We all love to follow along, whether it is with the latest trends or the reliable basics. Inspiration is the life force that drives us to pick up the needle and thread to create and stretch our boundaries. It is the motivator that brings us together on PatternReview. We are definitely inspired by today's fashion trends, but mostly our members are inspired by others on our site. We also continued to host our Zoom classes to our online sewing class offerings for even more innovation this year. Now sit back and relax and take a look at our inspirational posts and fashion trends from this past year as well as get inspired to take a Zoom class this coming year!

Trends and Inspiration Posts

Sparked by a highly popular Bomber Jacket Post that was written at the end of 2017, we have since been gathering statistics from our immense database of reviews to come up with the top patterns of our iconic fashion staples, which we have since named Wardrobe Essentials.  We realized that fashion trends never go out of style they just get recycled.  Diving into the history of some of our favorite articles of clothing we realized countless members have written reviews on patterns from numerous different designers.  We created a list to help you sort out these reviews in each of the following blog posts.

When it comes to athletic tops we all want something that fits perfectly, to encourage us to perform at our best and keeps us feeling good. This is why the Atlethic Top should be an essential in your wardrobe. Read the blog post here

Jalie's Marie-Claude workout shirt has 38 reviews to date, winning Best Pattern of 2019.

 Buy Jalie 3667 

PatternReview Members in their Jalie Marie-Claudes': indigo_sue* and AnnaFlamma*

 *Click on Members' PatternReview Name to read their review

Wardrobe Trends: Quilted Jacket

Over the past few years we have noticed the quilted jacket has come back into fashion.  Our TNT (tried and true) indie pattern designers, as well as Big 4, have wonderful patterns available to help us create these wearable pieces of art. Read the blog post here

One of the most popular quilted jacket patterns, on Patternreview, is the Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket with 31 reviews to date.

 Buy Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket 

PatternReview Members in their Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket: 

Top: Sew Dainty* and SSMcK's daughter*

Bottom: laurenkay* and JoJo Sews*

*Click on PR name to read review

The Pullover Sweater is essential to everyone's wardrobe no matter what type of climate you reside in. Read the blog post here

The Toaster Sweaters (yes, the name says it all) is a pullover sweater designed by Sew House Seven which has 85 reviews to date and has won Best Pattern of 2017.

 Buy Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater

PatternReview Members in their Toaster Sweaters: MilesImaging* and ggf2005*

 *Click on PR name to read review

The Bohemian fashion or Boho Chic style has made a huge resurgence in the fashion world. Bohemian fashion refers to the artistic, free spirited, and eclectic lifestyle. Long flowing or tiered skirts and loose fitting dresses, peasant blouses, and wide legged pants are all part of this fashion.  Read the blog post here

The Roscoe Blouse and Dress from True Bias is an older pattern that has ridden the Bohemian wave as the trend comes in and out.

 Buy True Bias Roscoe

PatternReview Members in their Roscoes: LoveLucie* and auschick*

 *Click on PR name to read review

Over the past few years we have noticed the Statement Sleeve has come back into fashion. In this wardrobe trends I concentrated specifically on the puff sleeve.  Read the blog post here

The most popular reviewed puffy sleeve top on PatternReview is none other than the Closet Core Patterns Cielo Top & Dress with 56 reviews written to date.

 Buy Closet Core Patterns Cielo Top

PatternReview Members in their Closet Core Patterns Cielo Tops: studioblue*, melissa1lin*, LynCo* and GeoP*

 *Click on PR name to read review

The Jumpsuit, a one piece coverall that includes a top and connective pants is a functional garment with an utilitarian history.  Read the blog post here

Diving into our review gallery, the most reviewed fashion jumpsuit by our members is the Vogue Patterns 9075, which has 35 reviews to date.

 Buy Vogue Patterns 9075

PatternReview Members in their Vogue 9075 Jumpsuits: Top: Jessica85* and JacquiLincoln*'s daughter in her wedding jumpsuit! Bottom: Zeph* and manecoarse*

 *Click on PR name to read review

Project Highlights

Twice a month we highlight reviews and projects which catch our eye. Here are some of our favorite round ups of the year. So much fun! 

Left: Christmas Tree Edition, Jan 2023             Right: January 10 - 24th, 2023 Edition

Left: Valentine's Day 2023 Edition                   Right: March 24th - April 7th, 2023 Edition

Left: June 10th - 27th, 2023 Edition               Right: Past Project Highlights: Wedding Dress Edition

 

 Left: Halloween 2023 Edition, Part 1              Right: Halloween 2023 Edition, Part 2

Virtual Zoom Sewing Classes

At PatternReview we are thrilled to continue to offer our virtual Zoom Sewing classes and our students love the realtime interactions.  A Zoom Class is an interactive classroom platform where students are taught virtually by one of our four expert sewing instructors, Sarah Veblen, Kenneth King, Angela Wolf and Jennifer Stern or Guest Teachers Melissa Galbraith and Lynda Maynard.  If you haven't tried a class yet, it is a must!

Let's take a look at the 40 Zoom Classes that were offered this year.  Please click on the class name to read a summary of each class.

First Row:  Pattern Hacks - Design Cutouts, Sewing for a Rounded Tummy, Adjusting Woven Pattern for Stretch Fabric

Second Row:  Front Cut-on Fly with Zipper Guard, Design Elements on your Croquis, Contour and Straight Waistbands   

Third Row: Fabric Manipulation, Visible Mending, Sewing Convex to Concave Seams

Fourth Row:  Upcycle with Hand Embroidery, Common Pant Fitting Issues, Pattern Grading 101

Seventh Row: Dior Darts, Couture Strap Seams, Better Ruler Work

Eighth Row: Keeping Loose Garments from looking Baggy, The Great Rub-off, Bias Binding Finishes

Nineth Row: Common Raglan Sleeve Fitting Issues, Bias 101, Fabulous French Darts 

Tenth Row: Designer Edge Finishes, Inspiration to Pattern Development, Radiating Bust Darts

We had so much fun researching, teaching, and sharing with you the trends this year!  The sky's the limit on what we what we can tackle in the new year.  If you have any ideas of a trend or classes you want to see covered on PatternReview, let us know in our comments of this blog post.

Related :

Part 1 - Members  

Part 2 - Contests 

Part 4 - Patterns