"You have made a good point here: alterations and sewing are two very different things.  They require different skill sets, with alterations being intensive in pattern design.  Without pattern making training, it can be very difficult to…"

"Isn't Connie wonderful?  I took a class of hers at the SewDesign Expo in Pomona a few yrs ago.  learned so much.  the book is still on my wish list, but I am waiting till I branch out of alterations before I go for construction…"

"Butterick now has patterns by Connie Crawford that come containing multiple sizes that allow for a better fit. Basic styles can be adjusted by bust size, armhole size and three different body shapes. Combine them to your measurements, and…"

"Ive been sewing since I was very young. Lets just say I learned on a treadle and patterns have always been a bane. My body never fit the perfect pattern. I personally only buy for basic design and have learned by many trial and error torn and thrown…"

"What can I ad?  I started sewing in high school cuz I was tiny.  Nothing fit. I had a gymanst type body, girls sizes wouldn't fit certain areas.  So I started sewing, and therefore through trial and error, I started learning…"

"It sounds just like the machine I learned to sew on, about 1967. In1976 or so I thought that's how all Singers were and bought one, but in 1984 or so I was told THAT Singer had ruined all the plastic they used inside of it (I wore it out), so I…"

"Deciding what machine to get really depends on how you're going to use it, like others have said. Whether or not you're sewing everyday/everything, or if you're going to use it once every 3-6months to sew a garment, or once in awhile…"

"To Kay who wrote in April about an adult slipper pattern. I have been looking for a slipper pattern for a long time and have tried to make my own pattern (with little success). I finally found a pattern that I like. It is KWIK SEW #3627 I…"