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The Curvy Pattern Database – a list of sewing pattern designers who go to at least a 60" hip + pattern roundups.
HB 51.5"|B 55"|W 49"|H 59"|5'6"

September 2024 gave us 37 inclusivley sized sewing

September 2024 gave us 37 inclusivley sized sewing patterns, and the Designer Database now holds 173 pattern designers!

As always, all patterns and designers meet the Curvy Pattern Database minimum requirements of:

1. They must meet or exceed a 60-inch (152.4cm) body hip measurement (not 59.5", not "it fits with ease")
2. The patterns must be freely purchasable on the internet without joining a closed access group (a club, Patreon, etc.) or sold exclusively within a book.

On the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM EST join me on Zoom (link in my bio when applicable) for a roundup data gathering session! Its pretty simple and makes the roundup into a 2-evening task for me (unless, like this month, I choose going to bed early over finishing quickly!). Much more manageable! This week @liebs_m @la.vie.en.cerise and @hellolongwknd joined me, and we managed to go through all 173 designers to identify new patterns in about 2 hours! (Also, you're all awesome, thank you!!) If it's something you might be interested in, feel free to join on November 5th! The link will be in my bio and stories!

#SewingCPD #CurvyPatternDatabase #Sew #SewInclusive #SewSewSew #Sewing #SewingPatterns #SewistsOfInstagram #CurvySewist #CurvySewists #CurvySewingCollective #CurvySewing #PlusSizeSewist #PlusSizeSewists #PlusSizeSewing #FatSewing #FatSewist #SewingPattern #SewBlog #PDFPattern #PDFPatterns #InclusiveSewing

August 2024 gave us 37 inclusivley sized sewing pa

August 2024 gave us 37 inclusivley sized sewing patterns, and the Designer Database now holds 173 pattern designers!

As always, all patterns and designers meet the Curvy Pattern Database minimum requirements of:

1. They must meet or exceed a 60-inch (152.4cm) body hip measurement (not 59.5", not "it fits with ease")
2. The patterns must be freely purchasable on the internet without joining a closed access group (a club, Patreon, etc.) or sold exclusively within a book.

On the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM EST join me on Zoom (link in my bio when applicable) for a roundup data gathering session! Its pretty simple and makes the roundup into a 2-evening task for me (unless, like this month, I choose going to bed early over finishing quickly!). Much more manageable! This week @liebs_m @la.vie.en.cerise @hellolongwknd and Marine-Cristine joined me, and we managed to go through all 173 designers to identify new patterns in about 2.5 hours! (Also, you're all awesome, thank you!!) If it's something you might be interested in, feel free to join on October 1st! The link will be in my bio and stories!

#SewingCPD #CurvyPatternDatabase #Sew #SewInclusive #SewSewSew #Sewing #SewingPatterns #SewistsOfInstagram #CurvySewist #CurvySewists #CurvySewingCollective #CurvySewing #PlusSizeSewist #PlusSizeSewists #PlusSizeSewing #FatSewing #FatSewist #SewingPattern #SewBlog #PDFPattern #PDFPatterns #InclusiveSewing

July 2024 gave us 41 inclusivley sized sewing patt

July 2024 gave us 41 inclusivley sized sewing patterns, and the Designer Database now holds 168 pattern designers!

As always, all patterns and designers meet the Curvy Pattern Database minimum requirements of:

1. They must meet or exceed a 60-inch (152.4cm) body hip measurement (not 59.5", not "it fits with ease")
2. The patterns must be freely purchasable on the internet without joining a closed access group (a club, Patreon, etc.) or sold exclusively within a book.

On the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM EST join me on Zoom (link in my bio when applicable) for a roundup data gathering session! Its pretty simple and makes the roundup into a 2-evening task for me. Much more manageable! This week @liebs_m @la.vie.en.cerise and @jaszminehoward joined me, and we managed to go through all 168 designers to identify new patterns in just over an hour! (Also, you're all awesome, thank you!!!!!!) If it's something you might be interested in, feel free to join on September 3rd! The link will be in my bio and stories!

