I've admired this pattern for a long time and it was on my wish list. When Pattern Review offered me a free pattern as a thank you for managing a contest, I finally got my Kalle! The Closet Case Kalle is another one of those patterns that shows up regularly on Instagram. I follow and post under the… Continue reading Closet Case Kalle
Category: Indie Patterns
Sew House Seven – Toaster Sweater
My blood has thinned after 15 years in the southern U.S. and I now wear sweaters when it's 12C. Which means I now sew proper sweaters, not just cardigans to stop the chill of the a/c. The Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater is widely reviewed and an Instagram favourite. Leigh at Topstitch Studio & Lounge convinced… Continue reading Sew House Seven – Toaster Sweater
Swoon Patterns Evelyn Bag
The Swoon Patterns Evelyn handbag was a fun make!
The Blackwood Cardigan
There are plenty of raves for this pattern in the blogosphere. Now I understand why! Pattern The Blackwood Cardigan by Helen's Closet is a pdf pattern for a straight fitting, open cardigan in one of two lengths - mid-thigh, or mid-hip. I bought the pattern about 10 months ago and the thought of taping together… Continue reading The Blackwood Cardigan
Sew Over It – Zoe Dress
Plenty of mornings I want wardrobe choices to be mindless. And what's easier than a dress! Pattern I follow a lot of U.K. sewists on blogs and Instagram. No offence intended for North American designers, but those in the U.K. and Europe do dresses way better than we do on this continent. When I was… Continue reading Sew Over It – Zoe Dress
Cashmerette Springfield – Jumping on the Bandwagon
If you've read my blog in the past you know that I don't like doing FBAs because I am too impatient to do all that tracing, cutting, taping. It seems like each Indie pattern designer has their own design sense, so while perusing patterns I finally took a serious look at Cashmerette and did some… Continue reading Cashmerette Springfield – Jumping on the Bandwagon
Janine Sews 