Sew Inspired, LLC - Sleepless Crafter

You can read my full review here . This was a nice change of quick and easy. I have been sewing things that have been taking all day long to finish, so when this dress only took two hours, I was so happy.

I made another backpack using Simplicity 1388. This one was for my youngest daughter. You may have read my last review of it. It was easier the second time around. The main thing that I did differently was that I made the bottom gusset piece 2” longer, which allowed the pieces to fit together better. Last time I had to trim off 1/2” from the bottom of the front and back.

Pattern Description: Backpack, I chose view A Pattern Sizing: One-size--pattern envelopes says 14x11x4 (mine is 13.5”x11”x4 since I had to take off 1/2” from the bottom front/back to properly line it up.) Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? It looked even better! Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes, they were VERY easy to follow. The last backpack I did was from Butterick 6072. This pattern was easier to follow than the Butterick.

Pattern Description: Misses' knit wrap top with sleeve variations. (For contest entry) 1. Why do you think this was voted one of the Best Patterns? It is a very cute shirt. I'm sure many people like the style and it's fairly easy to make.  

My 14-year-old daughter’s store-bought backpack was falling apart, so I had her pick out some fabric and a pattern. She chose Butterick 6072, view D. Pattern Description: Backpack D: Inside pockets, front and side pockets and contrast straps and loops. All views are lined. Pattern Sizing: One Size - 13”x10”x4” Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes, for the most part. I altered it, so there are a few changes.

My 12-year-old daughter is very thin and very tall. She goes to a charter school so she has to wear uniform pants. I’ve bought uniform pants from several places (French Toast, Walmart, K-Mart, Children’s Place), only to find them all too short for her long legs. She has gone to school in the winter a few times with shorts on because she’d rather wear shorts than “high-water” pants. These pants are a good 4 inches too short. So I decided to make her some pants. She went through the pattern catalogs and chose McCall’s 6610 .

I make doll tights and for the 1/4” elastic casing for the waist, it’s very difficult to get the seam exactly straight and look good all around, on both inside and out. When I first started making these tights, I tried to get it exactly how the original doll tights were from the manufacturer, which was overcasting the edge and sewing the elastic directly to the fabric rather than using a casing. So I ended up with something like this: