i used to sew everything because 20 years ago you could make it for less and nowadays you can buy it for less. It costs more to buy the pattern, fabric, thread, interfacing, lining. buttons, zippers etc.than to get something on sale. So now I wouldn't dream of it . It costs so much more to sew than to go out to a final clearance sale and buy good clothes from 3 to 5 dollars.