 Hey guys, I'm working to my new series called workshop from home where I teach you guys how to make things from the comfort of your own home Before this whole COVID-19 thing started to happen. I was getting ready to host workshops in my studio space for you all and Unfortunately, that is not an option right now So I thought why not offer an online version of a workshop today? We'll be making a vest and all you'll need are any kind of fabric you have lying around your house This could be drapes pillowcases old I Don't know tapestries you have but essentially anything you have Fabric wise lying around the house that you don't use you'll need scissors and lastly needle and thread It is ideal if you already have a sewing machine But if not you're more than welcome to hand-sew anything we do today, but I'm super excited to get started So first we're gonna do measurements So you'll have to change it to something a little more light and airy because you want to get the most accurate measurement You can now I'll be using a measuring tape measuring rope But if you don't have this what you can do is use any kind of string Yarn even a shoelace to do these measurements and then mark that shoelace with a shark beat and then go measure it on a ruler So first we're gonna put our measuring tape shoestring whatever right here in the center of Where our shoulder is and we're gonna measure down to the length. We want the best to be for me Maybe about 17 or 18 inches it's better to have too much than too little because you can't add But you can definitely take away if you want this to be cropped for my ladies You can go shorter if you want to so go ahead and write that measurement down next We're gonna get our waist measurement for how we want the shirt to fit if you want the shirt to fit a little tighter You can go in some but generally for a vest You want it to be a little bit more loose than your natural waistline more of like a 34 to give it more give So that way I can wear things under it and move around so go ahead and write that measurement down as well So the last thing you'll have to measure for is your shoulder opening and how you do that is go ahead and put the Measuring tape right back up at your shoulder point You'll see what you want it to be with the length I want it minus 17 and a half and then what you'll have to do is just kind of guesstimate You know what maybe a lemon will be right for my shoulder hole and it looks about right searching for a vest It's supposed to be a little wider anyway, so I know 11 that's going to be Six and a half inches apart. So from the bottom of my vest I'm gonna go six inches up and now six and a half inches up and that will be where my arm hole will start So those three are actually the only measurements you'll need and now we'll go ahead and drag you a pattern now It's time to mark out your pattern and all you'll need is a ruler something to mark it out with I'm using a sharpie so that way you guys can see and then something to cut it with this can be regular scissors as well It doesn't have to be a rotary cutter. So the cool thing is about patterns is that they're just shapes So first what we're gonna do is take that waist measurement We got for me it was 34 and we're gonna divide that by four that's gonna be eight and a half So what you want to do is go ahead and mark eight and a half This will be the bottom so once you mark that you're gonna want to do your width And I measured about 17 and a half which is perfect for this ruler because it doesn't go past 18 And basically what we're gonna be doing is making a big rectangle So that way we can create the shape we want 17 and a half go ahead and close off the rectangle to go ahead and also mark the middle of your top line Because now we're gonna draft out the shoulder of our top So basically every shoulder you can do a width of three inches or four whatever suits you But for me, I think I'm gonna do three So what I'm gonna do is put half of three which is one and a half right where that mark is and then mark on both sides That's what my shoulder seam is going to be perfect And that's gonna help us out when we do our arm opening and the front part of our vest So now moving on to the arm opening what you'll do is go up that length that you measured before for me It was six and a half so from six and a half up Right here And what you can do is sort of freehand a shoulder marking so this might be a little difficult because I'm using this thick sharpie, but Hopefully you can use pincer or pin, but you'll just want to freehand a shoulder opening That leads up To this side. Oh, yeah, perfect Believe it or not That is gonna be your arm hole opening and then next what we're gonna do is take our ruler from the other Shoulder point and what we'll do is kind of find a nice little medium because if you want to show less skin You'll go higher if you want to show more skin, you'll go lower for me I like a good mix of both so I'll probably go about right here Around the same spot as my shoulder opening and then what you'll do is go ahead and connect that line and There we go. Now we have something starting to look like a vest front So now all we're gonna do is add seam allowance so that way we can sell to see other and it won't get smaller And how you do that is just by using your ruler to mark out half an inch out go ahead and draw a Half an inch higher than your drawn-out pattern on all sides So there we go. That is your best front pattern and now we'll cut it out So now we have our front all mapped out. We can use it to make our back piece Which is super convenient. So what you'll want to do is go ahead and draw a straight line up again We're basically gonna be drawing another square using those measurements But by using the pattern that we already created we don't have to worry about seam allowance Which is great because it'll already be factored in because our pattern already has a factored in and lastly the bottom So once we've drawn out our square for the added seam allowance We're gonna copy the shoulder opening as well because it'll be the same for the back and go up to our shoulder point Keeping that seam allowance the same and then for this shoulder point what we're gonna want to do is Sort of make a half circle and then straighten it out as you get over here This opening will be for your neck so you want to loop down so it's not too high and there you go You have a finished back pattern already with seam allowance So we can go ahead and cut that out as well And now that you have that cut out all you'll want to do is go ahead and mark that you're gonna cut this on a fold So basically what you'll do is fold the fabric in half And then cut this out so that way you don't have to waste any fabric when making your pattern That would just be cut out on a fold now It's time for the fun part where we get to use our fabric go ahead and fold it in half right tight spacing and cut out Your front vest piece. This should give you two opposite pieces Next go ahead and cut out your back on a fold so you have one long back piece Once you're done cutting out it should look something like this both pieces Next what you want to do and this part is just to make it a lot easier on you It's ironed down half an inch in on all sides It should look something like this on both your fronts and your back your iron is your best friend If you need help with the curves go ahead and snip into that no more than half an inch So that way it's easier to turn on the curves here. I'm showing you how I did it with my iron. I Just folded it down or folded it in a half an inch and then ironed it down And with the curve I went ahead and snipped no more than half an inch in so that way I was able to turn it in without too much trouble Then once everything is pressed it should look something like this What we're going to do now is go ahead and sew those down with a straight stitch This part is pretty simple and this will give you a chance to Get a feel for your sewing machine if this is your first time sewing so take your time Once you're done it should look something like this and you've gotten one of the hardest parts out the way And that's hemming your garment Next what you'll do is put your Front to your back right sides facing which is the right side of the fabric and then sew down both the shoulder seam and the side Seam you want to make sure you sew at half an inch seam allowance like you put in your pattern Once that's done. You want to either zigzag stitch it. I use my serger But anything will help just to make sure your ends will not fray When you turn your vest right side out, this is what it should look like and we're basically done with our vests So now it's time to try it on and get a fit for me. My shoulders were still a little bit too wide So what I had to do was go in and like pinch it down to see where I need to sew it And then re-sew that hemline and this is what it looks like now and I'm pretty happy with the results So now you guys have reached the end. I hope you enjoyed this workshop from home It's the best that I can do to keep busy This is super simple something easy to do and I'd love to know if you guys really try it out If you do please tag at happily dressed you can also use the hashtag workshop from home The cool part is now you have a pattern that you can use to make this anytime you want to or you can even make Adjustments and make new things. I really try to keep it as simple as possible this time if you want more workshop like this Please let me know maybe what you can do shorts next. I'll see you guys in the next one. See you guys later