Seven tips for matching plaids and stripes when sewing garments

As garment sewists, we often strive to have our fabric perfectly matching across a seam and it’s honestly not the easiest thing to achieve. In today’s video, I’m sharing seven tips for how to match plaid or striped fabric while sewing.
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[TheJudeJane]

Great video and excellent tips. When I was a beginner sewer, I was always very careful matching plaid wool fabric for my skirts. I never failed! Why? Just cutting fabric as separate pieces. Not even difficult. I am an artist and a stickler for wonky, mis matched seams-LOL! Taking time to do things as professionally as possible is always well worth a few extra minutes of careful basting, too, prior to machine sewing.

[cleverevans]

Great tutorial! This was very helpful. I like that you get right to the most important details. This video was full of information in under 7 minutes!

[ralphwatten]

I beat myself up when I sewed my first western shirt out of 12 0z. denim so why shouldn't I beat myself up matching my plaids on my second shirt. Seams natural to me. My wife said that if I buy a shirt at LL Bean that the seams will match but if I buy a shirt at Walmart they won't. I've never bought a shirt at LL Bean. So why would I match my plaids. I dunno-but I'm goin' in!

[karenboek]

Excellent tutorial for someone who has never sewn with plaid fabric.

Thank you!

[marilyn]

I needed a refresher after not having matched a plaid in years...doing 3 shirts for my daughter. Cutting is my least favorite part of sewing, but is so essential with plaids, of course. Thanks!

[m]

Oh my goodness super helpful! Thank you so much

[pmg]

Can you make new vlog about plaid dress skirt especially bottom one? I’m trying to figure out with two cut fold. I was like how do I keep it match if it’s on side seams? Help me!!! Ahhh

[lynneprentice]

Thank you Beth. One tip I have been given is to use washable Wondertape, which I have found really good for stripe matching and colour blocking😁👍

[TheSliverleaf]

Thank you, this was so helpful and now I think I won’t be so nervous about sewing with these types of fabric.

[ashleyalexandermorris]

This was wonderful! Thank you for making this so easy to follow :)

[shellyoliver]

I can't tell you how grateful I was to find your video on this topic! I'm extremely nervous about sewing a new shirt for my husband anyway because I have never made one and when he picked out plaid fabric for it I cringed inside! After watching your video I feel better about tackling this project. Great advice and suggestions, I thank you much!😅

[amymmm]

Thank you for this. Even professor pincushion made it too complicated, but you didn’t!

[julietteprouse]

This was SO helpful, thank you. I have a tiny striped jersey fabric that I was really wondering how to cut to ensure everything matched up in the finished dress!

[meaghanlarsen]

What translucent paper do you recommend for tracing pattern?