I am not sure what triggered this, maybe it was the sign that said Simplicity patterns, $1.99, or maybe it was wanting something to wear for an interesting halloween costume?
I found this patterns for making your own coveralls.
There was a qr code with a video to follow along for the sewing instructions.
Awesome. I searched on youtube to see if the follow along instructions were posted there. Another awesome, they were. Looking over the patterns with all the little symbols was a bit intimidating. I looked at another video that had a breakdown of how to read a pattern which was really helpful. With this new found knowledge, I took a drive to to get some interesting fabric. At M and L fabrics, I got mad looks from all the older ladies gathering their quilting pieces. They were boxing me out of some of the rows with their carts. I found some interesting fabric. They have so much fabric on the racks that you may not find the same fabric again. The thing is I forgot how many yards I was going to need for the coveralls. I started cutting up the pieces and what a blunder, I didn't get enough fabric. A week or two later I went back and found a solid color of teal that is very close to the teal bits on the pattern.
It was great to have a video follow along. Almost like a tutor to guide me in my work, so I must thank you
Mr. Norris Danta Ford.
I had a problem with the bottom part of the zipper that makes it stick out funny. I will have to revisit it and adjust it. The coveralls ended up being really huge in size. So they are roomy. I got a belt and a little pouch to help slim them down.
The finish product reminds me of some coveralls a mechanic would wear in the 2nd Back to the Future movie. I could see them on some guy in the background while Marty is zipping around on the hoverboard avoiding on coming traffic.
I have been on a sewing kick recently. A goal of mine is to try and produce one article of clothing per month. I completed two for Jan.
It is a dress made out of paper. I had a simple dress pattern and I traced it onto some brown packing paper. I ran off at Kinkos some of the collage work that I have been making. I used modge podge and some washi tape to decorate the dress with the collage print outs.
It was a bit tricky to sew it up, but hopefully it will hold together.
I picked up these two patterns for 2 dollars a piece. The material I got at the swap meet for really cheap. It is like a cotton but not quite like a flannel feel. 
I made the poncho first. It has a flaw in the arm near the armpit on one side. This defect causes one of the sleeves to be shorter. I had a bit of the material left so I thought how about some pants. So I drew up the scrub pants pattern and made a matching out fit. The two pieces are kind of baggy. They fit a little bit bulky then I thought they would. When I lose some weight I can alterate them and trim them down so they fit a little bit more proper.
This set up is loosely inspired by the adds for bondage pants I would see in those old issues of the japanese punk and noise magazine Doll Super Head Magazine.Thank you
