A0 printing in Christchurch, NZ
It’s that time of the year where NZ houses are often colder than the outside temperatures, and we start to pop on merino turtlenecks and seek out cosy sweaters- or is that just me? Regardless, here’s 11 sweaters to keep you toasty!
Toaster Sweater
What could be toastier than the Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater #1 and #2? In straight size and their curvy size range too. This pattern remains a popular one for printing!
Here’s a roundup of patterns that are currently popular on the printer, and some which I think should be on the printer!
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started.
Ora Pinafore
The Ora Pinafore is back in season. Available up to 119cm (46.8″) hip, this pattern is the last one which hasn’t been expanded to her new, larger sizing.
Aims Shirt
The Aims from Seamwork is a romantic button up with lovely gathers and dramatic sleeves. It’s available up to a 162cm (64″) hip
Check out this recent roundup of patterns that are full of gathers, ruffles and dramatic sleeves.
But don’t want to sew shirring in?
Tie Dress
The Tie Dress from Sewing Therapy has been a popular pattern for printing recently! Available up to 137cm (54″) hip
Ormond Coat
The Ormond Coat is the latest pattern that’s part of the monthly In The Folds subscription and has been a popular print this month!
Poppy Coat
The Poppy Coat from Make by TFS is cosy and dramatically oversized. Available up to 159.5cm (62.8″) hip
Kaia Coat
The Kaia Double-Faced Coat from Bella Loves Patterns is designed for use with double-faced coatings. Available up to 119 cm (46″) hip.
Celine Bralette
The Celine Bralette from Closet Core Patterns is available up to 152.5cm (62″) full bust. As always, grab your findings from Nellie Joans.
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
Hello lovely makers, and apologies for the title on this one. If you come up with a better way to categorise this roundup, please let me know!
If you’re feeling gathers, ruffles, flounces, shirring, and quite romantic- this is the roundup for you!
Nepheline Blouse
The Nepheline Blouse from Vivian Shao Chen has B & D cup sizes and is available up to 157cm (62″) hip
Meadowood
The Meadowood from Straight Stitch Designs is available up to 153cm (60″) hip and comes in B and D cup sizes
Take your pick
The Edith Top from Fibremood on the left and the Bloomsbury Blouse from Nina Lee on the right
Boleyn Top
The Boleyn Top from Stitch Witch Patterns is available up to 132cm (52″) hip
Madhu Top
The Madhu Top from Seamwork is available up to 137cm (54″) bust
Feeling Loopy
Feeling Loopy from Forest & Thread is available up to 146cm (57.5″) full bust and can be made into a dress, a top and the mini crop top pictured (right).
Anthea Blouse & Dress
The Anthea Blouse and Dress from Anna Allen is available up to a 129cm (51″) hip
Juniper Wrap Top
The Juniper Wrap Top from Sycamore Road Patterns is available up to 165cm (65″) hip
There are cup size differences between the smaller and larger sizes.
Amalfi Blouse
The Amalfi Blouse from Sewing By Masin is available up to 142cm (56″) hip
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
This week I realised that there were some classic blazers missing from my original blazer roundup, Blazer-ish workwear. Of course, this meant there was an opportunity for a whole new blog post!
A classic choice, the Jasika Blazer from Closet Core patterns is available up to a 122cm (48″) hip.
For local options for blazer supplies check out Hawes and Freer. They have all the canvas and interfacing but also sleeveheads and a great selection of buttons!
The Blazer pattern from Assembly Line is available up to 139cm (54″) hip
Keaton Blazer
The Keaton Blazer from Seamwork Patterns positions itself as a beginner-friendly blazer that is available up to 147cm (58″) hip
Aava Tailored Blazer
The Aava Tailored Blazer from Named Patterns is available up to 112cm (44″) hip
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
Hello and welcome to this follow-up post to my Rain wear roundup from 2022. There’s been some great wet weather pattern releases since my last roundup, and I’ve included my faves here!
This rain poncho coat from Grasser is available up to 132cm (52″) hip
This isn’t really the right time of year for this, but I’ve decided to destash some wool coatings on my @chch_destash account. If you’re slow-sewing you could start now and be ready in time for the winter chill instead of only getting half a season out of your rushed warm outer layer (ask me how I know)!
