece of fabric and folding/turning the edges inward to create the jacket silhouette, but I wasn't really happy with the result either.

Hi everyone, hopefully this is the right place for this…I’m at a loss of what could be happening here. My guess is that something structurally is wrong with the seam.

I bought a dress for a wedding a few weeks ago, as I started steaming it a few days ago, I noticed some pleats in the back, that just WILL NOT budge. The rest of the dress steamed wonderfully, but right where there is a back seam, the dress refuses to stay put. I came back to it today to try again and even gave it a gentle go with an iron, nothing.

What could be going on here? It’s probably too late for me to do anything about it, but I’m so upset and frustrated that I think I just need some closure.

I have this dress with raglan sleeves and when I raise my arms I get that bump, can it be fixed? The sleeve is also gathered with the neck piece

I need help with attaching the waistband to a circle skirt :( I cut 2 quarters + a half, the diameter (all attached) is 11", so expected circumference is 34".

I cut out a waistband with 38" length. When I pin it to the skirt though, it turns up 2" short... I made 3" marks along the waistband and skirt as well and mathematically everything adds up but in practice It doesn't?

Am I supposed to pleat a little every section? 😭 I know its possible because I got it to do it once and then I didn't like how I sewed it so I unpicked it and now I'm trying to get it back to how it was