Jamie Christina‘s patterns are achievable for beginning garment sewers because of their concise, detailed illustrations. Jamie wrote the patterns for he home sewist who may not be familiar with all the terms, so she guides you every step of the way. She has a range for advance sewists as well, including darling vintage inspired coats.
When asked in an interview with Sewing World Mag to describe her style and target audience she answered, “The style of my patterns ranges from vintage/retro to bohemian. I make my sewing patterns for the emerging sewer who doesn’t want to wear what everyone else is wearing. She also doesn’t want to spend days working on the pattern. She wants the pattern to be basic and straightforward with amazing results. She wants to make clothes for herself but wants others to think that she purchased it from a clothing boutique. When people ask where she purchased her clothing, she enjoys telling them that she made it herself.” I feel that you, too, will be able to show the same pride of making your own clothing with these patterns.
The Lark maxi cardi with hood and collar options
The vintage-inspired Miz Mozelle dress with darling keyhole element.
The Abbey Coat features princess seams, a flounce, and a peter pan collar.
The Mission Maxi is a great knit staple with limitless possibilities.
One lucky winner will receive FOUR .pdf patterns from Jamie Christina Patterns.
Best of luck!
Samantha from Pattern Crush
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These look like fun patterns to sew!
I’m a cotton thread sorta gal!
I use gutermann, it’s great quality and all that is sold in my local haberdashery!
I’ve been wanting to try the mission maxi for so long … Thanks for a chance to win …
I use regulat polyester sewing thread…
I use Gutermann thread. Either cotton or poly, depending on the garment. :). Thank you for the giveaway!
Using just a regular cotton, or poly-cotton. I try to use high-quality so I don’t have thread breakage/lint/tension issues.
I usually use Gutermann, but hadn’t really thought about using different thread for clothing vs. quilt piecing.
Guterman poly for the most part.
I use whatever I can get on sale…I know, that’s kinda sad. I really need to up my game and use a good wuality thread all the time.
Poly or cotton from my local Hancocks fabrics.
gutermann
Cotton thread
poly or cotton. I haven’t broken into better thread yet
cotton thread
I use Gutermann all purpose poly thread. I am curious about cotton thread though. Is it less durable? Thanks for the chance to win!
The Abbey coat is beautiful, I use cotton.
Gutermann Poly
oh my gosh that cardigan/coat is fantastic!
Anything as long that as it matches the fabric it’s fine for me. I almost never buy thread my grandmother has more than anyone could use in a lifetime
Gutterman all the way!
Coats and Clark – I’ve used it since I was a kid, and haven’t found any reason to change!
Lovely patterns. Never heard of these before.
I use Gutermann polyester thread for general projects. I think I’ll stick with that for garments made with semi synthetics. I’m not sure if I should use cotton thread for clothing made with voiles or quilting cottons. I’ll have to read up on it some more so that I don’t ruin my first attempts at clothes!
Whatever polyester matches! Usually Coats & Clark, and sometimes Gutermann when I’m feeling fancy. 😀
I use whatever I have that matches. And if nothing matches, I see what’s on sale at the local Joanns.
Whatever is in my stash (that came free with my sewing machine) that matches
I got a free box of threads with my sewing machine so I use these. They are Frister & Rossman threads x
I use whatever matches! My stash is full of different thread brands, but is primarily cotton.
Still in the dark ages, using Costs and Clark. :/
Gutterman polyester. I have 1 spool of Aurafil.
I’m not very experienced so this may be wrong, but I use whatever thread best matches the color I need.
I usually use Gutermann ‘sew-all’ thread. I was given some very nice cotton threads, but I’ve had breakage issues with it for garment sewing, so I stick with Gutermann or Coats and Clark ‘all purpose’ type thread.
Great giveaway (as always!)! That Abbey Coat is darling!!
I use a matching thread, usually cotton. Great Garments!
Cotton threads. Gutterman is the only brand you can buy around here, but I also have a box of my great-grandma’s cotton reels, which has every colour of thread imaginable!
Mettler or Gutternman polyester/cotton thread
I use Coats and Clark or Gutermann all purpose polyester thread. Love Jamie Christina’s patterns! Thank you!
I sew with all purpose polyester thread usually Coats and Clark. I’ve had the Jamie Christina Abbey coat pinned since last winter – I love this coat pattern!
I usually use all purpose thread, not partial to any one brand. . .no bargain bin threads, though! These patterns are sensational. Thanks.
I use all kinds and brands of cotton thread – they usually don’t have their labels on for long! x
I use all purpose poly blend. nothing fancy
Gutterman. I have a Singer (awful, horrible, no good machine) that only likes Gutterman and pitches fits at anything but, so I’ve got in the habit of using it exclusively. I’ve replaced the seven year old Singer with a 40+ year old Pfaff that seems to use anything, but old habits die hard.
