Making a dress in a HOTEL ROOM || DIY Pinafore from old sheets WITHOUT a pattern

[@mrcanada1104]

Really glad to see you channel your inner Samuel L. Jackson on camera… (for the record, she channels him often while not on camera, too!) 😆

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

lol Good thing we are alike!

[@eurekamonograms]

first thought when I saw this. "oh Lord, she stole bedsheets from a hotel!" I love this dress! it's super cute on you too

[@StephanieCanada]

Bwahaha!! Those sheets would’ve been cleaner. 😂😂😂

[@sueb4368]

About 10 years ago I sewed up a twin size quilt to in a hotel room while my sons were at ComicCon. Staff wondered why I brought a sewing machine at check in and it opened some interesting conversations about mothers and grandmothers who sewed/quilted in their past. Kind of an interesting ice breaker. That was a great weekend.

[@StephanieCanada]

I LOVE that!

[@adgvtb]

I thinks it’s really cute, Rachel Maksy would approve

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you!

[@sandihj]

I live in far south Texas (south of everything in the lower 48 except the Florida keys, so always hot), and I’d wear it over a tank top or thin tshirt - the loose skirt would make up for the polyester (maybe). Or as a beach coverup.

[@StephanieCanada]

Yeah I am thinking about making a light weight puffy blouse to go with it this summer.

[@michellecornum5856]

That's some mighty fine desperation sewing. I've done similar. I was in a Ronald McDonald house for 74 days. It was awkward. and not my best sewing. I'm feeling this!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thanks Michelle! I think desperation sewing is the best way to describe it there at the end.

[@maryroyal5138]

Measure from the sewing machines needle over to your right hand side Mark your seam allowance with some gaffers tape.

[@StephanieCanada]

It was a borrowed machine, and while the running joke is SM's always have gaff tape, we usually don't have it in our hotel rooms.

[@janisi9262]

I love how swishy the skirt is! It's so full that you could fix and questionable sewing bits on the hem while wearing it! And don't be so hard on yourself. You made that thing in a hotel room, without a pattern, with limited and questionable tools, and it still came out wearable! That's an accomplishment! If you can't get the stain out, dye the whole thing a slightly darker shade of grey and it should cover everything. (This will also work to cover blood stains on your favourite pants...) In my approx. 25 years of sewing, I have found that most tension issues are the fault of the bobbin region, with the occasional top-thread-jumping-out-of-place issue. The first things I check for are lint and thread placement, and rectifying those issues fixes 98% of problems. The remaining 2% shall not be mentioned here because they are frightening.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! And oh dear that 2% worries me...

[@cathyswope5174]

"Gotta sew, gotta sew" (sung to Gotta Dance from Singing In The Rain) So, turned out cute AND you are hilarious 😆

[@Rotten_Ralph]

I’m sitting here in central Florida hand sewing a pair of tap pants because I don’t have the energy to fight with my machine. But I’m actually sewing 🪡 I like the pinafore

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@gailvandenberg546]

YEAH YOU! You had LOTS of mountains to scale in that project, and you overcame! Interfacing tip: one can use just another layer of the same fabric. I salute you for using the hotel time with which you were stuck to DO something.

[@SewSewDrew]

The will to make is always enough.♥️

[@StephanieCanada]

RIGHT!

[@marywest2896]

DAMN girl!!! that sheet made a great jumper!!!! looks very cute over the dark blue dress...

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much Mary!

[@mandylavida]

I was going to say I could listen to you all day, but in reality I would probably need to lie down in a dark room after a couple of hours just to recover from the laugh aches.

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww shucks... thank you!☺

[@mandycollins8795]

This brought me so much joy! 😭 your perseverance and don't-give-a-hoot attitude takes the pressure off my current (ahem-first-) project

[@thetimelesscostumemaker1266]

This was a fun project! As someone who services sewing machines about 3/4 of the machines I see have problems in the bobbin area with tension, or it eats the thread, or etc. so you are not alone in that. Your jumper turned out really cute considering what you were working with.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! I didn't think I could be that stressed while using a machine... i was WRONG!

[@MiffoKarin]

As someone with a 1950's sewing machine, I have given up on good looking buttonholes (unless I sew them by hand, which I rarely have energy for). On the plus side this machine is built like a tank and has faithfully put up with my sewing shenanigans, no matter how many layers there are. And thank you for reminding me to NOT listen to my brain when it wants to "just wing it".

