The Square Neck Top is a boxy dolman sleeved top with a square neckline. It is slightly cropped. It is a great beginner sewing pattern and includes pattern pieces to make the top from a knit or woven fabric!
KNIT VERSION: Knit fabrics with at least 20% 4-way stretch are suitable. Cotton jersey, rib knits, lightweight french terry are a few types of fabric that would be great. Generally, sturdier knits are easier to work with and drapier thinner knits are a little more difficult.
WOVEN VERSION: The woven Square Neck top looks great in linen, cotton, rayon, silk, etc! The fabric you choose will affect how your top looks. If you choose a drapey fabric like a rayon or silk you will have more of a blouse-y look. If you choose something like linen it will have a more structured vibe.
Part of our Rome Collection, the Fiore Skirt is a chic, high-waisted A-line skirt with just the right amount of flare and volume. A beginner friendly pattern with multiple variations, this elevated basic has tons of outfit potential.
Available in above or below the knee lengths, the Fiore Skirt has three views. View A is a simple flared skirt with an invisible zipper at the back. View B is an asymmetrical wrap skirt with single hip pocket. View C buttons up the front with curved patch pockets.
Details: The Granville Shirt is a fitted button-front shirt with long sleeves featuring tailored plackets and cuffs. Sizes: 0-20 included Skill Level: Intermediate Format: Paper
Your new favourite shirt! The Granville Shirt is a fitted button-front shirt with long sleeves featuring tailored plackets and cuffs. Front darts add subtle shaping, and the back princess seams are designed to fit the curve of your lower back in a flattering way. The yoke is self-lined, and the two-piece collar looks sharp under a jacket or sweater. Pattern also includes optional front pockets.
The Granville is a tried and true pattern that you'll be making for years.
Alabama Studio Sewing Patterns: A Guide to Customizing a Hand-Stitched Alabama Chanin Wardrobe
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Alabama Studio Sewing Patterns: A Guide to Customizing a Hand-Stitched Alabama Chanin Wardrobe by Natalie Chanin is a companion to the Alabama Studio Series: Alabama Stitch Book, Alabama Studio Style, and Alabama Studio Sewing + Design. In this final volume of the four-book series, Chanin offers, by popular demand, three new core patterns—the A-Line Dress/Tunic/Top, the Long and Short Wrap Skirt, and the Classic Coat/Jacket/Cardigan—and a guide to customizing garments to fit and flatter. For ease, convenience, and to ease its ecological footprint, this book comes with a CD rather than paper patterns. The disc contains patterns for all of the garments from the previous books in the Alabama Studio series with additional sizing for XXL, the three new patterns, plus five Alabama Chanin stencil designs, including the Polka Dot in three sizes, the popular New Leaves, and the classic Magdalena (all for readers to print as needed for their individual sewing purposes). Printed and bound in the USA.This installment highlights:
9 core garment patterns with up to 34 standard variations, plus 3 bonus pocket patterns
Patterns from the entire Alabama Studio book series with the additional XXL size
5 full-scale stencil designs, plus a free bonus download available from Alabama Chanin’s website
Useful, convenient CD that minimizes its ecological footprint by conserving paper
The Nehalem is based on the traditional Thai fisherman’s pants worn by fishermen in Eastern Asia. The traditional pant is a one-size-fits-all, very baggy, loose-fitting pant that is wrapped and tied to fit. While still a loose-fitting wrap, the Nehalem has been slimmed down a bit and has been graded to better fit your size. The back rise of the pant is not as baggy as a traditional fisherman pant as it has a bit of a curve to its rise - for a more attractive and fitted back view. The Nehalem skirt is a take on the fisherman pant as well. It also wraps and ties to make for an easy fitting, easy to wear piece. It features oversized side patch pockets, vertical front and back seaming and a wide waistband that can be folded down or worn upright and tied. The skirts feature an above the knee version and a tea length version. No closures to sew. The Nehalem pants feature oversized side patch pockets, vertical back seaming and a wide waistband that can be worn upright or folded down and tied. The pants feature cropped and long versions. No closures to sew. All versions have 2 options for the waistband construction. There is a double layered, more finished waistband construction (option #1) or a single layer, longer (option #2) that is less bulky. Make any view up in a luxurious fabric and wear it with heels for a dressed up look, try lightweight denim for a new take on jeans or sew it in funky printed cotton and it just may become your favorite loungewear piece. The pants are less bulky and a bit more slimming if sewn in a fabric with some drape such as denim Tencel. The skirt, on the other hand, works great in a fabric with more body. However you make your Nehalem, the creative dressing options are endless with this pattern.This is a beginner level pattern sizes XS - XXL
The Cambria Duster is a versatile and staple fall piece. It has a dramatic, wide draped shawl-style collar. It is a shin length, unlined duster that is perfect for layering. Tie the ties in back for a clean, shapely look, or wrap them around in front for a little more coverage.
