Round-up: Curvy Pattern Hacks

To get the creative juices flowing and give you some ideas for Pattern Hacking Month, we thought we would round up some pattern hacks curvy sewists have done on curvy patterns!

(There are a ton of documented hacks out there by talented straight-sized sewists, too, that could be applicable to curvy gals, but for purposes of this post we are limiting it to the curvy crew.)

There are few notable curvy sewing bloggers who deserve the title of Queen of Pattern Hacks, including (but not limited to) former editor Gillian at Crafting a Rainbow, regular contributor Andie of Sew Pretty in Pink, and fabric aficionado Carolyn of Diary of a Sewing Fanatic (check out Carolyn’s post from last week discussing why she hacks and what inspires her!). These women are not afraid to play around with a TNT pattern, regularly tweaking or overhauling well-fitting patterns to change up the look or use a different fabric type. Worth a checking out!

Another good place to look at some interesting pattern hacking ideas is the Block Paper Scissors series in Seamwork Magazine (free even if you’re not a magazine subscriber). Each month they offer up a how-to hack of one of their patterns, most of which range into plus sizes, but the hacks could be applied to other patterns, too!

Tops

4 T-shirt Pattern Hacks on Cashmerette

T-shirt Hacks on Crafting a Rainbow

Ravenna Remixed on Cookin’ and Craftin’

Turning the Concord T-shirt into a Reversible Hoodie by Spoon and Spindle

Converting the Liberty Shirt into a T-shirt by Elaine

How to Make a Bow-Neck Blouse from a T-shirt Pattern by Sophie Lee

Blanket to Sweater Centerfield Raglan Hack on Pandora Sews

Pauline Alice Eliana Dress Hack: DIY Peasant Boho Tassel Top on Sew Manju

Gibson Blouse Silk and Lace Pattern Hack on SBCC

Jalie Cardigan Hack on Stitches & Seams

Adding a Split Hem to a T-shirt by MoonThirty at Melly Sews

Dresses

Upton Dress Dirndl Hack on Cashmerette

Turning McCall’s 6696 into a Half Shirtdress on Idle Fancy

Deep V-neck Dress on ReDpants Designs

Concord T-Shirt Dress on Cashmerette

Moneta and Washington Mash-up on Always a Crafty Lady

Alix Dress Hack on Katie Dyd

Diagonal Rainbow Mesa Dress by Clothing Hacker

Dartmouth Top Dress on Syreeta Briana

Stretch Lace Dress by Foxgloves and Thimbles

Moneta + Washington by Always a Crafty Lady

Springfield Top Turned Tent Dress by Sew Pretty in Pink

Pheobe Dress Hack by Mrs. Hughes on Sew Your Hart Out

Split Hem T-shirt Dress on Well Sewn Style

Pants

Flat Elastic Waist Lazo Trousers Hack on Cookin’ and Craftin’

How to Give Any Stretch Pants an Elastic Waist by Crafting a Rainbow

Lengthening Rise and Adding Pockets to Jalie Eleonore Jeans by SewWhatYvette

Burnside Bibs in Knit by Kelly Hogaboom

Skirts

Upton Dress to Skirt Hack on Cashmerette

Asymmetric Wrap Skirt Hack on Cashmerette

Other

Tankini and Swimskirt from Clothing Patterns by Joelle on Everything Your Mama Made

Maternity Pattern Hacks on Idle Fancy

Nursing Dress Hack on Mexican Pink

 

Did we miss your favorite curvy pattern hack? Let us know in the comments!