[@stevezytveld6585]

I'm just about to hit 'play'. You made a thing. In a hotel room. From thrifted fabric. And no (bleep) pattern... YOU ARE A HERO. 'Kay. Now to watch. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@stevezytveld6585]

It came out so cute. Here's to improvising sewing projects. Nice filming and editing too. My guess for a seam ripper hack would be to start the opening with a straight razor. Sounds like overkill, I know, but the edge will (hopefully) limited to the one thread. I've had, um, mixed results. I see what you need by needing layers. Up here we're down to what the locals lovingly refer to as 'snot snow'. It's dark, lumpy, cold and just won't go away. Tis the season? I love the reaction people have to snow...

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@giovanninasuluh]

Shout out to all my hotel room sewing peeps! I've done this more times than I care to remember, lol. Thrift, gift. They both end in "ift"... As far as markings on the machine, those lines on your soleplate are 1/8" apart. The 5/8" line is the one with the hole in it and the 1" line is the one farthest to the right. All things considered, this is well done. You had suboptimal conditions and Did The Thing!

[@StephanieCanada]

Amazing! Hotel sewing for "some kind of" LIFE! It certainly isn't for everyone.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Here's a helpful tip use some distilled vinegar to clean the iron fill it in and let it heat up. I like it

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh interesting I will keep that tidbit in my brain the next time I get one of these crazy ideas.

[@mudotter]

I love the surprises you have on your channel. At first I thought you were gonna hand sew it! I'm travelling to Portugal next month and thinking I'll take a hand sewing project with me. I use to crochet while travelling but yarn takes up space. Oh my, I just noticed in the column to my left, you tried to make a cape on a plane! LOL

[@lottierenwick8789]

Natural sewing geniuse, my inspiration!

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you!!

[@mermaliade6631]

I can totally empathize with that. It's crazy how machines can get very temperamental with bobbins oh, that is usually 2/3 of what ends up being wrong with my machine. It even happens with nicer machines, or rather familiar ones.

[@StephanieCanada]

Right the dang bobbin! Every time!

[@jpendowski7503]

Cool result in an interesting venue.

[@shdwstrm]

Kudos to you for doing anything in the absolute crap that is hotel lighting. I know I’ve done con crunching at the hotel and hooooo boy!!! That lighting is sucky!!!!!

[@StephanieCanada]

Shockingly the lighting that that room wasn't the worst I have ever seen. But it still wasn't ideal.

[@vickismallwood2082]

I love this you did a fantastic job.

[@josielajambe7278]

This is such an amazing project!! I think it looks amazing, and very cute!!

[@alexandraleigh]

Adversity births some amazing creations my Dear and this is one of them!!

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you so much!!

[@horsenroundstudio]

Some months ago, I bought the more adorable fine-wale corduroy (red with tiny green tractors all over) with the intent of making a jumper dress of some kind. this inspires me to do the thing! (Never mind that I need to be working on a Victorian corset instead. Procraftination!)

[@katybradley5143]

Ok, but now you’re making ME want to make a bedsheet pinafore with no pattern! I don’t know if the world is ready for that 😂 This was great btw! Thanks for some smiles and some - possibly bad - ideas!

[@StephanieCanada]

YES!!! Do it!!!

[@1MizzDominguez]

Beautiful! ❤❤

[@7arboreal]

It really suits you!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!

[@lajoyous1568]

I have literally been angsting over the desire to make a pinafore and having no pattern. I think that you gave me the courage to wing it 🤔 Yours turned out so beautiful

[@AdventuresInLife2012]

So cute!! A big project in a weird environment= crushed it! Love the side comments and true Stefanie coming out 😜

[@rjbrewer09]

i really like the jumper dress… I would wear it ❤

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!!

[@kristinemunchkin]

This came out really cute thank you for such a great video

[@ShinySarah44]

That machine is a similar model to the one I learned on, and oh boy they are a fussy beast. They can behave so well and then suddenly: bonus chaos. I also realised after owning it for a decade that I was threading it wrong, in two ways. Which... could also explain the bonus chaos. But I am also very grateful I was able to upgrade to a digital machine and actually use all the shiny stitch options, as the previous machine I only had the straight stitch foot for some reason? But this video is certainly helping me gear up for progressing my pinafore/apron projects, truly a great design for trial and see. ^_^

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh fantastic! I hope yours turns out great!

