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Funky Maternity Patterns

    Funky Maternity Patterns
    on: January 16, 2011, 11:32:11 PM
    Where can I find some decent maternity patterns that aren't years and years old? With all of the awesome pattern designers around, surely there's some that have done maternity?
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      Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
      Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 05:39:44 PM
      Most of the maternity patterns out there are pretty boring.  I have 11 more weeks before the arrival of #2 myself, and I've had better luck altering existing patterns.  Here's the alterations I've been making:
      http://rowena.typepad.com/rostitchery/2006/04/full_tummy_adju.html

      And you can see the collection I've made for my pregnancy on my blog: emadethis.wordpress.com
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      ~Elizabeth
      http://emadethis.wordpress.com
        Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
        Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 09:21:09 PM
        congratulations!

        I have no advice but wanted to wish you luck.  Commercial patterns for maternity clothes made me shudder... did everyone at Simplicity/McCall's fall asleep and forget about maternity for the last 50 years?  Seriously they're amazingly bad.

        I tried making maternity pants for my first but it didn't work out.  I used stretchy fabric in the belly area, but didn't realize how much EVERYTHING expands during pregnancy.  e v e r y t h i n g.
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          Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
          Reply #3 on: January 22, 2011, 07:40:46 PM
          Congratulations and I feel your frustration about maternity patterns.  When I was pregnant 14 years ago.  Wow.  I made a few nice things from Vogue, but that was about it.
          I was just reading about Anna Marie Horner and her book Handmade Beginnings.  I saw that she has a chapter on clothes for mother. Check it out!
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          Ellen
          http://sewbeeit.wordpress.com/
            Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
            Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 04:36:42 PM
            i have the wrap top by megan nielson. she also has some other nice ones
            http://shop.megannielsen.com/category/sewing-patterns

            i have this one but i didn't get to use it before i popped, which is okay, cuz it's not specifically maternity-wear, but can b used for it.
            http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/ecom-prodshow/PTFTSUTI.html

            i also have this jalie pattern which included mods for maternity AND nursing. i need to make a bunch, cuz i have no nursing shirts
            http://www.jalie.com/criss-cross-nursing-top.html

            hth!!!
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              Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
              Reply #5 on: February 02, 2011, 08:33:14 AM
              Those Megan Nielsen patterns make me want to get pregnant!  Okay, so not really, but WOW!
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              Ellen
              http://sewbeeit.wordpress.com/
                Re: Funky Maternity Patterns
                Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 09:42:33 PM
                Oh my gosh ladies this thread has totally made my night! Thanks so much for linking to my patterns! I've also got a blog about making your own maternity and nursing clothing, if anyone is interested Smiley

                http://diymaternity.com/

                XOXO
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