Originally Posted by jraff
I used to make all my clothes. Sometimes it was hit or miss. Some looked good and some didn't. Hard to justify the time spent when you didn't like wearing it after you finished it. When you add in notions, pattern, Thread and material, you can't sew cheaper than you can buy at TJMaxx, Target, Marshall's, Clearance racks for Nordstrom, and Loehmanns. I may go back to it though, just to get a pair of slacks to fit.
You're right that it's sometimes more expensive to make your own clothes than to buy them, but if fit matters, then it is sometimes worth the time, money and effort put into it.
I buy most of my clothes now because I don't have the time to make them, but if I did have the time, I'd much rather have make them because they fit so much better.