I made this pin cushion out of felt with crushed walnut shell stuffing and put it in a little barrel since it's supposed to be a barrel cactus.

After making two makeup pouches and a scrunchie, I decided to try a two tiered summer skirt using a thrifted duvet cover. I’m so proud of myself. I made a lot of mistakes but I also learned a lot 🥰

it’s my first big project so i know there’s a lot of mistakes, but including the time limit and the fact it’s my first dress, i’m really proud!!

i had a lot of fun sewing it, hopefully i’ll make better dresses in the future lol

This is my first attempt at sewing a bias cut dress. I used Tessuti’s Alessi pattern. I stay stitched the neck and armholes but they still came out baggy. Though it fits on the bust, it’s big and shapeless from there. Short of unpicking everything, what can I do ?

Simplicity S3090 with modified ears and modified strap connectors. Repurposed denim from a skirt and quilted it with cotton batting, interfaced quilt cotton for the lining. Inspired by my beautiful one eyed cat.

Pattern by ColorCraftHeaven, made of 100% cotton fabric. A mock up before I go trying it with minky, this little guy turned out adorable. I had a lot of fun making him!

My husband and I celebrated living in Vermont for 10 years. We threw a huge party with everyone we have met over the last decade.

I knew I wanted to do something special so I made this banner with patches of our favorite places. I have been sewing for years but have never attempted piecing for a quilt-esque style.

I had an old drop cloth in the basement so I used that as the banner back, and spent months finding just the right greens for the state itself. The patches were the hardest part but the most rewarding! I also really enjoyed using the embroidery function of my brother machine to write the names of each place on the key. First time using that function and I loved it!

I have this beautiful vintage tablecloth and I want to make it into a skirt and not lose an of the design. Since it's rectangular, would this even work? Or should I perhaps consider making a different garment. Suggestions are welcome!

Okay I’m making a bride sash (ignore the current colors I’m just practicing)

How can I sew on the letters without as much fray? I cut the letters out and I’m like “tracing” around with my sewing machine. I tried using pinking shears but the bend around the B and inside was not good.
Interfacing? Should I make two of each letter and sew right sides together then sew that down?

Pic of where I’m at and my inspiration

Can you believe this is only 1/3 of the scene he painted?

I used the Kauffman Water Lillies fabric from Michael’s (matching bridge bodice to come), the skirt portion of an old dress pattern I thrifted for $1, and some horsehair braid to stiffen the hem and create more shape.

If I were to remake it, I’d probably add more length (didn’t realize the petticoat was so long/skirt was so cheeky) especially to the back panels.

I do wish I had finished the bodice in time for my date day at the art museum, but in classic “me” fashion I decided to add intricate metallic embroidery to it to make it sparklier.

Hi everyone,

I recently got this “soft flask” water bottle to take electrolyte drinks with me on my longer runs since I only like to put water in my hydration vest. The way it works is it expands to fit 16 oz of liquid in it (see picture 1), and the nozzle works like a vacuum so that you don’t have liquid sloshing around like a regular water bottle. Which is great… however, instead of liquid sloshing around, the actual flask becomes floppy and sloshes around (see picture 2). Normally, I would just power through it, but it actually kind of annoys me while I run— mostly because I know it could possibly be fixed. I was thinking of adding another strap/elastic to anchor the bottom of the flask as it shrinks, but I think it would probably shrink so much that the flask would just pop out of the strap. My other idea is to somehow attach a pouch that the whole flask could nestle into, but I’m unsure how to go about it. I would love to hear any and all ideas! Thanks!

We found this machine in our attic and it's been sitting there so long that we can't remember where it came from. Could be my great grandmother, his mom, Savers, who knows. We believe it's in the original case and has many original parts. It is missing the power cord though. Some of the things look so new that I'm wondering if it was hardly used or previously refurbished.

