Thank you for coming out of the closet about your stash. Now I can admit to more than my husband, and numerous movers, that I have been moving the same cloth around the world with us for the past 12 years. I collect as I travel and always afraid to cut into it or not enough fabric to do what I want but these patterns have inspired me since it can utilize the different odd yardages I have managed to accumulate. Also made me realize that the winter clothes I am thinking of now will not be done until spring/summer so I should just move on and start with spring/summer collection and quit kidding myself; that yardage of tweed will last another year, if not more...

These patterns have nice styling and I like that you can buy the single project and not a bunch of stuff you don't want for a huge add on price. There are a few patterns that I would stear clear of because they look like a fit disaster waiting to happen (the pants for example would look terrible on majority of people who make that pattern). Word of warning about these simple, quick sew patterns (not these in particular but in general) - the fit and some of the finishing techniques give real 'homemade' results and some beginner sewers get turned off by the results. I have fielded more calls in the past few months from friends and family about sewing problems, poor fit,and finsihing techniques that gave poor results, etc. when it turns out they are all using these quick sew/over simplified patterns. Trying to convince some of these distressed sewers that the pattern direction/design,etc. was the problem and not always something they had done so they would continue their sewing experience (and teach them some simple tailoring techniques while we fixed their projects). Thankfully I worked through my frustration with these pattern buggaboos when I was younger but I know they almost turned me off sewing;hopefully we don't loose a few beginners along the way with these Simple/Easy patterns.

I have had Wild Ginger Pattern Master Boutique for a few years and have mixed feelings about it.
Pros:
1. It does help to have my measurements on file since I don't have someone around to help me measure most of the time.
2. Visual aids on taking measurements was a big help to the non-sewing buddy who helped me collect the measurements I needed.
3. You can alter patterns on line with snap and click feature.
4. Really tests your construction knowledge.
Cons:
1. Sloper styles available are limited and sometimes wont let me add certain style of sleeves or neck openings to styles I want.
2. Taping pattern pieces together can be cumbersome in small spaces, especially for dress and pants patterns.
3. Some pieces do not fit together well making garment construction, without directions, frustrating.
4. Altering pattern pieces on the screen is not easy. Bought the program to help me obtain fit when I made creative alterations - but that hasn't really happened yet.
5. I take longer to sew garments because I get frustrated with construction problems that I have to work through (means researching a solution, no direction sheet to refere to). Sadly, I find myself sewing less since I bought this program because it has become frustrating and disappointing.

Sadly, of the garments I have constructed using this program I would not say I am satisfied with the end result. Can not say it is all the fault of the program, this user will take some of the blame.

Thank you so much for this article and grid tool, it will be invaluable to all my design projects because of my disproportionate figure. Being a creative scientific type of person, this way of being able to calculate my best lengths, widths, angles, etc. helps to keep both sides of my brain working in harmony on a project.
Keep up the good work on inspiring and teaching! This article is just another reason I have to justify schlepping around my numerous volumes of Threads through all of our moves. I love you, the movers don't!