5/8” seam allowance included
Intermediate level sewing
Designed for woven fabrics but can be made out of a knit as well
XS - M // 45” wide // 4.25 yards (3.9 metres)
L - XXL // 45” wide // 5.13 yards (4.7 metres)
1X - 4X // 45“ wide // 6.13 yards (5.6 metres)
XS - M // 54-60” wide // 3.5 yards (3.2 metres)
L - XXL // 54-60” wide // 4.13 yards (3.8 metres)
1X - 4X // 54-60”wide // 4.67 yards (4.3 metres)
This pattern is designed for woven fabrics but can be made out of a knit as well. It would look great out of anything with a bit of drape like a rayon twill, gabardine, rayon challis, etc. It would also look great out of something a little warmer with more body, like a light wool or a boucle!
The Arlo Track Jacket is the perfect lightweight layer. It features a sport collar, interesting seamlines, and comfortable front pockets. The Arlo is fitted without being tight and comes with three length options: short 22”/56cm, medium 24”/61cm, and long 26”/66cm. It is the type of zip-up you can wear on its own in fall and under a warm coat in winter. This is a unisex pattern and looks great on all gender expressions! This pattern is intermediate but is achievable by the confident beginner.
This jacket is designed for knits with at least 20% cross grain stretch. French terry, sweatshirt fleece, ponte, and other sturdy knits are ideal for this pattern. Knits that are really drapey are not suitable for this pattern.
Skill Level: Rookie
Fabric: Jersey/Knit Fabrics. Merino/Wool Jersey, Cotton Knit, Cotton/Lycra, Viscose/Lycra.
The perfect turtleneck pattern to help ease you through the cooler months. This pattern has two completely different variations, a chic fitted version, or a dropped shoulder loose fitting option. These are wardrobe staples!
Inspired by vintage work-wear, Jenny is a modern interpretation of classic overalls and wide leg trousers with an ultra-high rise, sleek, functional details and a comfortable all-day-long fit.
Make a more sophisticated version of dungarees with our well-proportioned bib and optional utility pocket, or omit the bib entirely and make a pair of wide-legged cropped pants, full-length pants or shorts. Optional details abound; mix and match the curved slash front pockets, faux fly front, single or double zipper waistband and rounded back patch pockets. To personalize even further, go all out with high contrast topstitching, or take a more minimalist approach for a clean, elegant finish.
Related Accessories: Jenny Hardware Kit
Sizes: Currently available in sizes 0-20 only
SUGGESTED FABRIC
Bottom-weight woven fabrics: denim, twill, canvas, gabardine, medium weight linen, jacquard and brocade.
Medium-weight woven fabric for pockets: shirting, chambray or quilting cotton (0.5 yd/0.45 m).
YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS (45"/1.14M FABRIC)
View A (Overalls with pants)
0-8 = 3.25yd / 3m, 10-14 = 3.5yd / 3.2 m, 16-20 = 3.75 yd / 3.5m
View B (Overalls with shorts)
0-8 = 1.75yd / 1.6m, 10-20 = 2.25yd / 2m
View C (Trousers)
0-6 = 2.75yd / 2.5m, 8-14 = 3yd / 2.75m, 16-20 = 3.25yd / 3m
View D (Shorts)
0-8 = 1.5yd / 1.4m, 10-20 = 1.75yd / 1.6m
YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS (58"/1.5M FABRIC)
View A (Overalls with pants)
0-8 = 2.5yd / 2.3m, 10-14 = 2.75yd / 2.5 m, 16-20 = 3 yd / 2.75m
View B (Overalls with shorts)
0-8 = 1.5yd / 1.4m, 10-20 = 1.75yd / 1.6m
View C (Trousers)
0-8 = 2.5yd / 2.3m, 10-20 = 2.75yd / 2.5m
View D (Shorts)
0-14 = 1.25yd / 1.2m, 16-20 = 1.75yd / 1.6m
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
Fusible interfacing (0.5 yd/0.45m for 58” wide interfacing, 1.25 yd/1.2m for 20” wide interfacing)
Sturdy pants zipper: One or two 7” (18cm) zippers depending on the waistband style chosen
5/8” (16 mm) button: One or two depending on the waistband style chosen
One pair of 1.5” (38mm) overall buckles & buttons for View A & B (can substitute button & buttonhole closure)
Marking tool
Polyester thread
Optional: topstitching thread for higher contrast details
Optional: tailors ham, for pressing back darts and crotch seams
Sewing level: Intermediate
Sizes: 0 - 20
Level: Skilled
Whether worn as a dreamy blouse or dress, the Sequence can be styled in multiple ways: wrap it at the front for a time-less classic, or wear the cross-over at the back for a surprising silhouette. The flutter shape adds some fun to your classic 3/4 sleeve, and you can wrap your ties to the front, back, or side for an instant style update.
