So I just recently discovered BurdaStyle.com. It's magical, really. The patterns are much cheaper and, so far, they've been perfect! The first things I have made are leggings, and I have made FOUR already.
Another thing I'm in to recently is using huge clothes I find at Goodwill to make other clothing. I started with this shirt:
It's partly cashmere, which made me super happy because it cost me 3.99! So, to make leggings out of it, I cut off the sleeves and use those as the lower leg and use the body for the upper part.
I didn't have a serger for the first two, so I spent extra thread finishing the edges, but here's a pic of the finished project:
The next pair was a green mostly acrylic sweater type thing for about the same monies:
Same method, here's the result:
For the third ones, I got more ambitious. I found this sweet fabric at Goodwill:
Pretty blue metallic snakeskin print stuff, made fantastic leggings!! These are on sale on my etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scienceofsewing
Aaaand this last recent pair I used a different pattern. Pacific Fabrics was having a $1.99 /ea sale on McCall's patterns, which I had a list of, so I bought seven of them, two of which were leggings patterns. The difference is these account for a butt. The rear has more room, whereas the BurdaStyle pattern is just one same crotch. I also got some pretty clearance knit fabric while I was there. Tada:
I think it's time to get into another pattern. I also got a cool knit shirt pattern and still have tons of fabric to make cute jellyroll skirts out of. I'll post those pics, soon.
Another thing I'm in to recently is using huge clothes I find at Goodwill to make other clothing. I started with this shirt:
It's partly cashmere, which made me super happy because it cost me 3.99! So, to make leggings out of it, I cut off the sleeves and use those as the lower leg and use the body for the upper part.
I didn't have a serger for the first two, so I spent extra thread finishing the edges, but here's a pic of the finished project:
The next pair was a green mostly acrylic sweater type thing for about the same monies:
Same method, here's the result:
For the third ones, I got more ambitious. I found this sweet fabric at Goodwill:
Pretty blue metallic snakeskin print stuff, made fantastic leggings!! These are on sale on my etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scienceofsewing
Aaaand this last recent pair I used a different pattern. Pacific Fabrics was having a $1.99 /ea sale on McCall's patterns, which I had a list of, so I bought seven of them, two of which were leggings patterns. The difference is these account for a butt. The rear has more room, whereas the BurdaStyle pattern is just one same crotch. I also got some pretty clearance knit fabric while I was there. Tada:
I think it's time to get into another pattern. I also got a cool knit shirt pattern and still have tons of fabric to make cute jellyroll skirts out of. I'll post those pics, soon.
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