If you’re into sewing indie garment patterns like I am, I wanted to tell you about this fantastic pdf bundle that is available only until this Wednesday, August 12th. Pay what you want for the bundle, and there are pattern rewards available for reaching certain dollar amounts! You can find more information on the Sewing Indie Site here!
Personally, I like and/or love each of the patterns in the bundle, and I happened to own a couple of them already, which goes to show just what a quality bundle this is. Patterns included in the $38 price range (all of them), include:
- Bonnell Dress by Dixie DIY
- Cookie Blouson by Waffle Patterns
- Cressida Skirt by Jennifer Lauren Vintage Patterns
- Melissa Dress, Blouse & Skirt by Muse Patterns
- Mississippi Ave Dress & Top by Sew House Seven
- the NEW Saltbox Top by Blueprints for Sewing
- the NEW Sorrel Dress & Top by Seamster Sewing Patterns
- Sugar Plum Dress by Lolita Patterns
- Sutton Blouse by True Bias
- Ultimate Trousers by Sew Over It
The best part about the Sewing Indie bundle is that 20% of bundle proceeds will be donated to the International Folk Art Alliance, which provides education and exhibition opportunities to folk artists from around the world. Just a few examples of what the International Folk Art Alliance has been able to accomplish by helping artists create stable, year-round livelihoods includes helping shelter women from domestic violence in Ecuador, building a school for children in Pakistan, empowering women in repressive cultures around the world, and feeding villages in Niger.
Sewing Indie Month (SIM) is a month-long celebration of indie sewing patterns where designers collaborate to bring you fun blog posts and informative tutorials. This year SIM will take place in September. It’s accompanied by a sewalong contest with fantastic prizes. Since the patterns in the SIM Bundle 1 are mostly wovens, this sale gives you time to make muslins before the contest begins in September while supporting small women-owned businesses and raising money for charity. This year the Sewing Indie Month HQ will be Sew Independent, which Mari from Seamster Sewing Patterns took over from Donna, who decided to step back from the site. You can buy the bundle and keep up to date with the latest SIM news on SewIndependent.com.
- Pay $25 or more to get the Sutton Blouse, Cressida Skirt, Sugar Plum Dress, Mississippi Ave Dress & Top, and the Ultimate Trousers.
- Pay $32 or more to get the Cookie Blouson and Bonnell Dress.
- Pay $38 or more to get the Melissa Dress, Blouse & Skirt, the NEW Saltbox Top, and the NEW Sorrel Dress & Top.
- The 10 people who spend the most will get printed copy shop versions of the patterns mailed to them as a free bonus.
I’m pretty excited to sew through most of these. I purchased a turquoise wool fabric from Michael Levine and I think it will look awesome in this Waffle Patterns jacket!
One of these days I’ll start sewing clothes. These patterns look so inviting!
Thank you for this helpful tutorial. I am starting to learn to sew following your blog! 😀