Gutterman for all garments.. xoxo
I mostly use Coats&Clark, but I’ve recently started using Gutterman.
I tend to match my thread to the weight of the cloth (ie cotton thread for voile/lawn) but err towards polyester for durability for most garments. Tends to be guttermann as it’s common here!
those look like fun patterns.
I use guttermann
All kinds – depending on what I’m sewing. Different weights, fibres – so much fun, so many possibilities.
I use Mettler thread.
I usually use guttermans. Great giveaway and very enjoyable blog
I use 100% polyester thread. I don’t have a specific brand but im a fan of guttermans.
Gutterman is my go to for garments.
Gutterman’s poly thread works great for preshrunk cottons or synthetics.
Wow! I love these coat patterns!
The type of thread I use depends on the fabric I’m using. Cotton thread for cotton fabric and polyester thread for polyester blended fabric. I just came across this site and love what I see so far. I’m loving the patterns by Jamie Christina. They look simple enough for the beginner sewer and elegant for the more advanced sewer. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win four of Jamie Christina’s patterns.
Depends on the garment but I usually buy from Superior Threads if I don’t have it on-hand.
Poly stuff- basically whatever I can get!
I usually get polyester thread but I have used cotton before.
Gutterman sew all
I pretty much always reach for Gutterman sew-all thread.
I use Gutermann poly for clothing. Sometimes I use Aurifil cotton 40wt.
I use Gutermann Poly for all clothing, Poly has a longer life than cotton for clothing, and I LOVE Jamie Christina’s Patterns!!
Coats and Clark! 🙂
I especially love the Miz Mozelle pattern. I use Guterman thread for everything. That seems to be what my machine likes best.
Like A lot of others Here i use gutermann thread for garment sewing.
I use reliable Coats and Clark.
I almost always use Gutermann all purpose – but I do have a few vintage spools left to use up!
Generic polyester, but I know I should be using better quality!
For normal garment sewing, I use generic polyester all-purpose thread, and my machines absolutely loves it! I always get the big 1000 m spools, as those are more widely available, and the small spools never seem to be enough. For pre-victorian historical garments, I use waxed linen or silk thread for all hand sewing.
Oh gosh, I don’t really use any particular brand! I do like Gutermann threads, simply because they’re easily available and come in pretty colours. I used Spotlight’s home brand for my overlocker/serger.
Wow! So many nice patterns to make 🙂
Coat and Clark!
I use whatever thread I find when shopping. I know I should choose more wisely.
I use Gutermann all purpose thread.
Gutermann as thats whats readily available here… Makes colour matching easier than trying to buy online.
I use Coats and Clark. These patterns are lovely 🙂
I use regular thread (poly, 40wt or 50wt I believe).
I feel silly for admittingvthus but I’m but advanced enough to be picky about thread. I usually use Gutterman in the best color match.
Gutermann polyester
Polyester sew all thread, usually gutermann sometimes coats & clark, depends what’s available.
I typically use Gutterman sewall thread. When I’m doing twin needle stitching, I put gutterman bulky nylon in the bobbin and it results in perfectly flat stitching :).
I use an all purpose thread- I have some Aurifil I’m saving for a quilt project and I can’t wait to try it! The coats in this collection are so beautiful!
All purpose thread for garments and 100% cotton for quilts.
I try to use Guterman if I have some that matches.
gutermann thread for garments and aurifil for quilts
Whatever I have, which probably means a cotton thread from Connecting Threads. But I’m working on using that up, and switching to Gutermann and Aurifil.
I usually use Guterman all purpose. Still haven’t had a chance to try Aurifil, though.
I use Gutermann because it is available. I prefer Mettler.
Great Patterns. Love the Abbey coat.
For Christmas, my sister gave me a tower of Gutterman thread. How’s that for a gift? I love it and I have a little of so many colors. Since i have that for my quilting, I also use it for my other sewing.
Your patterns are lovely. Thanks for sharing them.
I use Gutterman thread or Coats and Clark because it is more readily available for me to purchase. Thank you,
I use Gutterman sew all or cotton thread, depending on what I’m sewing.
Gutteman sew all or mettler
I Use Aurifil for everything!
Mainly cotton because that’s what I have on have for quilting. But I’m wondering if I should switch to polyester for garments as I have popped a few seams (and not because the clothes are too small!)
I like polyester
Miz Mozelle is so lovely! I use gutterman or coats and clark.
All purpose one 😉
Polyester thread
Gutterman, it comes in a wide range of colors.
I use poly cotton thread. The Noé available close to my home!
I’ve only ever used guttermann’s all purpose. No problems with it and it’s always on sale!