Fabric
Blouse: Light to mid weight woven fabric with drape -silk, rayon or blends.
Dress: Light to mid weight woven fabric - Cotton, linen, silk, rayon or blends.
Style meets function with the Kelly Anorak; a classic shape with a modern cut, this simple coat is the perfect choice for transitional weather.
Lightweight and unlined, it features a two piece cuffed sleeve, optional drawstring waist, gusseted flap pocket and a zipper placket with snap buttons. View A will keep you warm and dry with a roomy three piece hood, while View B features a classic stand-up collar.
Kelly is just right made up in light to medium-weight woven fabric such as twill, gabardine, and linen, and will make the ultimate rain coat when sewn with a waterproof fabric like ripstop or goretex.
In sizes small to xlarge (men's waist sizes 28 to 42), the Essential Boxer Shorts pattern will let you sew one-of-a-kind boxers for all of the guys in your life. These boxers are designed with a comfortable, easy fit, and they can be sewn with a traditional fly, a faux fly or (the quickest option) no fly at all. The pattern works perfectly with your favorite cotton quilting fabrics, as well as lightweight cotton jersey knits.
Sizes: 0-16 included Details: The Belcarra is a semi-fitted pullover blouse features a wide neckline finished with bias binding, subtle waist shaping and raglan sleeves with bias cuffs. Skill Level: Beginner Format: Paper This blouse is a simple top that will quickly become a wardrobe favourite! The Belcarra, a semi-fitted pullover blouse, features a wide neckline finished with bias binding, subtle waist shaping and raglan sleeves with bias cuffs. Ideal for showing off beautiful fabrics with minimal sewing. No darts or tucks makes it a quick project! View B features tucks along the sleeves and View C has turnback cuffs and a front patch pocket. Great for wearing under suits and jackets, tucked into skirts with waistbands or worn untucked with trousers and shorts. The simple style makes it perfect for optional embellishments.
Sizes: 0-16 (all sizes are included in one pattern!) Skill Level: Beginner Format: Paper A wardrobe essential, the Hollyburn Skirt has just the right amount of swishy shape. The skirt is fitted at the waist, and features a zipper at center back and practical pockets. Play with the length and fabric variations to dress it up for work, or keep it casual for the weekend. This skirt pattern includes three different lengths with three different amounts of flare. View A is below the knee with optional belt loops. View B is knee length with button tabs on the waistband. View C is above the knee, and is the most flared of the three versions. Additional details add emphasis to the waistline, with optional button tabs to feature pretty buttons, or belt loops to show off your favourite belt.
The Alberta Street Pencil Skirt is a great classic silhouette for any season. It is a slim fitting, unlined skirt with little to no ease in the hips with a tapered hem that lands just below the knees. It features a contoured waistband that sits just below the waist, angled and oversized front patch pockets, double back darts, a back vent and center back zipper. The instructions call for a set in back zipper however, an invisible zipper could easily be substituted for an intermediate or advanced sewist. This is an advanced beginner level pattern. Sizes 0 - 20
The Crossroads Trench is a quick, easy-to-make, unlined loose fitting wrap jacket shown in two lengths with optional snap closure. This fashionable trench, without facings, features raglan sleeves, an oversized collar and optional pockets. Several options for finishing the edges are provided. Make from two-sided fabric such as denim, linen, fleece or wool. Sizes: S/M and L/XL.
The Button Back Shirt provides a twist on the classic. Featuring front pleats, cuffed sleeves and back button details. Great top for all seasons. Add decorative buttons down the back (no need to make buttonholes) or leave it open! Ideal for shot cottons, voile, rayon, denim, batiks and linen. Sizes: XS - 3X