Sandygirl

I used to make a lot of clothes in the early years. There are tons of garment indy patterns in quilt shops theses days (not talking Simplicity, Vogue, etc). i guess as I look at my piles of quilty projects, etc, i am revisiting garment sewing as in simple jackets, etc. Not pants....too fussy to alter. So.....just curious if anyone else is a garment sewer or revisiting it?

I have been working on a simple jacket this past weekend. Someone gave me a few yards of corduroy that she bought in 1998! Yes,the receipt was in the bag. She lost interest in sewing ....i thought that I would make a jacket for her along with rekindling my interest in garments. It has been fun, a little frustrating (not the best pattern instructions...it is missing some key construction details.). But getting it done.

plus, i need to justify that serger I paid $900 for 3 years ago and have rarely used.

Sandy

kathy

yes I got my start with garments (had 2 little girls) in first grade they decided that meant they were poor and wouldn't have any more! When the youngest got into high school and home ec, she made her own special dresses and continues as an adult. I could never satisfy myself so I don't have anyone to sew for. My favorite has always been fancy dresses, Holly Hobbie type, long, with pinafores and lots of ruffles .

QuiltingVagabond

I sewed my own clothes from jr high on except for jeans and underthings. Then most of the clothes my daughter wore, including her wedding dress. I switched to home decor sewing in the 80s and haven't made much at all since. My DGD has two outfits that I made, but she has so many clothes that I feel guilty making her more!

dd

I started out garment sewing when I was a kid.Won awards when I was in high school. Couldn't figure out why people would spend money to buy perfectly good fabric and cut it up into little pieces just to sew it back together again to make a quilt that you could just buy in a store. Obviously that was a long time ago.lol Not as much garment sewing now but I still like to do it.

Maggiemay

I sewed garments for years & transitioned to quilting about 15 years ago. I will still make the occasional piece of clothing. I need a few dresses & was just looking at patterns the other day. I made my husband a shirt a few years ago. He loves everything Christmas so I decided to make him a Christmas Hawaiian type shirt (we lived in CA at the time). I had put the sleeves in & was patting myself on the back about how well I did & how I still "had it". I held it up to admire it & I had cut a big hole in the sleeve when trimming the seam!!! After a trip for more fabric & some ripping it did turn out to be a great shirt!

alleyoop1

I use my serger a lot and don't make garments. I use it for pillowcases and napkins and fleece throws for my family.

yobrosew

I used to sew dresses for my girls and myself, sleeper slacks for my babies (had lots of babies), and occasionally something for the house like curtains. Oh, and dolls and stuffies for all the kids. But I have not sewn any garments in about ten years. I do not miss it. After sitting dormant for the first seven of those ten years, I started having an interest in quilting. My love affair with quilting went full speed ahead when I got a White treadle. Then sewing with a machine became a pleasure. I never have any adjustments to make to the machine and no quirks to deal with. Just pure, uninterrupted, hassle-free joy! Only problem now is, even with most of the kiddies grown and out of the house, I still don't have much time to sew the days aways! I sometimes see some fabric and think about making the grandkids something, whether clothes or stuffies, but then don't as they all have so much as it is and I don't think they will appreciate it. I have the little toddler GD thinking fabric is a toy and she comes over and dumps a big box of scraps on the floor and sorts and pretends she is making a blanket. The pieces end up all over the house but I smile as I pic them up, knowing I am addicting to the drug of sewing. This last time she sat on my lap while we made her doll a blanket at the treadle. When she is a bit older I think I will get a handcrank in the house for the grandkids. Then maybe I will get back into garment sewing----for their dolls and teddy bears!

Pat M.

I have been sewing garments since I was 12-13 years old. Still making shirts and pants, jackets, etc. I help teach a group of women make quilts and now they want to make shirts. We are going to make camp shirts, very simple and the collar is a breeze. Get a good Vogue easy pattern and follow word by word or a Simplicty Pattern.

#1 AAA quilter

i used to sew all my clothes and clothes for the girls. i love clothes that no one else has. now, it's too depressing to sew clothes for my shape LOL

Lori S

I started sewing making garments, then quilted as a way to use the scraps generated. I have gone back to making some garments as the retail world has gotten very plain and limited in colors and fibers. My favorite fabric is batik rayon.... so comfortable to wear in warm weather, and drapes like no other.