{"id":37143,"date":"2017-11-26T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T03:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=37143"},"modified":"2017-11-26T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T03:26:06","slug":"piecing-together-childrens-pattern-slopers-from-the-book-pattern-making-for-kids-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/piecing-together-childrens-pattern-slopers-from-the-book-pattern-making-for-kids-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"Piecing Together Children&#8217;s Pattern Slopers from the book Pattern Making for Kids&#8217; Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>A good option for designing your own children&#8217;s patterns<\/h4>\n<p>If you have ever wanted to design your own children&#8217;s clothing sewing patterns or have gotten tired of buying new patterns for every new fashion, the book <a title=\"Pattern Making for Kids' Clothes\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2A7AlPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pattern Making for Kids&#8217; Clothing<\/a> may be for you. It has slopers, the building blocks of patterns, for children&#8217;s sizes 4 to 12. It also gives lots of ideas for how to build your patterns for different results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Piecing-Together-Childrens-Pattern-Slopers-from-the-book-Pattern-Making-for-Kids-Clothes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37162 size-large\" title=\"Piecing Together Children's Pattern Slopers from the book Pattern Making for Kids' Clothes\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Piecing-Together-Childrens-Pattern-Slopers-from-the-book-Pattern-Making-for-Kids-Clothes-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Piecing-Together-Childrens-Pattern-Slopers-from-the-book-Pattern-Making-for-Kids-Clothes-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Piecing-Together-Childrens-Pattern-Slopers-from-the-book-Pattern-Making-for-Kids-Clothes-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Piecing-Together-Childrens-Pattern-Slopers-from-the-book-Pattern-Making-for-Kids-Clothes-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Finding your pattern slopers<\/h4>\n<p>The slopers themselves are not in the book, but they are all available in a slew of pdf&#8217;s on a website listed in the book. However, I found the instructions about accessing them somewhat confusing. Here are some things that might help you avoid such confusion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The web address given in the book changes in the browser bar right as the web page loads.<\/li>\n<li>The first web address given is possibly not the complete one you need for accessing all of the pdf&#8217;s. The publisher may have fixed this. I did email them when I had trouble, and when I checked back recently, the pdf&#8217;s were available on the first web page directed to in the book.<\/li>\n<li>There is mention of scanning a QR code. This is the first option listed, but <a title=\"Is the QR Code a Thing of the Past?\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.logograb.com\/are-qr-codes-a-thing-of-the-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many people don&#8217;t know what to do with QR codes or have a way of using them<\/a>. If you are one of those people, just skip down to the information regarding the web address.<\/li>\n<li>When you get to the webpage, you will only see a few pattern sloper images. Those are just the front images for each pdf file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Keeping track of your sloper pieces<\/h4>\n<p>Once you have your pdf files, you need to print all the pages with the sloper patterns, but don&#8217;t do that without being aware of some important things. As of when I wrote this blog:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are NO page numbers on the pdf pages within each file, and you need those numbers to easily piece your slopers together.<\/li>\n<li>There are NO size markings on any of the sloper pieces. They all are simply labels with S, B, or\u00a0 F to indicate if the sloper being built is a front, back, or sleeve. Each piece is given a number according to how many pieces it takes to put together that particular sloper pattern. The numbers in the margin show which other piece should be attached there.<\/li>\n<li>I recommend writing the page number from the pdf file on each page right after it prints.<\/li>\n<li>You should also write the type of sloper and size. For instance, peasant top sloper back, size 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>I give examples of this in the video below.<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5K6PKWFWXk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Other helpful hints for building your slopers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>I printed my slopers on card stock so they will last longer.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to make sure the scale is correct before printing them all. The one inch square at the beginning of each pdf file is your guide.<\/li>\n<li>The gray margins are meant to overlap pretty much exactly.<\/li>\n<li>Start by taping near the middle of where the slopers are connecting, then tape on either edge fairly close to the edges.<\/li>\n<li>Store your built slopers flat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Actually sewing something<\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that design ease, hem allowances, and seam allowances need to be added for any actual pattern pieces you create. This is specified in the book. The first 4 chapters give a lot of information about how to use the slopers.<\/p>\n<p>I have made both pants and peasant tops using these slopers. I have been pleased with the results. Although these are simple patterns, this would be more challenging if I didn&#8217;t have a lot of experience sewing.<\/p>\n<p>I have decided that from now on I will both photograph my steps and write down my order of process to make things easier on myself for subsequent projects. I plan on also making some video tutorials as I do this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=dailyimprov-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1438003862&amp;asins=1438003862&amp;linkId=e91ff360f86b99c703e38d6194af92cc&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good option for designing your own children&#8217;s patterns If you have ever wanted to design your own children&#8217;s clothing sewing patterns or have gotten tired of buying new patterns for every new fashion, the book Pattern Making for Kids&#8217; Clothing may be for you. 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