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From: cake
Date: 01-23-2006, 11:14 AM (1 of 7)
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I'm planning on spending my summer doing a LOT of sewing (organised early, I know) and I want to make my own standard patterns for different styles of trousers, skirts, tops etc. I was thinking of making them out of cheap cotton, then once the fit is perfect, marking the seams and cutting them apart before transferring to tissue paper. Has anyone done this or something similar before? Are there any pitfalls I should know about? Thanks, Katie 
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User: cake
Member since: 03-24-2003 Total posts: 27 
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From: paroper
Date: 01-23-2006, 11:30 AM (2 of 7)
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Yes but the best thing to make them out of is something like 1/2 inch or less check. Make sure that the fabric does not have a lot of sag. The reason is so that you can check your grainlines up and down and across. For your garment to look its best and hang well, the horizontal and vertical grainlines should be perfect with the floor. This also makes it sooooo much easier when measuring alteration changes! I used 1/4 inch gingham check fabric in college. My check was RED and I used BLUE thread to help mark my center grainlines in the bust, waist and hipline so that I could easily see if the grainline was off (I just followed a check line across on the sewing machine). Once you have a good pattern, you cut the pattern in half, and make a permanent pattern out of it. We took out the darts and took off all the seam allowances because we used it for flat pattern design and transfered our patterns to cardstock. (The seams and such get in the way when doing that, you also pivot on the darts, so having them gone makes it easier.) If you were just going to make a pattern, I'd trace off the pattern on a good interfacing so you would have it to use over and over. Be sure, while the pattern is TOGETHER mark across the pattern from one side to the other (at the seamlines) so you will have proper places to place your notches for lining up your garments. It would be a shame to do all that work and then not be able to construct the garment properly later. pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 01-23-2006, 01:55 PM (3 of 7)
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I agree with Pam about tracing onto non-fusible interfacing rather than tissue paper. It is fairly inexpensive and sold on the bolt, so you won't have to tape pieces of paper together, plus it's more durable. I took the lazy route and left mine on the gingham fabric instead of tracing it onto something else. I save it in a large envelope, it's all marked up, and when I am ready to use it again, I press it a little to take the creases out.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: paroper
Date: 01-23-2006, 02:15 PM (4 of 7)
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I use interfacing for patterns that are important. If I have a pattern that I'm just going to use once or twice (or plan to just use once or twice), I use medical paper. It is cheaper.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: cake
Date: 01-26-2006, 08:23 AM (5 of 7)
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Hey thanks everyone! What great ideas. The gingham definitely sounds good, and I know a place that does offcuts so I could get it really cheap. I love how helpful everyone is here... and it's great to get such good advice right from the start. Katie 
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User: cake
Member since: 03-24-2003 Total posts: 27
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From: nlclubb
Date: 01-28-2006, 06:44 AM (6 of 7)
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When I make a pattern I use the plastic you use to winterize windows. It is 10 ft X 25 ft and the patterns last forever.Once you have the garment the size you want make your pattern out of the plastic. nancy |
User: nlclubb
Member since: 01-28-2006 Total posts: 1 |
From: sewbusy
Date: 02-05-2006, 01:33 AM (7 of 7)
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Hello everyone I'm new here. When I make pajamas, I copy my pattern onto freezer paper then I iron the this freezer paper pattern onto the fabric, Cut out the pattern then sew. I can use my this pattern over and over. You can also add more desin choices. Cathy |
User: sewbusy
Member since: 02-05-2006 Total posts: 9 |
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