Cashmerette
The Canton Moto Jacket (left) and the Auburn Blazer from Cashmerette are great projects for pairing with cosy fabrics like wool coating. 2
Hot tip: did you know you can contact zip manufacturer YKK in Auckland and buy zips in as many styles, lengths and colours as you can imagine?! I’ve even heard that they’ll colourmatch for you if you post them a swatch!
Mallee Jacket
Designed with boiled wool in mind, the Mallee Jacket is perfect for pairing with any non-fraying wool.
Cortland Trench
The Cortland Trench from Grainline Studios can be purchased in Sizes 0-18 and Sizes 14-30
I don’t know how cosy this pattern is, but there’s something about storm flaps that I love! If you feel the same, see more patterns with storm flaps here.
Shoalhaven Shacket
The Shoalhaven Shacket is surprisingly fabric thrifty requiring just 2.7m or 3m, depending on the size.
Grasser Patterns
I’m not 100% sure but it’s possible that plus-size No662 Coat (left) and straight-size No142 Coat (right) are equivalent patterns.
Grant Coat
The Grant Coat from Daughter Judy is available up to a 169cm (66.5″) hip and comes in a long length (pictured) and a shorter length.
Stadtmantel
The Stadtmantel from Stokx Patterns can be purchased in size-bands up to 148cm (58″) hip
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
It’s always interesting to me when I print a lot of the same pattern for folks who are all over NZ! Here are some of the patterns I’ve printed numerous times over the past few months. Not all of these are new patterns, so it’s interesting to see when patterns from a few years back surge in popularity once more.
Zadie Jumpsuit
The Zadie Jumpsuit which took the Instagram sewing world by storm when it was released.. maybe 5 years ago.. has been hitting my printer once more! If a jumpsuit isn’t for you, perhaps the recently released Zadie Dress is?
A popular print that works great across the seasons, the Clo Bias Skirt from Aussie Soften Studio is a regular on the printer!
Medlow Robe
My theory is that folks are preparing to cosy up for winter and that’s why I’ve been printing so many M&B Medlow Robe. We purposefully gave this pattern hefty seam allowances so you could pair it with plush fabrics like waffle, or even towelling or fleece.
The Toaster Sweater(s) from Sew House 7 return every year around this time as we try to get cosy but still look fancy
Speaking of cosy but fancy, what’s fancier than boiled wool? I’ve got some lovely pink boiled wool on @chch_destash and you could use it for sweaters or for the patterns included in this Boiled Wool Patterns roundup!
Rossi + Fredy Wrap
The Rossi + Fredy Wrap Dress bundle from ChCh-based The Bold One comes with so many options for different sleeves and necklines that you could really fill your wardrobe with these (and many NZ-makers are)!
Lea Bias Dress
Another popular print from Aus-based Soften Studio is the Lea Bias Dress. I’m pleased to note as I’ve been printing patterns from here, the size chart is slowly increasing! One day I might even get to test one out myself.
The matching Tamarama Set was perfectly timed to capture the European-summer-holiday-wearing-relaxed-PJs-as-daywear vibe!
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
You may have noticed that I’ve been working my way through my fabric collection and listing some things that no longer ‘spark joy’ on @chch_destash on instagram.
Unfortunately, I think this post will look best on your phone and on a computer you might need to click through to the instagram post to double-check how close I got to the inspo photo with my suggested fabric!
Duplicate this look with one of the many shirt patterns listed here and the Jackie Trousers from By Hand London
Blue with yellow pinstripe vintage fabric 112cm $15 per metre
I have a roll of blue mystery fabric with a yellow pinstripe from a local vintage shop that stopped selling vintage/deadstock fabrics. I believe the story with this is that it was shirting fabric from a Christchurch manufacturer that had closed down some time ago. Unknown fibre but a nice crisp shirting that’s opaque enough to make pants.
Dupe this look with the free Peppermint Bardon designed by Elbe Textiles
Extra hefty hot pink linen 140 x 3m $100
This 200gsm hot pink A+R Linen is a delight but I’ve fallen out of love with pink for my wardrobe. . It’s for the heft of heavyweight linen but the lovely sheeny weave of a lighter weight linen. It’s the perfect shade of barbie hot pink and would work for tops, pants and even lightweight outer layers.
Duplicate this summery dress with Ella Dress from Silver Saga or the Vali Dress from Pattern Fantastique
Classic blue and white vertical stripe cotton shirting 150 x 3.4m $50
This fabric would be a great fit for shirts, especially oversized shirts (see a roundup here) or summery shirt dresses!
