I started hand sewing Barbie doll clothes, then my own through high school and college. Sewed my wedding gown and later took a tailering class and made my husband a sport coat which he actually wore. Not sure when I stopped sewing garments, but I have been quilting for more than 25 years.

My mom sewed all my clothes when I was in elementary school and I still remember several of her creations. My favorite was a corduroy jumper with a coordinating blouse with a matching jacket lined in the blouse fabric. I took a beginning sewing class from the local Singer store when I was 10 and mom taught me the rest. I sewed all through junior high, high school and college. Followed Nancy Zieman on PBS for decades and then got back into sewing Halloween costumes for my daughter. She and her boyfriend even requested Dracula style capes when they were graduate students. I think part of the problem for me with garment sewing was the fact that it became so difficult to find quality garment fabric. That seems to be changing now for the better, unfortunately my local high schools stopped teaching sewing in the 1990's!

I sew dresses and skirts for myself and an occasional pair of pajama pants or shorts. I also make historical clothing for reenactment events. I am killer with handstitching eyelet holes but I hate putting in zippers or modern buttonholes. So I tend to do patterns that don't have them. I do about half Quilting and half garment sewing over the course of a year.

I enjoyed looking at the fashions from gone by days. I do wish there were stylish children or younger girls patterns offered today.

If you are on the curvier side, try the patterns from Cashmerette. I am infatuated with the wrap dress (I've made 3 so far)...and she has a lovely princess seamed buttondown that is next up on my table after I finish my latest quilt.

There are quite a few Indy designers that have awesome patterns with lots of instruction in them. I’ve sewn for 55 years (clothing and quilts) and still learn new things from these young designers that I scratch my head and wonder why I didn’t think of the new to me ways of doing things. I do use quilting cottons for a few things I make. Good quality lighter weight quilting cotton is awesome for clothing. Check out Cashmerette as tanagriz suggests above. the Liesl & Co. Classic Shirt is great too and she has another version that is fancier that I haven’t tried yet. I just finished two classic shirts in flannel that I got at my local quilt shop. I’m in Canada and it’s cold here right now! Next up is the Ginger Jeans from Closet Case Patterns. She has a sew along and an online class that thousands of people have followed to successfully sew jeans. I have a quilt on the go and will do these in between. When/if I get frustrated I can always go back to my quilt for a couple hours. :0)

Well I didn't read all the above replies so I hope this isn't a repeat..:) I recently came across a blog by a lady who sews all her clothing! The blog is goodbyetvalentino by Susan Gunn . Follow this link for more about her and her sewing adventure. https://www.schmetzneedles.com/sarah-gunn-life-force-behind-goodbye-vale... Very inspiring and interesting!
I learned to sew as a kid, my mom made ALL of our clothes...from pajamas to our wedding dresses, she was and is amazing! I made all of our girls clothes for years, have made MANY bridesmaid dresses, curtains, and even made a wool sports coat for my husband years ago. Now I sew for the grandchildren: pjs,dresses,purses,crafty things, babydoll clothes, pillows...all the "normal" stuff and I do lots of quilting :) ( CURRENTLY WORKING ON :Moda Blockheads, Triangle Gatherings, Sewing A Village to name a few LOL) . I have found a few skirt patterns for me that are my go-to. I couldn't see paying 80 to 100 dollars for a skirt at Talbots when I knew I could make it for FAR less. The trick is making that first "prototype" and then finding the right fabric! There is an online shop that is mentioned on Susan Gunn's site that has many beautiful fabrics. She features many of her outfits on her blog that she constructed from fabric purchased there.
Enjoy your adventure and I look forward to seeing what you end up making! :)

I was raised by a mom who sewed almost all of our clothes, suits for my Dad, lined draperies, pageant gowns, wedding gowns. I didn't appreciate it at the time. I remember envying the girls with the Bobbie Brooks clothes from The May Company! (If that means anything to you, you know how old I am!) But I learned from her, and made a lot of my own and my children's clothes, and every time I buy ready made draperies or curtains I regret it because the quality is so poor compared to the ones I have made myself. I have not sewed clothing for myself in a while--for years I sewed mostly colorguard flags and costumes--and then fell in love with quilting. But garment sewing is calling to me again--I have recently picked up a few patterns for myself in quilt shops! The jacket pattern is one I have seen featured in quilting fabrics in several quilt stores, and there seem to be more indie patterns in quilt stores that make the construction so easy. These new designers are writing the instructions for people who haven't sewn clothing, and maybe weren't ever taught how things "must be done", and I am learning some great stuff from them! Will be looking up Cashmerette...

I learned to sew at a very young age. My mother didn't sew cut encouraged me. She would actually come home with fabric that she thought I might like. (I guess I inherited that stashing gene.) I quit sewing clothes when my career took off and time became an issue. But I've been thinking about dabbling in that again, maybe starting with PJ pants? Those would be easy enough - I think - and there's no zipper!