I have a pattern, but I don't think I've made any. You can probably get patterns on the web if you don't want to go to the store and buy one.

Yes. All they are is a fat crescent moon of overlapping layers of some sort of padding inside a cover of the suit's lining material.

http://www.pattern-making.com/shoulder-pads/

What you use for padding controls how soft or stiff they look.

Thanks for the answers. I will try to see that pattern this evening. I separated my shoulder (twice now) and there is a distinct drop on one side, which necessitates the pads, but I don't like great big ones. Now the thing I am working on is how to make them so I can just fasten over my bra straps without putting them in everything, because after awhile, they get sort of lumpy. Thanks again. - Barb