#SewingCPD #CurvyPatternDatabase #Sew #SewInclusive #SewSewSew #Sewing #SewingPatterns #SewistsOfInstagram #CurvySewist #CurvySewists #CurvySewingCollective #CurvySewing #PlusSizeSewist #PlusSizeSewists #PlusSizeSewing #FatSewing #FatSewist #SewingPattern #SewBlog #PDFPattern #PDFPatterns

June 2024 gave us 31 inclusivley sized sewing patt

June 2024 gave us 31 inclusivley sized sewing patterns, and the Designer Database now holds 159 pattern designers!

As always, all patterns and designers meet the Curvy Pattern Database minimum requirements of:

1. They must meet or exceed a 60-inch (152.4cm) body hip measurement (not 59.5", not "it fits with ease")
2. The patterns must be freely purchasable on the internet without joining a closed access group (a club, Patreon, etc.) or sold exclusively within a book.

On the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM EST join me on Zoom (link in my bio when applicable) for a roundup data gathering session! Its pretty simple and makes the roundup into a 2-evening task for me. Much more manageable! This week @liebs_m @hellolongwknd @la.vie.en.cerise @sewnlyfriends @jaszminehoward @velociraptors and Marine-Cristine (whose Insta I do not know) joined me, and we managed to go through all 159 designers to identify new patterns in just 1 hour! (Also, you're all awesome, thank you!!!!!!) If it's something you might be interested in, feel free to join on August 6th! The link will be in my bio and stories!

#SewingCPD #CurvyPatternDatabase #Sew #SewInclusive #SewSewSew #Sewing #SewingPatterns #SewistsOfInstagram #CurvySewist #CurvySewists #CurvySewingCollective #CurvySewing #PlusSizeSewist #PlusSizeSewists #PlusSizeSewing #FatSewing #FatSewist #SewingPattern #SewBlog #PDFPattern #PDFPatterns

"Embrace the patina" is my new motto after making

"Embrace the patina" is my new motto after making this tote!

This is the Style in Seams Antonio Tote - made in waxed canvas for the exterior, and it was more stressful than I anticipated. During Friends Sewing Retreat this year we all made this bag and @liebs_m and I made it in waxed canvas (also pictured is @maureen.e.wylie and @hellolongwknd with their finished bags!) and one of the biggest hurdles was accepting that we needed to bend the fabric and that the patina from that was okay. When you first cut the material and the first time you put it under a needle, it feels a lot like you're sewing with cardboard. There are no bends, and it's so perfect! It was a learning (and experiencing) curve for sure!

The pattern itself was the second struggle. Those of us that used regular canvas could ease the fabric in at the side corners and that helped, but it seemed to all of us that the side panel was not correctly sized to match the body of the tote. I solved it by rounding out my corners, and Liebs ended up putting in little corner pleats. The instructions were also lacking. There's a step that basically reads as "make the bag", and the numbering is off. Don't get me wrong, I would make another. But, I've already made one, and I know what to expect at this point.

The pocket panel with my kindle/water/etc is not part of the pattern but is a nice addition. I cut a 9" tall piece of WOF lining, folded the top down 1/2" twice, edge stitched that, then ran 3/8" elastic through that channel. Double fold at 1/4" on the bottom of the strip and sew. Then sew one edge to the lining edge in the SA, lining up the bottom with the fold line. To create pockets, I put down the item I wanted to go in the pocket and pulled the elastic from the non sewn edge to create some tension, but not enough to pull the lining piece between the elastic and sewed vertically. Then sew the bottom to the lining along the fold line, making any pocket excess fold down into wide box pleats to give space for the items.

Other mods: 72" straps, and SF101 on the lining fabric.

Pattern: #sisantonio
Fabric: waxed canvas from @mardensmaine and Japanese canvas from @bangorhaberdashery

#bagmaking #bagmaker

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