Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s an especially happy day around here, as the Renfrew Top pattern is now in stock! The pre-sale went exceptionally well. I’ve never packed, labelled and shipped so many orders before. They just kept on coming!
I was expecting mass disaster because I couldn’t do it the usual way, but it went more smoothly than ever before. Promo codes work! In fact they’re even better, because orders are easier and faster to process if they stay within the shopping cart system. And you can input a separate shipping address, and order as many patterns as you want. I’m happy that it worked out! (Look forward to more promo codes in the future, too!)
Thank you to everyone that pre-ordered a Renfrew Top pattern. Your orders are on their way! (Unless you ordered it yesterday evening or overnight, in which case, I might be packing up your shipment as you read this!)
Click here to visit the store. I know, we have an uneven row in our pattern store! Time to get cracking on the next pattern and finish off that lonely row of one. I look forward to filling up the page with new patterns in the coming year!
I’m super excited to add the Renfrew Top to the current collection. It’s a great wardrobe-building pattern, works well under the Minoru Jacket or with the Crescent Skirt for a casual look. There are so many possibilities for variations too! You could use contrast bands, or use a striped fabric for the body, one of the stripe colours for the bands. Embellish your top with applique, cut-outs, or trim. Plus, you can choose any of the sleeve options to work with any of the necklines. So many ideas for such a simple pattern!
Have an awesome day and if you wanted to pick up a copy of the Renfrew Top, click here to visit the store!
Wondering if you can pay by credit card, if you don’t have a Paypal account? The answer is Yes! Just click ‘Checkout with Paypal’ and you’ll have the option to pay as a guest, without creating an account.
Having trouble with the shopping cart? Contact me and we’ll sort it out. Thanks, everyone!
I’ve already had mine through the post this morning and I have fabric all picked out as well! Very exciting!
Congratulations Tasia, I’m so pleased you’ve had such a positive response to the Renfrew top. Just made my second version today! x
I received mine yesterday (plus Pendrell, Lonsdale) – I look forward to trying out your patterns for the first time! :)
Hi Tasia, not sure if I’ve missed it but please can you post the envelope back? My pattern is busily winging its way across the Atlantic to the UK and I’m keen to start fabric shopping for when it arrives! Thanks, M x
Hi Maria! Yes, I have the envelope back posted in the pattern store (not converted to metric yet though!)
Here’s the link:
http://sewaholic.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1201_Sewaholic_Renfrew_Envelope_Back.jpg
and if you need metric, here’s the conversion -1 yards = 0.9144 meters
Happy fabric shopping!
Thank you – good job I got paid today, time to go shopping!
Congrats on the fantastic pre-sale! So glad I snagged one and can’t wait to get it and start sewing up some (much needed–all my favorite tees have “died” in recent months) tops! Might have to take a trip to the local fabric shop to look for some appropriate fabric this week in anticipation… ;)
I so wanted to order this, but with my house barfing this past Christmas and all of it landing in my sewing room, I haven’t even had time to get into the last two patterns I ordered from you. But soon. Soon I will be free of my crazy volunteer job that doesn’t allow me to sleep at night and I will have the energy to sew when I get home from my day job. Then, look out!
Yay! I’m looking forward to my copy arriving. That’s quite the stack of envelopes!
Mine’s here! I’ll finish up Jasmine and then it’s onto this one…
Mine just got here yesterday! I don’t know who’s more excited me or my 3 yr old (green is her favorite color so she thought I had bought a pattern for her. lol.)
Now I’m off to look at some pretty fabrics.
Yeah! I just put in my order.
I just received my order yesterday! Tasia – this is such a great pattern! Finally a fabulous knit tee that can be sewn without a coverstitch machine! Yay! I can’t even tell you how happy this makes me! I’m completely over the moon for it!
xoxo, Sunni
So excited, just received my pattern in the mail yesterday!! Now to find fabric eek!
Mine came in yesterday’s mail! Congratulations on putting out another great looking pattern!
I found mine in my mailbox this morning! So exciting! Now to find the time to get to the fabric store! Thanks Tasia!
Ohhh, I’m looking forward to this. I got my shipment notification a couple of days ago and already have three different fabrics lined up. Can’t wait to give the cowl a whirl – I’m not sure it’ll suit me, but it seems like a great compromise between a turtleneck (which I hate) and a scoop neck (which I love, but makes me cold in winter).
I received mine today, along with the Minoru! I just have to finish my daughter’s dress for an end-of-term semi-formal dance and then it’s sewing for ME!
I came home from work to find mine sitting in the mailbox! Yay! Now I just need to find some appropriate fabric and get a walking foot for my machine. I can’t wait to try out my first knit!
My pattern arrived in California today — yay!
On the back of the pattern envelope under Recommended Fabrics it says “Stable knit fabrics.” What is a stable knit fabric?
C.B.
I love this pattern Tasia! It’s so simple and basic but allows it to be embellished so many ways (contrast bands, etc.). Keep up the good work! I’m excited to see what you will come out with next (to fill that lonely row).
I was thrilled to receive my patterns yesterday! Renfrew and Minoru! Have been kept busy sewing for new granddaughter recently but I can’t wait to do some sewing for me now! I have fallen in love with the Minoru while following the sew- along but I intend to make a few Renfrew tops first because it looks quite easy and it is just the type of thing I love to wear!
I, too, received mine! I am looking forward to it, but I am a little intimidated by the knits – any chance of a sew-along for this pattern??
really excited that my renfrew arrived yesterday, and very quickly after i ordered it! i’m not interested in a sew-along, per se, but would you consider doing a post on fitting a knit pattern properly? i want to make renfrew my go-to tried-and-true knit shirt pattern, and i’m eager to get started…
Can someone help me? I’m a beginner and I’m completely stymied by the instructions. I cannot figure out the neckband. I’m attempting the v-neck version. The instructions say to baste the raw edges. Does that mean baste them together, or baste each edge separately?
After that, how to I attach the band, to the right side ot wrong side of the fabric?
The illustrations have me bamboozled. Thanks for any advice!