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12:32 pm, snipped-for-privacy@panix.com (Liz S. Reynolds) wrote:

derr did not mean to post like 3 times am new at this so sorry everyone.have great day to all :)

12:32 pm, snipped-for-privacy@panix.com (Liz S. Reynolds) wrote:

Fret not! It happens - and messages sometimes take a while to appear, making you think they have been swallowed by the Internet Zombies! ;)

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hi , thanks for sharing.

i am not experienced with using patterns i have used some to make halloween costumes but they were incredibly easy and well i did not have high standards set for the finish result... in fact i used hot glue once to seam the stuff together as it was only expected to last one evening :)

do you find the simplicity patterns easy to use or more for experienced sewers ?

i suppose i should do as suggested here on alt.sewing in the past and make the **muslin** version first :)

thanks aga> > carpenter styleshorts for DS and myself

oh i forgot to mention that i was looking around web for cargo styles and i came across a pair of cargo shorts that would amuse you and your husband regarding number of pockets.. this one in link below has *14* pockets

Simplicity seems to me to have the sloppiest fit. I favor Kwik-Sew and Butterick patterns. Although I've been sewing for a century or two, I like simpler, easier patterns - and I like comfortable clothes more than high style. So you may have other aims in mind.

For simple, one thing to look for is the number of pattern pieces - the fewer pieces, the easier to sew together. But you're not likely to get "form-fitting" that way.

Hey, I've used glue, staples, duct tape, kilt and nappy pins, boob tape... Hot glue is almost professional! :D

It depends entirely on the individual pattern, I'm afraid! Some are so simple to make because they are well drafted even though a complex design, and some of the 'easy' one are a pig because they are badly drafted! None of the Big Four (Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls and Vogue) are immune, though on the whole, Vogue seem to be drafted more carefully than the others.

Yup! A muslin or toile is a good move! Don't forget to buy the pattern for the set of measurements that fits closest: ignore the pattern size number!

(chanting TAI LOR MADE ... TAI LOR MADE ... TAI LOR MADE ... quietly in the background)

Mine have trouble with two pockets each. DH isn't much better, but I don't complain too much as the small change that I extract before loading the washing machine can be quite lucrative ;-)

Lizzy

Nah... He's 12, and I already taught him to use the unpicker!

Yes, but I prefer laundered currency. The folding kind. Which also turns up in the bottom of the washer and dryer. Clean money.

NOt to detract from this group at all (they are wonderful in supporting and advising!!) but, if there is a pattern you want to "check out" before you decide to try it,

has that as one of it's features. I post there frequently as well and have found it an invaluable resource in addition to this group.

just an FYI

Larisa

robb wrote:

thanks, i did not know this and i already have a login there from when i was researching sewing machine reviews. i need to go check it out thanks again, robb

yea , doh and duh, as i was typing in the **site name** and actually paying attention to the words *pattern* and *review* it dawned on me ....

My washer would eat it, chew it to bits for several months, then get it caught in the pump. It's known for eating socks regularly. I've also dug small change, bra wires, bits of twig, small pebbles, Lego bricka and people, and other small items out of the pump... I'll only admit to the bra wires! ;)

Hope these were just Lego people and you're not missing any neighbors! ;-)

Erin