Wow, what a month! Pattern hacking really is one of the best bits of sewing, and can exponentially expand your sewing and wardrobe. Here’s a round up of the various guides to pattern hacking that we’ve been treated to all month by our awesome contributors:
Meg kicked us off with an introduction to what pattern hacking is and a great post collecting up existing plus size pattern hacks done by curvy sewists – there is so much inspiration. Carolyn also shared her thoughts on pattern hacking – she is a true expert!
In Meg’s round up, read about Mary Alice’s Cashmerette Concord T-shirt dress hack
Mary Alice shared great pattern hacking tips, together with examples of her amazing makes.
Mary Alice’s Nettie bodysuit hack
Did you know there’s now a pattern hacking line from Simplicity? Meg treated us to a review of the pants, and while she discovered they didn’t really meet her idea of a “hack” (rather just alternative views), the final result was cute!
I always love seeing how Andie transforms regular sewing patterns into Cosplay costumes! She wrote a post with advice for getting these fun looks.
Next up, I shared a tutorial for turning any t-shirt into a swing top or dress – I have plenty of these in my wardrobe!
Tricia wrote a great post on how to transform any pants into tie-front wrap pants.
More pattern hacking inspiration from Michelle: she hacked the Cashmerette Lenox Shirtdress into a shirt in the style of the Deer and Doe Bruyere – a great alternative to grading up an existing pattern by many sizes.
For something totally different, Yvette transformed a turkish folkwear pattern into a summer dress!
Final “hacked” dress
Kelly wrote a fascinating in-depth post on how to draft your own hoodie pattern, and then hack different features.
Michelle wrote a book review on “Sew Many Dresses, So Little Time” which has mix and match patterns to make lots of different dress types
Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time by Tanya Whelan
Gillian is a master of pattern hacking, and shared four ways to hack cardigan styles from a simple t-shirt style
And finally, an ingenious hack from Meg, adding a drawstring feature to a t-shirt. Deceptively simple to make but very impactful!
Phew! I hope you found lots of inspiration and confidence from this month’s theme. We’d love to see what you create using pattern hacking techniques -make sure to use the hashtag #CSCMakes on Instagram so we can give you a virtual high five!
Thanks for letting me talk pattern hacking alongside these amazing women! It was a great month and I learned a thing or two also!