Quote Originally Posted by HipGnosis6
I'm a really big girl.... 42" waist, 230 lbs, 6" tall. I haven't bought a lot of shorts but I've found that I can get into MOST size XL shorts despite it all. I can't find a jersey or a jacket, though, even in the men's deparment! I'm a competent seamstress and should finish the jacket I cut out, and I'll eventually attempt my own shorts, too.
I'm a big [but shrinking] gal and I can't much of anything off the rack. So far I have made 3 pair of shorts, a pair of tights, 2 jerseys, a feece vest with matching arm warmers [hopefully soon leg warmers]

http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-...patternid=2375 for the jersey and shorts, I highly recommend this pattern. I would recommend making copies of your pattern pieces by tracing them onto freezer paper. You can reuse them and you iron them to the fabric to cut them out. For the larger pattern pieces, you will want to piece together more than one piece of freezer paper. Also, photocopy your directions off the pattern sheet, it saves wear and tear from folding and unfolding for directions.
http://photobucket.com/albums/a361/m...0and%20shorts/ I have photos of some of my shorts and jerseys here.


http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M3...niforms&page=2
I don't have the photos uploaded of the vest and arm warmers I made [used the leg pattern on the tight pattern above for the arm warmers I've made not from fleece (these are NOT the same as in above photo)] I will post photos or links later of what I made using this pattern. I added a pocket panel to the back of this vest since I made it to wear cycling.