Hello everyone!

Aside from the usual repairs and alterations, I have made various items from patterns - a prom dress, handbags, curtains, an 18th century naval uniform coat (from a replica pattern) - and a few things from scratch, such as fancy dress costumes, cushion covers, curtains, cot bumpers, and a cot quilt (currently unfinished!).

I wouldn’t say I’m much good at it, but I really love the challenge - it blows my mind to think that you can take a 2-dimensional pattern and turn it into a 3-dimensional object.

I have a few dress patterns I haven’t started yet, and I also have a dressmaker’s dummy and would love to learn how to make my own patterns/designs.

I hope to find a few tips and a little inspiration on this forum!