Has anyone ever bought a pattern at the store and wondered about a cheap and easy way of copying the pattern so they can utilize all the sizes? ME TOO!!!!!!
Well, I have come up with my own way. Cheap, and easy.
First you will need an old, out dated pattern that you do not ever plan on using. The best place to look? Goodwill! Yard Sales! Free Ads online. Usually can find them either very cheap or free at any of these places. I was lucky enough to have a very nice lady give me a full box of clothing patterns. Some I will use, others probably not. But I cannot let them go to waste.
Now, you need some markers, all different colors preferably darker colors. I stole mine from the kid stash. (SHHH, don't tell)
Carefully open the pattern you want to copy because you just can't bring yourself to cut it. I know I can't, it has 5 different sizes on it and if I cut it, I will only get the one size out of it. UGGG!
Now trace each size line a different color.
In the picture shown is a pattern from "Sewing Clothes Kids Love" by Nancy Langdon and Sabine Pollehn . I love this book! It is such an inspiration!
Now take your new found cheap/free patterns. Open them carefully and lay them on top of your traced patterns. You should be able to see the marker through the thin pattern paper. With the same color trace over the patterns you would like to trace.
Cut them out and TA DA! Patterns that did not require cutting the original! Be sure to mark them with size and all that good stuff. Don't want to come back later and be like "what is this?" ?Like I have. LOL
Also, remember, if you are tracing European patterns, they do not account for the seam line. So be sure to remember that when either tracing or cutting. I learned that the hard way making a shirt for my daughter. A friend at work ended up a with new shirt for her daughter! But, its nice to GIVE!!!
Well, I have come up with my own way. Cheap, and easy.
First you will need an old, out dated pattern that you do not ever plan on using. The best place to look? Goodwill! Yard Sales! Free Ads online. Usually can find them either very cheap or free at any of these places. I was lucky enough to have a very nice lady give me a full box of clothing patterns. Some I will use, others probably not. But I cannot let them go to waste.
Now, you need some markers, all different colors preferably darker colors. I stole mine from the kid stash. (SHHH, don't tell)
Carefully open the pattern you want to copy because you just can't bring yourself to cut it. I know I can't, it has 5 different sizes on it and if I cut it, I will only get the one size out of it. UGGG!
Now trace each size line a different color.
Now take your new found cheap/free patterns. Open them carefully and lay them on top of your traced patterns. You should be able to see the marker through the thin pattern paper. With the same color trace over the patterns you would like to trace.
Cut them out and TA DA! Patterns that did not require cutting the original! Be sure to mark them with size and all that good stuff. Don't want to come back later and be like "what is this?" ?Like I have. LOL
Also, remember, if you are tracing European patterns, they do not account for the seam line. So be sure to remember that when either tracing or cutting. I learned that the hard way making a shirt for my daughter. A friend at work ended up a with new shirt for her daughter! But, its nice to GIVE!!!
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