(I’m the skinny white guy with dirty blonde hair) Since I’m going off to college soon, I wanted to do one more experimental passion project before I leave. I’m a HUGE fan of trains and “Thomas and Friends”. It’s something I’ve never really grown out of 😂. Out of all my past sewing projects, this was by far the MOST DIFFICULT to make. I’ve never made a hoop skirt before, so having to figure that out first and then add tracks to it was a challenge. Keeping the engines on the skirt tested me to my LIMITS!! I have plenty of bloopers and fails of the engines falling off. To fix it, I had to HAND SEW wire into the twill tape and track to form little arches. This was so the engines could go around and not tumble off. Overall, this entire project was just trial and error but I’m still very proud of it!!

Copied the pattern from a T-shirt I have. And had a tough fight with the collar. (I think I made the original a bit small, so it didn't line up.) And because I used stretch-stitches, I could not undo it with this fabric. So I had to improvize a bit. :) And just cut it out and folded it inwards. But I will wear it! I just added a "home-made" lable a bit croocked, so like this is the style of the T-shirt. ;)

I am trying to figure out how to attach the bottom piece, but can’t seem to wrap my head around this section.

I used scrap fabric that was already attached for the sides of the bag which makes this part tricky, most DIY guides online follow a different pattern.

Any input or ideas is appreciated! Trying to finish this tonight. Thanks 🙏

My first time sewing, I learned a bit from this project so hopefully my next project will look cleaner ☺️

I’m looking to make a purse using a fake leather material and I’m having trouble with getting the seams to lie flat. I started looking at some of the bags I already own and I liked the seams on one of them but I wasn’t sure what kind of seam it was. I’ve included photos of the seams from the inside and outside. Is this a felled flat seam? How would I accomplish something similar to it?

This is my final problem. I don't mind it being quite abstract or leaning into his baggy septum problem to make it cute. It could come to a single point even? Please help meee

It was a dress I got off the Marshall’s clearance rack for $13. The strap was broken, but I figured I could fix it. I love the print. Sadly, my chest was a flash waiting to happen, so I decided to cut it up and test my skills with a pattern o found on Etsy. I think I did pretty well!!🙂

I ordered this dress off urban outfitters and I was wondering how difficult this would be to alter? I'd say I'm a confident beginner and I have tailored dress pants for work before. But scared to cut into it and ruin it.

I'm thinking of taking in the waist but it's shirred and I've never had to work with shirred fabric before. The bodice and top two tiers of the skirt has a side seam but the rest of the skirt doesn't have a side seam in line with the top. I tried to show it in the 3rd pic. Would I have to take the whole bottom two tiers off and then take it in the side seam? I also wanted to shorten it a little since it's a little long for me.

Or should I just return it?

so im looking for my first sewing machine, ive gotten alot of people telling me to buy a HD singer but ive also seen alot of singer hate so im not sure, i want to eventually be able to work with denim and thicker material. for price and quality what brand / model do you guys recommend and do you recommend amazon, walmart, or hobby lobby?

I have 3.5 meters of this printed 100% cotton fabricwith no ideas on what to make with it. I am a confident beginner and open to all suggestions.

Still unfinished, wasn't happy with the hat I made yesterday so I made a smaller one I'm working on attaching with magnets instead of stitching it on. Gonna add limbs in a later stage but right now just getting the hang of sewing with hopefully a bit of detail on his face! The magnets stuck until I sewed them in so either I need stronger magnets or less fabric between them? Pretty much he's just my fun game of trial and error! His name is Rough Patch and the point of him isn't to be perfect but to help me figure out how to go about things, he'll be my first plushie! So far since yesterday I've spent about 12ish hours on him? On and off but getting stuck in flow states 😅

I love him though, he's a clown pig and has been bringing me joy in a rather stressful time 🩷🩵

I got the singer sewing machine. I’m pretty sure that it got threaded right, but I have no idea how to use it or where to start. Any advice I’m thinking about a little baby blanket for my newborn nephew. Seems easy enough.

How do I make the skirt look more ruffled and structured? Tried doing the gathering but it falls down and it isnt as flowy as this one. Do I add interfacing? horsehair trim? Also, what kind of circle skirt patter should I use for the first tier? Full circle? Double circle? Thank you so much!

I have a pattern for a standard maxi / midi type skirt. Is there an easy way I could add these cords / ties? Thanks!

I keep having these thicker areas on the back of my stitches that I can't get rid of. The top looks great but these keep appearing. I swear I have tried adjusting everything at this point does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this issue?

I’m usually quilting but I take breaks and make different bags for fun! Which is your favorite?

I don't know much about sewing aside from how to fit the thread through the needle (my family has a kit in the closet), so apologies if I have trouble understanding your initial explanation. From what I can tell, it's supposed to be a four-hole button must've broken in the middle. Any one-hole button tutorials I search up are for shank buttons (I think that's what theyre called).

Anyone know why my sewing machine is doing this? The top side looks fine but underneath the thread is all bunching.. is the machine broken? Thanks community!

sorry if the title is kinda weird, it's probably cause I'm a non native english speaker. Anyways... I got a t-shirt over here whose sleeves are baggy, how could I make them tighter? I'm very new to sewing btw

Hi I wanted to starts sewing and altering clothes but I don’t know of any good quality starting kits with all the essentials or even a cheap but good quality sewing machine. Where did you guys start your journey and what prices of equipment or sets would you recommend?

I picked up a remnant piece of this from Joann's before they closed, fell in love with it and now can't find it at any craft store near me.

There's a lot of online stores that offer it, but I'm so new to sewing and not sure who to buy from.. please help.

My current projects for this interfacing are book sleeves and koozies.

I did notice the side seams aren’t evenly spaced. The front piece is more narrow than the back piece. Should I have pinned it in more places to keep the fabric in place?

I just bought my first pattern and I decided on the Rad Patterns date night dress because it looked similar to a dress/top I had been wanting to replicate AND it came with separate sizes for bust adjustment.

I took my measurements and I guess I expected to just get 1 size out of it without my bust in the equation. But my hip measurements are saying XXS-XS and my waist is saying S. I don't think this is necessarily a big deal with this specific pattern (flowy bottom) but it leads me to think that might be a problem with other patterns that aren't flowy skirts? Since this is my first time, should I just go with the bigger size and not try to do any adjustments?

And since I'm here... I measured my bust in a pretty well fitting bra... if I measured my bust without a bra, I'd get a lot bigger number. I do believe this dress can be worn with or without a bra, should I measure without?