[@BeverleyButterfly]

This crazy vlog was awesome hehe and it looks amazing on you xx

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much Beverly!

[@cdeg1964]

That is adorable. I know you kind of had a hard time, but it turned out great. BTW, I think it is funny that you find NC as a 'cold' state... sorry.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you! And yes, it was challenging, but I love a good challenge.

[@susandreyer9019]

Loved it

[@mrsducky3428]

When my daughter got married, it was at her fiance's church, which is about 60 miles from home, so we got a hotel, it was just easier. The bridesmaids ordered their gowns from a Chinese mail order company, and 2 of the bridesmaids did not try in their dresses until after the rehearsal dinner Friday night! I get a phone call from the bride "moooooommmmmmmm. Heeeellllllppppp!" The 2 dresses were literally coming unstitched! The front desk kindly gave me those travel sewing kits where the thread is already attached to the needle. At 11 pm the night before a 9 am wedding, I started hand stitching 1/2" wide horizontal pleats back onto the dress liner. That was fun! 🙄

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh no!!

[@catherinemckegney8344]

You are such a good Mom!!!

[@mrsducky3428]

@@catherinemckegney8344 aweee thank you!

[@lizhaydon2250]

Nice work and pockets too

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Liz!

[@grannygoose3532]

I absolutely love this!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!

[@ShannonLambert]

You did a thing! I'm pretty impressed with this, honestly. If there's an up side to polyester, it tends to be warm in layers! *chuckle*

[@ShannonLambert]

Also it looks like it fits pretty well, too. So, well done!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you! I am quite proud of myself because it was only slightly lopsided. 😂

[@stephaniecruz8260]

It looks good, I think Yoda was a big help 😉

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you! And yes, I think Grogu kept me on track.

[@stephaniecruz8260]

@@StephanieCanada yeah I know Grogu is so cute (I know he's Grocu just love to call him Yoda )😉😛

[@JustMeAndMyFabric]

Hi Stephanie, I'm new to your channel and loved this video. What a fun adventure! Nice job :)

[@laurieshaw5441]

Very fun content! How fortunate that you were able to get hold of a sewing machine! Great job working with what you had available!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you! Yes, my costumer at the opera I was at was SO helpful in making this video!

[@samtyers8236]

you did really well considering what you were working with

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Sam!

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

I think this turned out super cute! Also any of us who’ve made things out of sheets know that stain life 😂

[@StephanieCanada]

Thanks lady! And yeah, that sheet life can be rough!

[@daxxydog5777]

Turned out really well, considering the unique obstacles you had to overcome!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@sallyatkinson1682]

Good for you!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!

[@elainebye9090]

I really like the pinafore! I hope you do wear it some, maybe with a little white cotton top under...

[@StephanieCanada]

Yeah! I think I am going to make myself one to go with it for the summer

[@MysteryMommy1]

Cute!

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

OMG you did do it! I think it’s cute!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much!!

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

I was a little suspicious of the bow until you added it to the dress and you were 100% right! It was needed! 😁 It did remind me of my grandma, but tbh… I kinda love that it made us both think about them.

[@MirandaSews]

Hilarious! I love your videos, they are always entertaining! It's fun to try making something with limited resources :D

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

Turned out cute! And, bruh, I'd just be like "eh, I'll just toss on a decorative belt and call it a day" I refuse to dissect waistbands.

[@ariadne0w1]

laughs in Never having sewing machine issues, cries in doing literally everything by hand with no patterns, dressmaker's dummy, iron, etc. We Make Do, currently hemming a full circle cloak as I watch. Admirable results, especially given the restraints. I recently bought a very pretty cottonpoly bedsheet with lace trim, and now I think I know what I'm going to make out of it.

[@StephanieCanada]

Ooo!! What are you going to make?

[@ariadne0w1]

@@StephanieCanada A pinafore, of course! (though that'll have to wait, a wool skirt, wool kirtle, and additional linen shift are on the docket first)

[@UnwillingHousewife]

Pinafore is adorable. But as a retired theater techie, I ask HOW DID YOU SLEEP?

