I never thought the day would come, when I release a pattern, but it has. I remember emailing with Rochelle over a year ago and sharing with her my goal to eventually make and sell patterns. I also remembering emailing with Amy, Dixie, and Kristiann about my questions regarding making a packaged pattern. You see, I have plenty of experience with patterns but my experience is in the “industry.” The home sewing world is completely different and it took me a long time to figure out how you, the home (but very skilled) sewist works with patterns. Include a measurement chart? I hadn’t used a home patterns in years; I forgot what was included in them. But today, I can finally say that I have a pattern for you, Amerson.
About eight months ago, I shifted my sewing focus to lingerie. Prior to lingerie, most of my projects were dresses, skirts, or other fancy, over the top garments. But lingerie presented a new challenge, both in sewing and patterning, that interested me. Plus, lingerie is super feminine. Since I got into this category of sewing, I have made many bras and undies and over Christmas, Valerie, Brandy, Becky, and I collaborated with a photo shoot. One of the undies features was a star printed pair of ruched undies. This is Amerson.
Yes, I plan to release the remainder of the patterns from the shoot but for my first pattern, I chose the simplest garment. I wanted to focus and to perfect the process of creating a PDF pattern and not overwhelm myself with the actual pattern. So hang around a little while and you’ll get the other patterns. I promise.
Because this is my first pattern and because it is such a simple pair of undies, I’m offering the pattern for free. Yes, I’m generous but there’s another reason Amerson is free of charge. I’m a huge believer in constructive criticism. It’s a great way to grow and to get stronger, faster, and more efficient. With Amerson, I want you to critique me. Tell me what you like, what you don’t like, what I missed, and what I accomplished best.
If you’re not interested in making a pair of Amerson undies but want to see the construction details, click here for a technical sketch.
Last week, Melissa of Fehr Trade, published several posts about her undie makings and even offered a few patterns for free.
Lastly, thank you to Anto for creating the beautiful illustrations of Amerson.
