The Avid Seamstress studio is buzzing! We’ve been devouring every word that was written in our sewing survey and want to share some amazing insights and news with you. Did you take part in our survey? We think you are amazing! Thank you for your time, your incredible insights and for sharing your sewing experiences […]

To help us provide an even better experience for you in the future, we are collecting feedback with the survey below. Click here to start the survey! Typically, it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. After you finish, you will automatically be entered to win a free The Avid Seamstress sewing pattern of your choice! […]

We are happy to announce the arrival of our latest sewing pattern – The Raglan Adult / Dress top! The Raglan is a simple, modern dress / top cut in an A-line silhouette with a facing and invisible zip at the back neck. With optional inner / outer pockets and short / long sleeves, this pattern […]

Are you ready? We can’t wait to share our next pattern with you!

  It’s our 1 year pattern launch anniversary! To celebrate, we’re offering a 50% sale on our children’s patterns this weekend! Place your order this weekend and you’ll receive 50% off every children’s pattern you order! Use birthdaytreat at checkout to redeem! Happy birthday to us! Happy sewing for you!

We met this wonderful lady at The Handmade Fair and were delighted when she sent us pictures of her Day Dresses! We couldn’t be happier that Ahrabella is our Avid Seamstress of the month for October! Ahrabella make her first dress out of a duvet cover bought in a charity shop that had a tiny hounds-tooth pattern. She […]

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Love sewing? Love marketing? Have some spare time during the week? Why not combine your skills and grab this fantastic opportunity to assist with the Marketing & PR at The Avid Seamstress! The person We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our small team as Freelance Marketing Assistant. Working on a freelance basis, you’ll be computer savvy (with your own computer) and […]

  We love sewing and we know you do too so why  not spoil yourself and grab a great 15% off our sewing patterns! Enter spoilme at checkout! Offer ends 31 July. One per customer. *one per customer    

We have a fabulous winner of our Avid Seamstress of the month for June – meet Camilla! Camilla writes a great blog called makingandmarking.com  Camilla & her gorgeous Day Dress My name is Camilla – I’m a primary school teacher in Nottinghamshire UK. I have 2 per dogs who I spend lots of time walking in […]

Thank you for all the great entries into our Avid Seamstress of the Month competition. We were delighted at how many of you are loving our patterns! This month we had an entry all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark. Marie made a gorgeous Summer dress for her daughter Ingrid, using the Raglan Dress pattern. Bowled […]

On a sunny Saturday morning I met 6 lovely ladies at Fabric Godmother to make the Sheath Dress. Armed with fabric, elastic, invisible zips and sewing machines there was soon a flurry of activity as we all got down to planning our dresses. Time flew as we went from measuring, grading, cutting to sewing!  Josie, Fabric Godmother, kept us hydrated with cups […]

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 Although I enjoyed making my past two shirt dresses, I headed in a slightly different direction for my D Dress – towards a new Indie Pattern by The Avid Seamstress: the Day Dress. I bought this pattern after coming across a blog post by What Katie Sews. I…