Friend: Wow, that's great!
Me: Thanks, I enjoy sewing.
Friend: I have a sewing machine, but I don't really know how to sew. I've just made stuff like pillows and curtains.
Me: Really? Then, you sew! You're a sewer.
Friend: Nah, not really. I wish. I can't make my son's/daughter's outfit....
Well, allow me to let you in on a not-so-secret secret. I'm not really a "sewer" either, in the real sense of the word. I tend to break all the rules, take shortcuts, and do things that will make real seamstresses shake their head in dismay. In part, this is due to my impatience and general laziness.
However, I truly believe that if someone can sew curtains and pillow cases, they can easily (easily!!) sew clothing. They key is to start small. For example, they can make this easy skirt:
My daughter's hip measures 24". I divided that by two to get 12" and added 2" for ease. That gave me a 14"x14" skirt body measurement.
For the ruffle, 1.5x 14"= 21"
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Oh yes, you should have two of these skirt body/ruffle combos
You're done!
If you like, you can add some embellishments. I made this skirt for Valentines, so I added some hearts.
5 comments:
Oh I am sooo that person who says, "i can sew curtain, but nothing else". You have inspired me to make this for my 4 year old. Yeah...I cannot wait to try it out! Love you blog by the way! Your tuts are great! ~Kara www.bugro2.blogspot.com
Thank you, Kara! I can't wait to see your skirt :)
Thank you! I want to make a couple of skirts for my granddaughter, and don't live near any place to get a pattern. Now thanks to you, I don't need one.
when its a change of seasons and you have nothing but winter clothe and now need spring clothing but cant afford it? GOOD WILL 50% DAYS off is your answer!!! get an cute pattern pillow case and form it as a dress on the bottom and seek an strechy top from the infant clothing trim off the top and sleeve add together and wa la you have yourself a spring dress under 2 dollars :o) hope this helps ITS NOT WHAT YOUR SEWING MACHING CAN DO ITS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A SINGLE STITCH PEACE OUT PEOPLE
angel0601607@live.com email me and i will forward you pictures of the dress i created
Thank you! This tutorial has really helped in knowing where to begin with sizing! Can't wait to get started on a skirt for my little one :-)
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