Lovely readers, I think this is going to be really fun. This Sunday evening (8 PM Eastern Time, 5 Pacific, 6 Mountain, 7 Central) I am doing a live chat on Pattern Review. If you’ve never done one of these chats, they’re basically a live moderated discussion where you have a chance to “ask the …

My dear readers, I’m starting a mailing list for those of you who would be interested in testing patterns for us in the future. There’s no commitment involved to sign up, it’s just a way for me to contact you. When there are new patterns that I need tested, I’ll send a note out to …

Fellow Portlanders, if you’re interested in making the Rooibos dress but think you might like a little extra teaching help for it, my new friend and fellow pattern designer Shelly will be teaching a class at Bolt using this pattern! It was just posted and she’s already had people signing up, so if you’re interested, …

Check it out guys, there’s a little blurb about Colette Patterns in the latest issue of Bust! It’s just a wee blurb, but I’ve been reading Bust since I was a teenager, so it’s pretty neat to see my name in there. If you don’t read Bust and you’re in a place where you can …

I can’t believe this year is over. It certainly was an eventful one for me, with the launch and pretty startling growth of Colette Patterns, my move to Oregon, and a pretty much wholly different life from the one I was leading a year ago. Last December, I was working in a big company in …

I’ve just updated the gallery with lots of photos of projects made from our patterns! I’ll be adding lots more as they come in. Want to show one of your projects on the site? Add it to the Colette Patterns Flickr group! Or you can always contact me with your photos.

I saw this perfectly organized workspace on design*sponge and was so impressed. I may have to pick up one of those things with the tiny drawers the next time I go to the hardware store.

For some time now, I’ve been a massive fan of the work of Jane Foster, a British designer, illustrator and printer. Her work often uses, and is most definately influenced by, vintage textiles, patterns and print from 1950’s to 1970’s (my absolute favourite eras of design!). Whilst obsessively trawling through her blog, I fell head over heels in love with her studio …

I just stumbled across the blog of the talented and creative Jen Johner, and I fell in love with her sewing space. I adore the restrained colors, the beautiful prints, how simple and well-organized things look. I always struggle with this: my materials inspire me, so I like to have them out, but at the …

As promised, the new patterns are available for pre-order in the shop today! While they’re still at the printer, we’re offering free shipping, and they’ll ship as soon as they come in stock, around mid-December. Or, if you’re worried about getting them for Christmas, we’re also offering lovely gift certificates from $25 to $100. These …

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you here in the states! Even as someone who doesn’t partake of the bird, there’s a lot to love about this holiday: food, friends, family, and a reason to reflect on gratitude. I happen to think that being grateful is one of the keys to being happy. So have a …

If you haven’t already seen the front page, here’s the scoop: new patterns will be ready to premiere on Friday! They’ll be available to buy at that point, and will ship in 1-2 weeks. I can’t wait to show them to you!

{image: a photo of Stonemountain and Daughter Fabrics by amyandthomas on Flickr} I’d like to welcome some new stockists to the Colette Patterns family! Some of these wonderful shops are fairly recent discoveries for me, and some are shops I’ve admired and purchased from for years. We’ve added them all to our stockists page, so …

Hi! I’m Rose and I’m an artist, designer, and writer living outside of Istanbul in Turkey.  I’m so excited to be here at Colette bringing you visual weekly treats about art, fabric, beautiful objects, and things that make our homes and studios come to life. There are so many things that make me feel inspired. …

Happy Halloween to everyone that’s celebrating! Good luck on those final costume touches!

I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who recommended a shop that they thought would be a great fit for us. We had hundreds of responses, and with the tremendous help of my wonderful new wholesale manager, we’re chatting with many of them! Three winners have been picked at random using random.org, …

I have lots of dreams, and one of them is to evolve this blog into one of the most awesome, useful sewing/making/creating blogs out there. Do you want to help me? I really love posting things that are beautiful and helpful, and I just know there’s lots more some of you other creative geniuses could …

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle! We had a blast and met so many awesome people, some of whom said they read this blog… I can’t tell you how wonderful that makes me feel! I wish I had more pictures of the event, but I was …