Inadvertent stockpiling has been rampant around here. I’m going to give away a different item each day this week (Monday through Friday). If you’re interested in the item leave a comment on that post (I was going to do it all as a group but the items are too different from one another and I would really like each thing to go to someone who really wants it).
I’ll draw and announce all the winners on Monday morning, January 26.
How To Make Sewing Patterns is a highly regarded book by Donald H. McCunn (so highly regarded in fact that I purchased two copies of the book). And as if there’s not enough interesting stuff on the web to wile away the hours check out Don’s webpage. He has online eBooks, online classes and hosts three different Yahoo groups.
Leave a comment telling me a sewing pattern you’d like to make.
I’d like to make a pattern for a shirt that fits me well over my chest that doesn’t look like a muumuu!
Dresses with sleeves. =)
Great giveaway! (If it extends to Oz, please count me in!)
I would love to create the perfect pencil and A-line skirt patterns … so many dramas in the past and can never get them to fit right off the shelf.
What a fun idea! I am a new sewer and I have been looking for books to learn about pattern making and fitting and so on. This book came highly recommended on Amazon. I would love to read it over. My dream is to make a perfected fitted royal blue dress for a family wedding in May. Thanks for the tip about Don’s website. I will be sure to check it out.
There are so many patterns I want to make. I have made a few swimsuits, using http://www.patternschool.com/ . I have bought a book to help me draft patterns for knits “Designing and patternmaking for stretch fabrics” by Keith Richardson. I bought it for my birthday and have been reading it whilst “watching” the kids jump on the trampoline. I have a lot of trouble getting blouses and dresses to fit, so I also want to make patterns for them too. One I have in mind is a sleeveless blouse, with a tuxedo style front, and a lace yoke on the front neck. I also have some pictures of retro dress patterns that I want to copy, given that my body does not have retro proportions and I would need to make major alterations to a retro pattern.
I would love to make a pattern for a great shirt, and a pair of pants.
I recently purchased some books about adjusting patterns,but I am thinking I may just need to draft up my own.
It is so wonderful that you are giving away duplicate copies! When I start buying duplicates I promised myself I would do the same. Also, thank you to the link to Don’s website. It is not bookmarked as one of my favorites!
Hi there – I would love a book about how to make my own sewing patterns!!
I’ve also got this on my wishlist. I’m glad you recommend it because I wasn’t sure it would be useful. I need help in drafting patterns. I’ve done quite a few for my girls’ clothes–mostly copies from catalogs where I can’t afford or get the clothes and sometimes the result is comical! I also want to be able to do simple skirts and tops for me, mostly for summer.
This book would be awesome! Pick me!
I would like to make pants and city shorts. I am under 5′ 3″ and the crotch length on patterns and store bought pants tends to be too long. Thanks!
Was this what you were talking about for you?
I have a gap skirt that is not in threads…yet, but will be. I not only need to make a pattern, but need to learn how to use my serger better…gotta book giveaway for that?
I have made a few patterns before, but I know there’s tons that I could learn. Sounds good to me;)
I’ve had this book on my wishlist for ages, and I’d like to make tops that fit. Your post below sure sounds liberating!
i would love to make a pattern for a well fitting pair of pants.
I would love to make a pattern for a jacket.
I have been thinking about this so much lately & would love to start learning a new art
I want to design a pattern for the perfect a line dress.
ha! send it to me, to me! ^-^
finally a book about drafting i may be able to read!
your question is difficult. a pattern i like to make. meaning one. only one. and there are hundreds out there i really want to draft and sew up some day… what i really WANT to make some day is a nice, decent dress with a pleated skirt and puffed sleeves. who knows?!
I’d like to make pants that finally fit, with a contour waistband and snug pockets that don’t pouch out when I sit.
kids clothing! for the cute little ones who pass through my life!
I’ve been eyeing that book on Amazon for a while now. Your course on fitting also looks amazing — will you share the results? You’ve inspired me.
I would like to make a pattern for a semi-fitted top for myself – something that I can make from a woven fabric to go with an a-line skirt.
I would love to make a blouse/shirt pattern that fits me. I am fairly large chested but pretty proportional everywhere else, so if I purchase a fitted shirt that fits my chest, it is huge everywhere else!
I’d like to make a blouse pattern that has a bit of a flare to it after the waste – fitted on the top, but with a kind of bias ruffle that flares above a tailored skirt. Something that would be nice for summer….
Ah, this would allow me to size up favourite patterns for my growing daughter, and have the confidence to create clothes for myself that really fit.
I want to make a tunic dress that accomodates my size 6 bust and my size 10 bottom!
Some flattering tops or one piece dresses for this growing pregnancy belly.
I have always made my girls clothing without patterns. There are lots of trial and erros going on when I do that. It will be nice to know how to do it more professionally. I will be totally thrilled if I win this contest. I am going to get this book one way or the other. Maybe it will be on sale at the Sewing Expo next month. =)
I have always made my girls clothing without patterns. There are lots of trials and erros going on when I do that. It will be nice to know how to do it more professionally. I will be totally thrilled if I win this contest. I am going to get this book one way or the other. Maybe it will be on sale at the Sewing Expo next month. =)
Pants. I want not so much to make a pattern for pants, but to learn how the patterns are made so i can better adjust pants patterns. I have never made a pair of pants I’m happy with, and I can rarely buy a pair that fit well.
I would love some instruction on making my own clothes. I can never find what I want with patterns.
i would love to make a well fitting shirt. Mine always seem to gape at the arms or bust or tummy… just cannot seem to get it right!
I have yet to find a dress at the store or in pattern that flatters me. I want to learn how to make a dress pattern that will fit me. Thanks so much I hope I win!
O.K. I really like this. I make most of my own patterns. I’d design a dress.
That sounds like a fantastic book! I’ve been sewing for two years now, and have always depended on store-bought patterns. This year, my goal is to draft my own garment pattern. I’d love for it to look professional! I’d like to try my hand at making a new top.
Thanks for the giveaways.. I would love this book. I would like to make a plaid tunic with a loose dolman sleeve. I tried right before thanksgiving and it turned out very different than I planned. I am going to try again soon.
Oh – I’ve been wanting this book for AGES! Count me in! I’ve always wanted to learn how to make the perfect-fitting-bodice pattern!
Leah xxx
This looks so useful! I would like to sew a bias-cut blouse that uses quilting-weight cottons and drapes well.
I would like to make a skirt that fits!! I once had a book like this, and I could make patterns that fit my body. It was heaven! I lost it in a move, and am sooo sad about it. Pattern drafting books are so expensive here :/
I’d love to make my own standing collar Chinese knott button shirt. The perfect fabric is waiting in my stash.
ooooh, I’d love this book!!! I would love to design my perfect jacket pattern = }
I’d love to make a pattern for basic pants that fit every part of me properly.
O yes! A perfect fitting basic shirt for starters. Finally. From there I would work my way to some cheery tunics and maybe a summerdress?
I would so love this book! Definitely my own dress patterns & maybe some of my own top patterns!
I’d like to make different skirt patterns.
I would like to make shirts based on the tops the monks wear at the Shaolin Temple when practicing their marial arts.
I would love to make purses for myself and as gifts!
I’d love to design blouses for full figured women who are not a size 14 and up!
That’s a nice and generous giveaway. I would love to real learn how to sew clothes and I dream of doing a charming coat for myself. And if it works, I would love to sew for the entire family!
How thoughtful! I’d love to learn how to make a wrap top that fits my proportions.