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7 Nov

Create a Pattern from an Existing Garment

 

My daughter has a night gown she adores, but she has almost wore the thing out.  So I decided to take said nightgown and create a pattern.  I learned this technique not too long ago at Sewing Summit and I was excited to try it.

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Supply List:

Favorite nightgown (or garment of any kind)

White tissue paper

Straight pins (with the ball on top)

crayon/pencil

scissors

 

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1. To create the body I pushed pins through the the arm seams into the carpet.

 

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2.  Place a piece of tissue paper on the body.  I taped 2 pieces together in order to cover the whole body.

3.  Then take your crayon or pencil across the little balls on the pins.

 

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4.  Cut out the lines you just created.  And you have a full body pattern w/o seam allowance.  Because both sides are never identical, I folded it in half and cut up the fold.  That way I am only working with half the pattern and the cut edge can then be placed on the fold of the fabric when the pattern is finished.

 

How to Create Your Own Patterns from an existing garment! u-createcrafts.com

5.  So now you are going to create the seam allowance on your pattern by taping a marker and pen together.  Actually tape any two pens together as long as the tips are 1/4” apart.  Lay your “half” body pattern on another piece of tissue paper.

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6.  Trace around the body with one pen and the other will automatically create your seam allowance.  You basically just created a whole new body.  Cut out the newly traced pattern.

7. Repeat the exact same process to create the sleeves.

Christmas Nightgown tutorial 1

I used this pattern to create this adorable Flannel Christmas Nightgown.

Riley Blake Flannel Nightgown Tutorial u-createcrafts.com

 

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Comments

  1. Agy says

    November 7, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    Thank you for sharing this. I love the fact that you taped two pens together to get the seam allowance too – that really saves time!! Will be using that tip.

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  2. Anonymous says

    November 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    This is great. I love the trick with the 2 pens. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Michelle L. says

    November 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Looks like such an efficient method! Thanks, Becky!

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  4. Simple Simon & Co says

    November 7, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    Awesome Becky!!! Love the nightgown….

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  5. Alisha @ Crafty Brooklyn Army Wife says

    November 8, 2012 at 12:09 AM

    This is great!! TFS!! Going to try this for my husband and myself.

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  6. Anonymous says

    November 8, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I’ve been doing this for years. Beats paying the high price of patterns!

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  7. Blooms And Bugs says

    November 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    I love the nightgown. Taping together two pencils is so clever.

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  8. Sarah Larson says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    Brilliant! I am so going to use this!!!

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  9. Micha says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    I’ve tried to do this before but I am such a perfectionist that I tend to over think it. Perhaps I’ll try again 🙂

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