Hello CSC and Happy New Year!

Due to a change in Instragram’s coding (which was the backdoor way I was doing these round up posts), I can no longer link directly to the image file. I, of course, didn’t discover this until the December roundup was posted and all the image links were broken (sad face); the post looked great in the wordpress editor, but in the published version….broken links everywhere (angry face). Since it was the holidays, I couldn’t fix it and I really can’t fix it going forward. Instagram wants people to use their own embed code in order to control the way that the content is displayed making roundups like this difficult. Using the embed code, however, makes the image size fixed, and it has the caption along with it; then a roundup post becomes huge and takes forever to load (a problem I was already seeing with the posts).

Several of you in different regions of the world were also reporting broken image links that I couldn’t see on my end and I wasn’t really sure what the issue was in order to fix it. It’s likely a region-specific issue, but I wasn’t able to find the real answer to that. I don’t like region-specific blocks on content and, based on that and forcing us to use the embed code, I needed to find a different way to display the content.

Moving forward, the best way to share your finished garments is through downloading the images directly, meaning that everyone should be able to view the images since they are uploaded to our media library. If you have no problem seeing images on other blog posts but were having issues with the IG roundup posts, this is great news for you! It also means great news going forward since the posts will be much more stable and easier to load.

You are all such amazing creators, though, that this method is a big job and would turn roundup posts from several hours of work into several days or more…. We had a brilliant reader suggestion in our survey that we change these posts into highlight posts and choose a smaller amount of finished garments and their creators to highlight.

It’s a big change, but it will really allow these posts to continue without making it my full time job. CSC editors and contributors are volunteers and do not get paid.

What does highlights mean? It will be a smaller, more curated group of pictures for each month. I will try to choose a variety of garment types and pattern companies.

You can also continue to email pictures for a chance to be featured. However, there is no guarantee that it will be in the highlight post.

I hope you will love the new #cscmakes highlights posts!

We’re kicking this first post off with highlights from both November and December. Please check out the #cscmakes hashtag on Instagram to see everyone’s amazing creations. It was really difficult to narrow it down to highlights so please check out the rest of the amazing makes!

November Highlights

@garichild made House Morrigan Abbie Camisole and Viola Knickers // @mindofaladybug made two self-drafter bralettes

cicelyingleside made an Amy Parka from Schnittchen patterns // @cookinandcraftin made a Seamwork Jill Coatigan

 

@bettybutterfly2 made a Deer and Doe Opium Coat // hellolongwknd made a Coat with Simplicity 1067, top with Butterick 6378, and skirt with McCall’s 7631

@shanski.gee made an awesome cupcake costume for Halloween!

 

@riccywings made a Sew to Grow Stella Skirt // @jemsewcreative made a Tilly and the Buttons Arielle skirt

@cookinandcraftin made Simplicity 1067 // @garichild made Butterick 5473

@diaryofasewingfanatic made McCall’s 7817 // @jillypopssews made AK Patterns Nikki Cardigan

@joyfulemon made a Alina Design Co Fulton Sweater Blazer // @madebylaquana made a Style Sew Me Madison Cardigan

@cicelyingleside made a True Bias Lander Pants // @hellolongwknd made pants using Vogue 8909

@itinerantseamstress made Closet Case Files Ginger Jeans // @seamslikestyle made Patterns for Pirates SOS pants

@sierraburrell made a Cashmerette Pembroke Tunic // @nani_christiane_sews made an Itch to Stitch Medellin top

@mcbottsmanor made a Seamwork Bo top // @kamikatdesigns made a Winter Wear Designs Basic Shell

 

@adifferentstitch made a top using Simplicity 8529 // @itsmisscara made an Ellie and Mac Sitting Pretty Top

@ashbetteridge made a Seamwork Kimmy dress // @beckerella83 made a Sew Liberated Hinterland dress

@celandinesong made a Muse Patterns Pippa dress // @cuttingthingsfine made a Style Arc Hattie dress

@daisysewcrazy made a dress using Tessuti Eva pattern // @laurence_qpc made a Cashmerette Appleton dress

@seamslikestyle made an Ellie and Mac Favorite Sweater // @sew_modern_sew_historical made a Sewing Workshop San Diego Tunic

@tatsdent made a Helen’s Closet York Pinafore // @worldaboutsam made a Jennifer Lauren Sorrel dress

 

@sewmanju made a Pauline Alice Aldaia dress // @cicelyingleside made a Make my Lemonade Frida dress

December Highlights

 

@sewstylishfabrics made Simplicity 8803 pjs with Llamas! // @the_catwood made PJs for their whole family!

 

@riccywings made a Sew Over It Chic Cape // @sewsewbella made a gorgeous winter coat

  

@vellumblue made a Deer and Doe Opium coat // @sewmanju made Butterick 6169

@tanyamaile made an 1850s Christmas dress using Laughing Moon #114 //

 

@anakiequilter made a Saraste shirt from Named Clothing’s Breaking the Pattern book and a Blue Print A-Frame skirt // @maidintheshade made a Pattern Emporium Free Spirit skirt

 

@ehopemurray made a self-drafted skirt // @chrichrimano made a skirt using the Johanne dress pattern by Marimelilot

 

@kathastrophal made a cardigan using The Couture pattern // @mindofaladybug made a jacket

 

@librarianyarns made McCall’s 6996 // @the_catwood made a Wiksten Hoari for a friend

 

@riccywings made a Sew to Grow Bespoke Blazer // @kimloves2sew made a Vogue 9140 jacket

 

@hessiebell made Helen’s Closet Winslow Culottes // @garichild made a Rebecca Page Patsy jumpsuit

 

@bimbleandpimble made Sew House 7 Burnside Bibs // @angieflinnkey made Palazzo pants and an Ellie and Mac Be Mine cardigan

 

@daisysewcrazy made Tessuti Robbie pants // @hellolongwknd made pants with Simplicity 8605

 

@celandinesong made an In the Folds Collins Top // @the_catwood made a Sew DIY Ali Sweatshirt

 

@happily_caffeinated made a Hot Patterns Poncho tee // @kamikatdesigns made a Colette Patterns Jasmine top

 

@kristinesews made Butterick 5997 // @foxglovesandthimbles made a Knipmode peplum top from the March 2018 issue

 

@diaryofasewingfanatic made a Deer and Doe Myosotis dress // @cicelyingleside made a Named Clothing Agate Pencil dress

 

@katikhu made a Sew Liberated Metamorphic dress // @sewmanju made BurdaStyle 6420

 

@rare.device made a slipdress using the Colette Cinnamon slip pattern // @damselfly.ca made a Grainline Studio Alder dress

 

@thandiwh made a Tessuti Mandy Boat tshirt dress // @sew.knit.make made a Cashmerette Pembroke tunic

Remember to tag your finished projects with #CSCMakes for a chance to be features here and follow the hashtag to see everyone’s creations! 

Note: If you have a private Instagram account, your photos won’t show up in the public feed. If you’d like to be included anyway, or don’t use Instagram, just send your photos and garment descriptions (Remember the pattern name!) to our inbox with CSC Makes in the subject line for a chance to be featured.