Crafting During Quarantine

I'm taking some time off during quarantine to do some craft sewing.  I just love this little storage pod.  Instead of making the pattern myself, I dowloaded this free pattern from nancy's notions.  The link to this pattern is no longer available.  I believe they removed it from the site.

I did very simply quilting with some vertical lines.  It will be my goal over the next few weeks to do 1 or 2 craft projects per day.  

Hourglass Patterns© is now on Youtube

Hourglass Patterns© Youtube Channel

Learn how to make Hourglass Patterns Face Mask.  This is for the newest version of the Face Mask. If you purchased the old version I have sent you a link to dropbox for the new version. Download the new version and follow along. This download also includes detailed Color Directions. Happy Sewing. Stay home and stay safe.  #hourglasspatterns #facemask #diyfacemask #mask#youtubehourglasspatternsfacemask #youtube #howtomakeamask

New Hourglass Patterns©: Face Mask Pattern

I will donate all profits to the World Health Organization.  Available on ETSY:  Hourglass Patterns© Face Mask Pattern

Hourglass Patterns©: Peplum or Circle Skirt Correction

So you think you just drafted the perfect Peplum or Circle Skirt, only to find out, when sewing, there's a few flaws.  Correct those flaws before you start sewing.  When you align the CF to the CB it looks great.  Wrong:  You need to abut the side seams to see the flaws.  Once you do that you can see how the tops have a peek and the bottoms have a valley.  See the pictorial below.  Just smooth out those peaks and valleys and your project will be successful.

Minimal Length for At the Knee Hem

Of course your preference rules, however this is a good starting point when drafting your skirt patterns.

Hourglass Patterns Learning: Removing excess fabric from below the buttocks.

I'm a very visual person so I thought I would share a pictorial of a common pant fitting problem:  Excess fabric below the buttocks.  It's just a few quick changes to the pattern back to fix this problem.  Pink is the original back, Blue is the changes made and Yellow is the new Back.

Hourglass Patterns© Learning: Grading on a pant pattern with no side seam

I have a few pant patterns with "No Side Seam".  Here's a quick pictorial to grade this style of pant 2 sizes up.