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I was asked if I could also provide a basic pattern as a foundation for creating your own patterns. And I think that’s a fantastic idea.

This pattern kit doesn’t include any frills, but it does offer full control over darts, two sleeve options, and all the fit classes I’ve currently created. That should cover everything from T-shirts to loose-fitting coats. 

Can you easily turn any T-shirt pattern into a cropped T-shirt? Sure. But with this pattern, you don't have to! :D

Crokus is a very simple T-shirt pattern that falls to the waist. It's great with skirts or under pinafore dresses.

This pattern is the blouse version of the Disa dress. It has no fastening; you can simply pull the blouse over your head. The fabric is pleated at the neckline.

People keep asking me why the bust darts in my patterns are so much larger than what you're used to seeing in ready-made garments or commercial patterns. I'll go into that a bit here.

This dress has no fastener. The back is cut wider at the waist, so you can simply pull it over your head. The waist is then adjusted to fit using the lacing.

The fabric is gathered at the neckline, which accommodates the bust dart.

This dress is quite unusual for me. It’s cut extra loosely so that air can circulate well on hot days. It’s more of something I’ll wear at home, but it serves its purpose very well—it’s really breezy.

Columbine can be sewn with or without bust darts and flares out just below the arm. You can decide for yourself how much it flares.

Are you team hooded or team hoodless? You can sew both versions using my new bathrobe pattern.

I’ve added a few new options to the Top and Skirt Modular Pattern. You can now choose between two variations with dividing seams in the top (princess seams), and there’s also a gathered skirt.

This probably makes this pattern kit my most versatile pattern yet.

I also sewed up a sample dress with viennese seams (dividing seams leading to the armhole).

Have you ever created a pant pattern in my design tool and ended up with a super-short, slanted crotch curve?

You’re not alone—I’ve seen this happen quite a bit over the past few months. Let’s take a quick look at why this happens.