Sewing Advice Please Help

I would make some patchwork bags. There is lots of help on the internet, the Missouri Quilt company does excellent tutorials. Don’t buy the quilting packs, as they are expensive and too good quality for a beginner. If you have old sheets or duvet covers they are a good start. Or buy some cheap,material from the market.

I’d love to sew clothes for myself, but what puts me off when reading advise etc. It is recommended that I get a tailors dummy and alter the pattern after measuring myself everywhere. Does seem a lot of phaff.

My first thing was a simple shift dress. After that Mum taught me to sew, sometimes successfully other times not so good. Later on, I had to sew because fabric was cheaper than buying the current fashion.

My daughter learned to sew recently. She started off by making a small quilt with squares of old fabric to learn to sew in a straight line. She went on to buy some fat quarters and a book about making things from them. The Works is a good place to look for this sort of book and they can be collected or even posted.

After all these years, I’m thinking of buying a dummy so the ideas floating round in my head for remodelling some clothes can happen

Just relax and enjoy.

Old clothes from friends and relatives could be a source I’d free fabrics whilst you get the hang of it.

Wow great responses! Thankyoooooou so much **smiling and waving You are awesome!

There are also some great books out there. The Complete Sewing Guide was one. It tells you almost everything and is like an encyclopaedia, with pictures. I tend to prefer books to the net as you don’t loose the info and the links don’t break

Pfaff have models that have an automatic needle threader, which is a great help! Mine is a smarter by Pfaff 140 s.

I am another Janome fan. They too come with needle threaders.