Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
For awhile now I've been really, really wanting to make myself a vintage 50's style dress. I found a couple patterns on eBay for a good price and bought them. The only thing I've made besides quilts is an apron. That was easy enough but it was just two panels and some pockets. Oh, I made all our Christmas stockings last year too. :) I'm assuming it's much more difficult to make clothing, but it can't be impossible, can it? Everything I've done thus far is self taught so I know how to learn, I'm just wondering if I'm totally jumping in over my head.
Anyone have any advice or direction for me, other than to tell me I ought to save myself the trouble and just go buy a dress. :)
You've gotten some great advice. I used to sew more of my clothes but stopped sewing them as much as it became harder to find the materials I liked [when the local Hancock's closed.]
Now that I have grown in size I would definitely make a trial run with muslin as I did when I made prom dresses for my daughter and her friends. No way was I going to cut into expensive fabric that would leave holes where I sewed and then need to make adjustments.
Of course if you are unused to sewing you could make a really tiny pattern - like for doll clothes and do the steps and then see how it works and make your notes on the instructions.