Originally Posted by dd
I've been sewing a long time and I sew for other people. I have tried all these methods. I figured the folding and tracing just wasn't worth the $1 I would spend on a new pattern. Besides styles change and you might not want another blouse made off that same pattern. Kids clothes, that's different.
Many times I have painstakingly saved the multi sizes on a pattern, only to never use it again. There are only a few times that I have used the pattern over again, usually night gowns and kid clothes.