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Pattern Layouts

Get tips on layout and ideas on keeping your pattern pieces in place.
To Judge a Pattern, Start with Its Cover

It's critical to evaluate the fit and style of any pattern before you sew it. This crash course tells you what to look for.
Redesign Favorite Sewing Patterns by Adding Seams

Here's a step-by-step guide to reworking favorite patterns by creating new seams.
Free Patterns: Mini-Quilt Templates in a Jiffy

Give miniature foundation piecing a try using our four free patterns, and preview some quilt-block software that makes it a breeze to print templates.
Copying Complex Garments

Even if your garment has lots of shaping and unusual pieces, making a pattern from it is straightforward—and doesn't require taking the garment apart.
Working with Vintage Patterns

Learn what it takes to stitch up beautiful garments from the past.
Free Pattern: Make a Yoga Mat Carrier

Learn how to make this simple, easy-to-sew shape; quilted layers give the yoga mat lasting strength.
The Merits of a Basic Fitting Pattern

Learn how to use a sloper to simplify altering commercial patterns.
Quick Reference for Cut-and-Spread Pattern Grading

To grade a pattern to fit different sizes, refer to the illustrations, instructions, and two charts that follow.
Making Sense of Pattern Grading

If you want to use a pattern that is too small, or too big, you need to know the way garments differ in proportion from one size to another.

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