Everything on the site is 25% off through midnight (CST) Wednesday. This includes my online classes, which I have moved onto this site and reformatted. I hope you find lots of inspiration for future projects and enjoy the process of creating something beautiful!

I got an email last week from someone who had run across my site while searching Pinterest for “Titanic” costumes. She stumbled upon my 1998 “‘Titanic’ Project” and clicked through, excited to see the photo diary. Alas, all but one of the photos were missing. Instead of clicking away, she took the time to email me and ask what had happened to that blog post.

I’ve had four online classes and one offline (as a downloadable PDF) for many years. Over time, I’ve been frustrated by the limitations of using another platform to host these classes, and I finally decided to move them all over to my own website once Squarespace made its Members Area feature super easy!

It has been a LONG time coming, but I’ve finally revamped all my ePatterns as gridded sheets with tile numbers and match-up lines.

Yes, it has been a very long time since I have checked in, but I’m still here, still sewing on occasion, and still answering customer questions, running online classes, and wearing historically inspired creations as often as possible in everyday life.

Teresa shared these photos of the dresses she made from my Regency and Romantic era patterns for various events in 2021. Doesn’t everyone look splendid? What fun!

Some customers go waaaaay back in my life to the very earliest days of my pattern-making career. Rebecca is one of them. I’ve known her since I was pregnant with my second child, when she was launching Baker Lane, and we have managed to stay in touch across the years. So it is always a treat when I see an email from her in my in-box.

I love it when long-time customers send me links to what they’ve been up to, and this one totally takes the cake. Laura and her friend, Michele, decided to recreate looks from the new “Emma” film, and WOW!! The historical eye candy is real, folks!

I’ve known Jennifer from Historical Sewing for over 20 years, and I was delighted when she asked me to be a guest on her wonderful sewing podcast this month.

WWD contacted me a few weeks ago to talk about a new trend their editors had spotted due to the massive uptick in viewers of Regency film and television adaptations over the last year. They’d christened it “Regencycore”….

This very talented seamstress just reached out to share what she had made with my patterns, and I was bowled over! I always cheer hardest for beginners, but I hardly think she fits that category any longer. BRAVA, Adina! This is simply spectacular work!

Now that we’ve made it through the holidays and have had a chance to draw breath, I feel good about moving forward on several new projects.

Everything in my shop is 25% off this weekend through midnight Monday, including eBooks and ePatterns. Discount automatically applies at checkout.

Do you love those classic styles of the 1930s and 40s? Perhaps you have an affinity for Peggy Carter? Well, this the sew-along for you!

I first saw Ang Lee’s beautiful adaptation of “Sense & Sensibility” on the big screen in 1995. It immediately became a favorite that I have watched countless times since its premier. I love all the costumes in the film, but the one that struck me most from the first viewing was Marianne’s beautiful nightgown/wrapper, which Kate Winslet wears in two key scenes. I am so pleased I’ve finally managed to pull together all my in-progress photos, plus a video I made to walk you through the steps!

Ten years after migrating from HTML to Wordpress, it was time for another shift—to something far simpler to manage and easier for you to navigate. I hope this new site fills the bill, and I look forward to putting more time into creating sewing posts rather than fixing software glitches or updating plugins (a seemingly endless task with Wordpress). Here’s to a brand new decade and a reboot!

Ready for the next step for my 1957 Dior remake? I've put together a video that shows how I "married" the fitted 3/4-length sleeve of my Ladies' Classic 1950s Wardrobe pattern to the bodice from the Girls' Classic Shirt Dress pattern. It is a very simple, easy modification to make, so don't be nervous if you are keen to try it!

I am absolutely delighted to announce that Sense & Sensibility Patterns will be a vendor at the Jane Austen Festival July 12-14 in Louisville, Kentucky.

In this post, I'm going to walk you through the steps I've taken so far to adjust my Girls' Classic 1950s Shirt Dress pattern to fit my measurements...and what I've had to un-do. As I mentioned in my first post, my goal with this project is to create a dress that is a fairly close reproduction of the 1957 original but without having to draft a totally new pattern.

As one woman who is teaching her children to look others in the eye, say "please" and "thank you," and be willing to consider opposing viewpoints, I have faith that there are millions out there who want the same. Let's put the phones down and take the time to acknowledge each other in meaningful ways...especially when we disagree. It isn't impossible. I can promise you after eight years living in two very different African cultures, there is more that unites us than divides us...and we mustn't give up on each other.