Taking a Little Look Back to Get You Inspired for What's to Come: Women's Pattern

Taking a Little Look Back to Get You Inspired for What's to Come: Women's Pattern

Pattern Revolution has such a wonderful February planned, you are not going to want to miss one second of the fun!  This month will focus on "Self Care" sewing, so get ready to build your wardrobe.  Let's take a brief look back at the wonderful women's patterns that our reviewers have sewn over the last year. 

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Talkin' About a Revolution

Talkin' About a Revolution

I can't take it anymore. I have to get something off my chest. There's this term in the sewing world that has been bothering me since the very first time I heard it. The use of this term is epidemic, sanctioned and used by almost every seamstress I know. I've often wondered who first coined this term, and how it so quickly became a part of the accepted lexicon of the sewing public when it is so, well...ugly. I've even used it myself, sadly, and each time I did, I felt this little twinge in my heart alerting me to the fact that I was in the wrong to use it.  It has appeared in this blog more times than I care to admit, but as long as we are being honest, I'll tell you- 11 times in just 9 months. Ugh.

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