[@StephanieCanada]

I mean... caffeine fixes everything right? (At least that is what theatre school taught me)

[@kieraoona]

I have the same machine....and also I tend to guesstimate which one's the 5/8ths line

[@Eloraurora]

You're adorable running around in the snow. Also, that pinafore top is surprisingly well-behaved for not having darts. Do you think the angle of the straps helps with that?

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you! And honestly, I have no idea why this worked. I think the big ruffle at the neck did a bunch to help too.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I love your channel 💕 Don't you mean thrift and gift by no means I'm being snarky but Haute Couture means high sewing I hope that I spelled that right.

[@StephanieCanada]

I mean if someone wants to call my wonky-ass stitches "intentional" then MAYBE it would qualify for Haute Couture. 😂

[@barbaraferron7994]

I packed for a two day trip that turned into two weeks. I went to a brand names for way less store and Walmart but everything I found didn't fit right so I did a lot of hand sewing.

[@biancarademakers2875]

Darn now I want to try this my self😂

[@StephanieCanada]

If you end up doing it, tag me on IG I would love to see.

[@biancarademakers2875]

Will do

[@kfries1282]

Despite being gray, I'm getting Belle vibes, especially because of the blue

[@StephanieCanada]

Yes the more I look at it the more I think I need a white one to go full Belle.

[@tinawiththelakeexchange2093]

Not bad for what you had to work with!

[@StephanieCanada]

Right! I am still quite proud of myself for making it work.

[@tesstea7468]

good job, regarding the waistband, instead of ripping out, what about camoflage with embroidery or appliquing with a ribbon?

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh now THAT is a good idea!

[@aletasonner3989]

I love this!!! I'm actually excited to try to make something like this, which is huge because I have had project paralysis for like months now 😅. It looks so cute on you, especially with that blue top, beautiful!!❤️❤️

[@StephanieCanada]

I believe in you!! You can do it!

[@asg93gaming83]

I love finding videos like these such talent and time need to go into these projects and you did fab 😊 but I feel like I'm going to come across one of these videos and it's going to be a parody of someone getting inside a duvet cover like a ghost and call it a outfit 😂😂😂

[@StephanieCanada]

But why do I think a parody would be HILARIOUS as a short

[@asg93gaming83]

@@StephanieCanada oh my god yes a short would be hilarious how would you do it tho haha

[@coryjensen8016]

Turned out beautifully- nice swoosh factor- and I always look forward to your adventures! I can’t help but be curious of the layout of your hotel room…is there a ceiling fan right behind the bed???

[@StephanieCanada]

No this was a two story hotel room in NC. So the ceiling fan was above the living room on the bottom level.

[@Amazon_213]

Thrift, gift, and… other things that end in “ift “ challenge to badly paraphrase Sir Pratchett

[@Vereynique]

I live in Raleigh Durham and am involved in Theatre. What group were you Stage Manager for

[@LucindaSutherland-w2u]

Sewing machines and I no longer work well together. Hand-sewing is it for me these days. With my theater group I add embellishments and make repairs and someone else makes the body of the garment.

[@frankjanvari8650]

hello very beautiful video please kindly film how to operate the sewing machine electric foot pedal how its used to sew please OK?please kindly reply back OK?thank you very much

[@sarar4901]

Appropriately, I am currently living in a hotel room and contemplating making a wrap pinafore. *Insert that meme about two nickels here*

[@StephanieCanada]

*whispers - "do it, do it, do it!"

[@aletaschulz1108]

I am surprised that anyone could create a clothing in a hotel room without it being 100% hand-sewn.

[@lynn858]

Because you weren’t spending your days figuring out and improvising enough… “When I have some time to not think about the job, I’m going to give myself a challenge where I have none of my familiar tools or supplies! Muahhaha!” The only kind thing you did for yourself was not give yourself a ratings-bait American reality show style producer showing up, doubling the project scope and informing you, that your success will be judged on how well you make snow angels while sewing in the zipper.

[@StephanieCanada]

Yeah because apparently SMing a full scale opera isn’t enough for me. 😂😂😂

[@Lazydaisy646]

I love your project , it looks great , but im sorry the use of MF is really unbecoming . Please dont .

[@StephanieCanada]

Hi Anne, I don’t give weight to swear words like MF, and since this is my channel I am going to speak like I normally do. I was policed on language like this growing up, so I won’t be changing that language choice.

[@Lazydaisy646]

Your choice ofcourse Stephanie..All the best with your channel, I do enjoy what you do and find it interesting but i will run along .