pattern help

Have you seen some of the Kwick Sew patterns for boys?

Or this McCalls one?

This has plenty of bits and comes in lots of sizes. I used it (and added to it in various directions!) for years for James, and made everything from cargo shorts to an Aragorn cosume with it!

Most of these are fairly easy. You'd have to alter the instructions for the French or FF seams.

If he likes to play doctor or nurse: Crafty stuff:

I also like Jalie patterns, however, the instructions are not the hand-holding kind. You would need to assist with instructions. Their patterns have all the sizes on one sheet and you are expected to trace the size you want. Having a large range of sizes printed together can help to make the alterations simpler for making slim sizes.

--Betsy

Thanks, Betsy, for reminding about Jalie patterns. My DGD, is 11 now and

12-slims are too short; besides she is going to a different school next year and I(without thinking) offered to make her some nice slacks and matching shirts to start school. I used Jalie for the older DGD, who was the same build when she was this age, but had forgotten about them. #1 chore tomorrow-look for the ones I have stashed away. Thanks again.

Emily

Betsy wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

well, i use Folkwear & the Burda magazine patterns quite a lot so tracing off is pretty "normal" around here (i also have a tendency to take measurements, fold fabric, cut & sew... i make his Faire clothes without patterns at all). so, where do i find the Jalie patterns? i've never heard of them oh, anyone use Ottobre designs? are they good? lee

You can either order directly from Jalie or from one of the retailers on their list.

--Betsy

Lee,

I have just started using the Ottobre patterns and so far I love them, so easy and have turned out very nicely (in all modesty she says).

They have sizes up to (I think) 65 1/2 inches as they size them by height and in cm but there is a chart to use to figure it out in inches. I just finished making my two youngest DGDs an Ottobre outfit with matching or coordinating fabric and more or less the same patterns.

You have to buy the magazines but you can get almost all of the back issues and you can check out all the patterns included on the Ottobre website. I think each of the magazines includes about 40 patterns. They seem to use simplified construction and you add your own seam allowance when you trace the pattern. There is also a yahoo group devoted to the Ottobre designs and there is a group photo pool on flickr.

Judie