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Summer PJs :: New Pattern Release!!

Guess what Pirate Crew?!  We’ve got new patterns releasing today and we are super excited to tell you about them!  It might be hotter than Hades outside, but this new pattern will help keep you cool.  Why not fight those high temps with some cute new Summer PJs and Summer PJs – Youth?

These patterns are simply perfect for warmer weather pajamas!  They’re quick and simple to sew up and work best with lightweight woven fabrics that are breathable for hot nights.

Drafted for non-stretch woven fabrics- favorites are voile, cotton lawn, silky, and rayon blends. You can use pre-made bias tape or create your own to finish off the top. The bottoms use a thin elastic for waistband. The adjustable straps are great for gifting and not having to slip on and fit before finishing your top!  Options for the adult pattern (available in sizes XXS – Plus 3X) includes a crop, top, and nightie length tops.  And the bottoms come with high rise and low rise. The bottoms also include cheekies, shorties, and capri lengths.

For the youth version (sizes 3M – 14) the options include crop, top, and nightgown lengths.  And the bottoms include short or capri length.  The loose fit is super comfortable and you’ll get a whole seasons worth of wear with the growing room.

**Want to learn more about how to measure yourself for this pattern?  We’ve got you covered with an in-depth blog HERE.  And in case you’re new to Patterns for Pirates and PDF patterns in general, we have a great blog full of new-user tips HERE to help you get started!  As with all of our current releases and updates, the pdfs now include our layers feature and can be found in Letter, A4 and A0 sizes.  And for even more helpful fun, we have a *free* printable that you can use to help record your measurements as you take them.

Let’s take a quick look at the different options!

SHORTS / CHEEKIES / CAPRI LENGTH BOTTOMS (ADULT VERSION)

SHORTS / CAPRI LENGTH BOTTOMS (YOUTH VERSION)

CROP / TOP / NIGHTIE LENGTH TOPS

ADJUSTABLE STRAPS

Are you ready to get in on the Summer PJ fun?  Go grab your pattern(s) now!

SUMMER PJs | SUMMER PJs – YOUTH | SUMMER PJs BUNDLE

Need more convincing?  Just take a look at this pattern on all of the amazing shapes and sizes of our testers, and get a look at more examples of all the options in our albums in the P4P Facebook group!

Summer PJs Album | Youth Summer PJs Album

And if that didn’t give you enough options, make sure to check out the hacks post to help take your patterns even further.

The release sale (no code needed) will be through Saturday, July 27, 2019 (11:59PM US Central Time Zone).

Happy Sewing, pirates!

P4P Presents the Summer of Wovens!

As many of you already know, I am a lover of knit fabrics.  I love how quickly they can be sewn up, and how comfortable the different types of knits are to wear.  BUT, we’ve seen in our Facebook Group that there is a desire for patterns that use woven and non-stretch fabrics.  We hear you and are about to make your woven pattern dreams come true!

To help kick off the first official day of summer, our P4P Team is announcing our “Summer of Wovens”!

What does a “Summer of Wovens” entail, exactly?

— Our pattern releases throughout the summer will ONLY be for woven fabrics.  Was there something you were hoping to see from us?  Of course we’d love to hear!

— Before we can get to the new goodies, we are making sure to update our older woven patterns to feature our layers format, including the A0 copy shop printing formats.  We will also be extending the sizing into the full range that we use now.  Our very first woven pattern for women was The Everyday Elegance  and we have been working behind the scenes on updates for this, as well as perhaps including a few new options for the pattern itself.  Here is our gorgeous Nicole modeling her newest EE:

— Of course we have new patterns already in the works!  Along with her EE, Nicole is sporting a sneak peek of the first *new* pattern, which is already in pre-testing! Perfect for a lightweight fabric for a comfortable and casual summer days/nights, these bottoms are a pull-on woven pant filled with options.  Since we are in pre-testing now, we still haven’t found the perfect name for these pants.  And, I always reserve my right to change my mind on the options we will offer on the final pattern! (I fully admit that I’m a girl who likes to exercise her right to change her mind! Lol.)  So things might change but this is the basic idea of what we are working on at the moment.

— Lastly, we will dedicate the blog to tips, tricks, and posts all about sewing with woven apparel fabrics.  A lot of seamstresses think of quilting cotton when they see the term woven, but we will be focusing on woven fabrics that are specifically made for apparel.  After all, they will be used for apparel patterns!  There is a large variety of available woven fabrics and it will be our mission to help you understand what works best for the project you’re about to tackle.  Let us know the questions you have about sewing apparel in woven/non-stretch fabrics and we will try to answer as many as we can.  We would really love to help you better understand this new type of fabric!

We hope everyone is excited to see what else we have coming this summer and can use up some of that woven fabric you’ve got hiding in your stash!

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