Dune Briefs
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Read all about Julie Basque’s September Coat by Merchant & Mills, and get inspired to make your own!
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We are very excited to be able to offer you a way to browse patterns with more inclusive sizing in our online shop, but we also wanted to share with you some indie pattern companies (specifically PDF patternmakers) with more inclusive size ranges in an easy to search way.
Read MoreWhew! We've been working hard to get a slew of new and returning patterns up on our online store for all of you shopping from afar. This week we added our collection of Closet Case, Megan Nielsen, Deer & Doe, Tilly & the Buttons, and the newest Sew Liberated patterns. So many great patterns out there!
I feel mad accomplished with the finishing of my Carolyn PJs. They've been on my mind since last fall but I didn't actually start working on them until this March, the beginning of spring and presumably, warmer weather. It was challenging working with wintery flannel fabric because my mind was preoccupied with all the new summer pieces I want to sew before its arrival. But, I persevered and am super excited about having my first ever, matching set of pajamas.
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Have you all been following the return of Sew Liberated?! Meg McElwee was one of the first independent pattern makers in my sewing world. The Schoolhouse Tunic and the Clara Dress are two of her very flattering patterns that have been perennial favorites here at Bolt. She's coming back to pattern design after a hiatus, and she seems to have spent her time away reading minds because she's putting out exactly the patterns that I've been searching for. It looks like many sewists feel equally understood judging by Instagram fervor over her new designs.
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