Of course this fabric would make great pants, but would also be great as a dress. A pattern similar to this dress is The Cove Slip from Les Perlines
Tencel twill chartreuse 150 x 2.5 $80
Lenzing brand Tencel 195gsm this one is extra hefty, perfect as pants weight fabric. This is the nicest tencel I’m listing, I just don’t love the colour anymore.
Colour is most accurate in 1st pic of the fabric
Dupe the double gauze cardigan with the Esme Cardigan from Named Patterns or make a cute blouse like the Wren from Chalk and Notch
I’ve got a few wool suitings and cotton chino fabrics listed on @chch_destash which would all make great winter pants!
Don’t forget to follow along with @chch_destash on instagram as I’m still working through my fabrics, and have started listing bits that passed the initial cull!
Who doesn’t love something for free? Here’s 10 free knit tee sewing patterns all rounded up for you!
The Hemlock Tee from Grainline goes up to 154.9cm (61″) hip
Plantain T-Shirt
The Plantain T-Shirt from Deer and Doe is a personal favourite of mine!
Available up to 152.4cm (60″) hip
The Core T-shirt from Closet Core is free to email newsletter subscribers.
Available up to 160cm (63″) hip
Jesse Tee
The Jesse Tee from True Bias is a free pattern that you can access when you sign up for their email newsletter.
Available up to 156cm (61.5″) hip
The ABBTee from Cooper Creek Patterns is available up to 170cm (67″) hip
Basic Instinct Tee
The Basic Instinct Tee from Secondo Piano is a free pattern that you can access when you sign up to her email newsletter.
Available up to a 42.5″ (108cm) bust and 45.5″ (115cm) hip
Vera Knit Top
The Vera Knit Top from NZ-based Forget Me Not Patterns is an elevated top for t-shirt fabrics.
This pay-what-you-can pattern is available up to 153cm (60.5″) hip
Another elevated knit top, the Daisy Top from Mood Fabrics is available up to 160cm (63″) hip
Wanderlust Tee
The Wanderlust Tee from Fancy Tiger Crafts is available for free when you sign up to a free week-long trial for Craftsy.
Also grab the Shirt No 2 from Sonya Phillips from Craftsy if you sign up for a trial!
Monroe Turtleneck
The Monroe Turtleneck pattern is a free knit tshirt pattern from Tessuti available from XXS-XXL
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
There’s something about this time of the year that makes me want new PJs- I’m not sure if it’s about presentable sleepwear for Christmas day, or if it’s so I can enter the new year fresh and crisp?
Whatever the reason, I’ve got a need for presentable loungeable sleepwear, and I’m clearly going to be sewing it!
The Fifey PJs
Named for the M&B greyhound mascot (and his favourite activity), the Fifey PJs are knit PJs.
To celebrate their launch there’s 15% off all M&B loungewear with code LOUNGETOWN
Gibson Loungewear
The Gibson Loungewear Set from In The Folds is a 2-piece set that can be made with an alternate dress view.
The Medlow Robe
Perfect for layering over your PJs or for layering over exactly nothing…. the Medlow Robe is perfect loungewear and perfect concert wear..?!
Save 15% on the Medlow Robe (and all M&B loungewear) with code LOUNGETOWN
Luna Lounge Set
The Luna Lounge Set from Jennifer Lauren Handmade is a two-piece matching set that can be made in varying lengths.
Cal Pajama Set
The Cal Pajama Set from Seamwork has a racerback and fitted shorts with a faux fly
The Fran Pajamas
The Fran Pajamas are a recent release from Closet Core Patterns which are designed to be nightware that fits the ‘Pajamas as daywear’ vibe!
Nocture Pajamas
The Nocturne Pajamas from Sew Liberated is a two-piece set for woven fabrics that has long and short-sleeve options.
Free Pattern
The free Harlow Pajamas from Gertie’s Charm Patterns has been previously included in a roundup of free patterns but not in a PJs roundup.. So, here you go!
Kids Classic Pajamas
The aptly named Kids Classic Pajamas from Made by me patterns are pretty classic pajamas for kids
Free PJs
The Devin Pajamas are a free pattern from Fabrics Shop
The Mulberry Pajamas
The Mulberry Pajamas from Sewing and the City comes with shorts and pants options
Lara Loungewear
The Lara Loungewear Set from Swim Style Patterns- they don’t only do things to swim in!
Email your PDF pattern files through to hello@chchsews.com to get started. A0 printing is $6 per sheet.
