April 2021 Pattern Haul
We’ve had all sorts of weather this week in the Midwest. Snow… check, mid 80’s check, rain, cloudy and cold… check, check, check. We have had it ALL! Although I was ready for the rain and cold, because it’s been like that for the last couple of months. I was NOT prepared for yesterday’s weather with mid 80s and just pure heat. Oh and in the evening it got down to 49 degrees. Which reminded me that I need to switch sewing gears and rapidito as we say in Spanish. Forget sewing Moto jackets, long sleeve shirts and scarves. That was last month. I need to start sewing tops, shorts and dresses in lightweight fabrics because summer is coming and the ball of sun will shine brighter and hotter before I know it.
Here are some of the patterns I’m on April 2020 Pattern Haul. As always wait for the sale, commercial and indie patterns for that matter can be expensive but at a great price when they are on sale.
S9261 - Mimi G Style Knit’s dress in two lengths. Knit dress, summer and she will post a sew along… I’m all over that. I can see making this in a dark navy blue knit if I want to dress it up or doing a fun print if I want to wear this in a more casual setting.
S1616 - Knit or Woven skirts in two different lengths. I used to have this skirt from Old Navy. Every year they would sell them at the start of summer and they would always without fail sell out. Mine kicked the bucket long ago. I haven’t been able to find another one. I will be making one of these for myself. I suspect once my daughter sees it she will want one too.
M8178 - Pullover dress with dropped shoulders and godet skirt. I saw Brittany J Jones make one of these, I will be making one myself. Trying to find the right yellow fabric. Yellow and orange apparel fabrics (in the right hue) are hard to find. But I feel like this dress deserves a sew along, especially how to sew those godets.
S8888 - Simplicity Hacking Pattern, a pattern with a multitude of styles that you can hack and make it your own. You can make it in a. wide array of different fabrics. I’m trying to recreate my “orange dress” that I wore many summers ago. It was so comfortable. Great with a pair of sandals.
S9297 - This is a Patterns by Gertie, it is a fitted dress and it has boning. View B has fringe fabric but view A is perfect. I must say, either I’m late to the party or this pattern was re-released with the last round of summer patterns for Simplicity. I remember having this on my “patterns-to-get” list and I could never find it. Somehow there it was the last time I looked thru the pattern drawers, so I snatched. But lets face it. I’m not going anywhere exciting right now, so I’m going to hold off on making this one for a while.
Burda 6143 - They call it a figure slimming dress with short or 3/4 length sleeves. It has frills along the neckline or a front slit. Its perfect for summer. It calls for cotton blends, woven fabrics but I’m pretty sure you can make this in a stable knit.
Burda 6413 - Knee length or long dress with sleeveless or long sleeves. It has a slight gathers at the neckline and slits on the sides. The waist is elasticated. Another great dress to wear for the summer. Again, looking for fabric for these. The pattern calls for a viscose rayon, crepe or a silk. Yes to the first one, no to the other two!
Burda 6121 - Tops with a shoulder tie. You can also make this into a pinafore dress. I see many possibilities with this pattern. MANY! The pattern calls for cotton fabrics blends, viscose rayon, silk….. Im going to go rogue and do stretch linen. I think it will be perfect for this.
Butterick 6662 - Semi fitted tops with a v-neck (thank goodness for v necks!) front casing with a drawstring or a tie front. Perfect to wear with a pair of shorts or white lightweight jeans.
Butterick 4685 - Ladies gathered raglan sleeve tops. Lightweight linen here I come!
New Look 6618 - Easy to sew Just for knits Dress.
New Look 6644 - Cargo pants that I can rolled the cuffs
Pietra Pants and Shorts - This is from Indie pattern company Closet Core Patterns. Many people rave about this pattern. I bought it last November when they were having a large sale for the year. Its been sitting on my pattern stash for quite some time now but many people rave about it. I need shorts so this is it. it has a flat front, slanted hip pickets and an elastic back.
Would love to hear about your favorite summer pattern. Easy to sew, with lightweight fabrics, and that can be dressed down or up.