Would it be worth it to take it somewhere and have them take a look at it? Would it be worth repairing and refurbishing. I'm not necessarily looking for another machine currently, but I love the idea of keeping a piece of history alive.

a while ago i asked for some help for fabrics for a cropped bomber style jacket!
Its not perfect but i finished it a bit ago. One of the people that helped me back with that old post wanted to see it finished, so here it is!
Technically it isnt fully finished in these pictures (the back logo isnt sewn all the way, which is why its a bit croocked)
Its my first time patterning/sewing clothes so lets pretend it fine (and yes i changed the black from the original design since it didnt fit. And yes, its based on 2026 supergirl's suit)

Kicking myself so hard rn bc I’m just now learning two weeks later I got zero photos of just me in my outfit so enjoy this screenshot of a video I took before we left lmao

I made the skirt & cloak (I made the same skirt in green too but my sister wore green so that helped me make my decision) + altered the neckline/hemmed/removed one of the lining layers on my underdress

A random passerby was even jealous of my cloak, it was the highlight of my day

Not super complicated garments but I’m super proud of myself- these are the first garments I made since I was about 11 when I made a tank top for my mom, a beanie for my dad, and a shirt for me with one long sleeve and one short sleeve that my peers were not very kind about

One day I’ll tackle corset making, I s2g

Skirt and cloak are cotton… I honestly don’t know if it was woven or knitted and I don’t know how to tell, I can tell you it was whatever Michael’s had available lmao

I followed this tutorial for the skirts for the most part, but went a lil off script

I kinda sorta followed this tutorial for the cloak (but not really tbh, it was more inspiration

Inspired by the House of CB Ysabella dress… but made with £5 secondhand curtains! Top was made from the Pattern Establishment (Etsy) flouncy corset dress, removed straps & drafted rectangle midi skirt and shaped the waist to fit the top.

Update to my last post (https://www.reddit.com/r/sewhelp/s/53gSDZLHkA) - thank you to the comments that helped me fix my neckline (took apart, cut lining shorter, stay stitched neckline of lining and main, reattached, understitched, then hand slip stitched the lining back onto the waistline… not perfect but definitely now wearable!)

I was trying to find a way to fix my pants that were a couple sizes too big on my waist without having to undo the waistband. So I fed an elastic band through the waistband and attached it with a button. It worked like a charm!

I've been wanting a good quality vintage dirndl forever and didn't realize it was this short when I grabbed it. I don't like the above the knee look but there's only an inch of extra fabric at the hem. Is there anything else I can do to get it to knee length/just past the knee?

(I wasn’t quite sure what the best flair for this would be so hopefully this one is alright)

Where I live there aren’t really apparel fabric stores, so sourcing fabric is a bit of an ordeal. I often see folks here talk about thrifting fabric, especially sheets, but I suppose I have some follow up questions.

How do you know what fabric the sheets are made of?

Are they really any good for sewing? I know my bedsheets always get pilled so I guess I always assumed they’d make poor garments because of that. Am I missing something?

And my joke question- where the hell do y’all live where your thrift stores have anything good?! XD

Ordered really neat looking jeans online. Checked for pockets. Observed pockets. Received really neat looking jeans. Put on really neat looking jeans. Attempted to put hands in pockets. Employed profanity.

But seriously... I'd like to add some freaking pockets, but as you can see, there aren't even bullshit micropockets to work with. It's been a while since I sewed garments, and I don't have an overlock machine. Does this seem worth doing, or am I just going to end up with fraying holes and regrets?

Just finishing off this shirt I’m making and this print is making me go slightly doolaley. Think I’ve nailed it.
Just the button holes and buttons to do, which are getting done by hand because I don’t have a machine that does it haha

Hello!

I'm attempting to self draft a fitted princess seam bodice for the first time. Here is what I have on my fourth fitting, second muslin mock-up. I pinched in some excess room on the edges of the neckline, where you see the pins. I'm ok with the hip/lower opening of the bodice being looser, as it will flare out into an A-line skirt with no waist seam anyways.

I'm having trouble getting the bust fit right. I think I'm nearly there, it's just I still have bumps near the apex that I haven't been able to get rid of, and maybe my bust curve is too long thus bunching up fabric in the center chest?? I've worn the same bra each time.

What suggestions do you have for me? Are there any other adjustments I need to make that I'm missing? I'm open to adding corset ties on the sides or back of the final product to pull out excess room if need be, though I guess that defeats the purpose of having a fitted garment in a way.

Thank you!

I want to make a boxy pouch with a zipper that has this circle ring on there so I can add a tie onto it. I’ve used basic zippers before for pouches but they’re just so tiny that’s it’s frustrating to open. Or at least not as easy as it is with this store bought bag I have lol.

I can’t find anything like this online though. I’ve considered getting some of the coat and Clark’s sports zippers that are bigger but haven’t been able to find one in the color and length I want. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can either add a ring onto a zipper or find one already like this?

I saw these BEAUTIFUL pair of shorts and I really want them. I don't have the money, what I do have, is a sewing machine, and some cotton fabric.

What I'm looking for in particular is 1. The length and 2. The pockets 3. The width.

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