Author: mavenpatterns

Hi! I'm Sharon. I've always sewn and made stuff. My love of making led me to study fashion and pattern cutting, and I worked for many years as a pattern cutter in London. Now I am an independent Pattern Designer at Maven Patterns, creating my own glorious PDF sewing patterns that you can download and make at home! https://mavenpatterns.co.uk/shop/
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Printed Pattern Update!

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It was so lovely to meet you all at the Sewing Bee Live and The Knit & Stitch Show! A big thank you to all of you that took the time to say hi, bought one of our paper patterns or showed your support with a smile. The sewing community really is the best!

Our newly launched paper patterns were very popular – phew! – and I’m very pleased to say that after a lot of beavering away behind the scenes (behind the seams?) we are nearly ready to sell them online. It’s taken a little longer than anticipated – life kinda got in the way over here.
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The paper patterns will almost certainly be on Etsy first, alongside our PDF patterns. And then we will pop them in our very own shop when we’ve dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s.MAVEN_PATTERNS_PAPER_PATTERNS

Our collection of patterns each come in such a beautiful box, lovely and practical for keeping all of your pattern pieces and the Maker Instruction booklet together.

And of course, they’d make the most delightful Christmas gift for the sewist in your life!???

We’ll be back with an update in a few days…Happy Sewing!!

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The Knit & Stitch Show!

 

We had so much fun meeting all of you lovely sewing people at the Sewing Bee Live Show, we’re doing all again next week at the Knit & Stitch Show at Alexandra Palace!

And we are taking lots of our delicious paper patterns with us.MAVEN_PATTERNS_PAPER_PATTERNS

Oh, my!

Currently, that is the only way to get hold of one of our beautiful patterns.

Yes, I know I may be a tad biased…but I’m not wrong, they really are quite lovely!

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Each pattern is presented in a reusable wallet that closes with a velcro spot. No more ripped envelopes or pattern pieces slipping out and escaping when you’re not looking.MAVEN_PATTERNS_PAPER_PATTERNS

Inside the wallet, you’ll find the pattern and the Maker Instruction Booklet.

As always, you get a professionally graded pattern in either UK sizes 8 – 18 or UK S – XL (our Maria Apron and Wendy Smock PDF patterns currently go up to UK size large, but we will be updating them in the future to include the XL size). All the seam allowances are included and clearly marked on the pattern and in the Maker Instructions Booklet.

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The Maker Instructions

I love these little booklets…16 pages of clear and concise guidance so you can be your own Maven and make your perfect dress, top or apron!MAVEN_PATTERNS_PAPER_PATTERNS

We’d love to meet you and chat sewing. Don’t be shy, pop by and say “Hi!”

We will be on stand G3

The Knit & Stitch Show

Alexandra Palace, London

 

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The Maven App!

It’s all go here at Maven Towers…we’ve just launched our paper patterns at The Sewing Bee Live and now,

I’m so excited to announce that we have The Maven App!

An actual App in the APP STORE people!

 

 

The Maven App has been developed by my nephew, Harry, who has done an amazing amount of work to create a practical and functional tool to benefit us Makers.

It’ll be very handy when you are out and about and ‘surprise!’ you spot a delightful length of cloth. Now you’ll be able to check just how much fabric and haberdashery you need to buy (I use the word need very lightly there). Each pattern is listed on the landing page, click the style you like to see an overview……scroll down to select your chosen version, and then you can see all the specific fabric and haberdashery requirementsOn our about page you’ll find the story of Mrs Maven and the links to our social media stuff. And of course, we have the Maven size chart and some tips too.

You can’t purchase a pattern through the app yet, but you’ll be able to soon because PAPER PATTERNS will be on the website site very soon!By their very nature apps are constantly evolving and developing, so if there are features you’d like to see, let us know we’d love your feedback! Email Us at  [email protected]

APP DEVELOPER: Harry Coram

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The Great British Sewing Bee Live!

We will be at The Great British Sewing Bee Live!

 

We will be on stand C44, and we are launching …PAPER PATTERNS! Yes, actual printed physical paper patterns.

We love our PDF patterns, they are so convenient. But there is something so delightful about a paper product!

So come and see us and say ‘Hi!’. It’ll be a great show with lot’s to see and do!

It is jam-packed full of amazing workshops and your favourite Sewing Bee contestants! You can see their work from the show in The Best of the Bees Gallery.

There is a catwalk show, we have 3 dresses showing!

An exhibition from The Fashion and Textile Museum to celebrate 140 years of Liberty’s. It’s a specially curated collection of pieces from the Liberty archive. I’m very excited to see this one!

And there is also a Dressmaking Drop-in Clinic, where you can ask an expert!

When is this amazing sewing extravaganza I hear you ask?

It is 21st – 24th September at Excel London, doors open at 10am, so there is still time to book your tickets!