30 Of The Most Amazing Projects Shared In This Sewing Community

Anyone can go to the store and simply buy some new clothes right off the rack – but why spend money on a new t-shirt or dress when you can make one yourself? At least that’s what the crafty members of the r/Sewing online community believe.

#1 Been Sewing Shirts And Matching Ties For My 5 Cats. It’s Been Fun. Hope You Like Them

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#2 I Did It, I Made A Coat! (McCalls 6800, View D With B’s Hem)

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#3 I Just Finished My Son’s Halloween Costume

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#4 I Made My Wedding Dress (No Pattern)

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#5 Self Drafted. No Pattern. Outfit I Made From Scratch From Kente Fabric

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#6 Finished My Rainbow Quilt! And A Body Pillow Case To Match. Happy Pride Month!

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#7 In 2020 I’m Planning To Memorialize My Father By Sewing A Book Of His Life. This Is Page One

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#8 I Sewed A Wedding Dress Out Of Sweatpants

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#9 Duchess Coat By Ellie And Mac Patterns For My Spiderman-Obsessed 2y.o. Niece. I Can’t Wait To See It On Her!

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#10 Made A Non Conventional Wedding Dress! V9296

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#11 I Made A Maple Leaf Fairy Costume For Renn Faire (B4571)

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#12 This Is A Prom Dress My Aunt From Nigeria Made For Me Back In 2019. We Designed It Based On Two Different Dresses. The Pattern Of The Fabric Is My Favorite Part! (No Pattern)

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#13 I Recreated An Early 1900s Illustration Butterfly Dress!

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#14 (Self Drafted) My Old Lounge Dress Wasn’t Getting Much Wear, So I Reworked It Into A Sundress

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#15 Bought My First Sewing Machine 2 Weeks Ago Without Knowing A Single Thing About Sewing. So I Spent Hours On Youtube Watching How To Videos. I Made This Myself Yesterday

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#16 Wish I Was Brave Enough To Wear This Out. Took Me Forever To Make

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#17 Designed, Sewed, And Modeled This Dior Inspired Trench Coat

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#18 Made An Entire 1850’s Outfit. Lots Of Work, But Totally Worth It!

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#19 Completed My Belle Gown (Beauty & The Beast) Self Drafted

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#20 I Made Billy Porter’s Oscars Tuxedo Gown (Self Drafted)

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#21 I Made A Velvet Dress With Leds To Look Like The Night Sky (Self Drafted)

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#22 (Fo) I Alter Weddings Dresses For A Living, But Suit Alterations Are My True Passion. Here’s My Last Suit I Did For Myself

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#23 Coat Made With Broken Umbrellas

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#24 I Made The Dressing Gown That Bilbo Wears In The First Hobbit Movie (M7875)

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#25 (Self-Drafted) Sewist On Low Budget Recreating Expensive Dresses. I Was Inspired By This Teuta Matoshi Dress

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#26 First Finished Dress vs. First Dress I Can Actually Wear In Public

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#7 (McCall’s Archive Collection Circa 1956 M7478) Took Forever To Finish This Coat, But I’m Really Pleased With How It Turned Out – Especially The Twirl Factor!

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#28 Engagement Photo Dress I Designed And Constructed

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#29 My DIY Thrift-Flipped Wedding Dress

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#30 Prom Might Not Have Happened This Year But At Least I Can Still Twirl Around In The Ball Gown I Made!! Self-Drafted

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