Inspiration for the Tasi Robe and Jacket

Welcome to the first installment of the Tasi Robe and Jacket sewalong. Today, I’m sharing some images of ready-to-wear garments as inspiration for how you can style your Tasi Robe or Jacket. I often find it helpful to see how other people style a certain design and what fabric they select. Looking at RTW is also great inspiration for making variations or hacks to a pattern.

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I love how easy it is to adapt the Tasi pattern. Just by changing the proportions of the sleeves, body and pockets, you will have a whole range of garments that you can wear in your everyday life.

Image sources, clockwise from top left:

1) Pinterest, 2) Pinterest 3) Sleeper 4) Jenni Kayne 5) Etsy 6) Elizabeth Suzann

More about the Tasi Draft-it-Yourself Robe and Jacket:

This draft-it-yourself pattern will walk you through each step of designing and drafting your own custom fit pattern. You choose the proportions you’d like and we give you the formulas to draft all the pattern pieces. Because you’re starting from scratch, you can make this garment in any size you like for any human body. If you’re not up for doing the calculations yourself, or just want to double check the math, we’ve created a spreadsheet calculator that does the work for you.

View A is a classic robe with patch pockets, a tie belt and carriers. View B is a casual jacket with turned back cuffs, oversized pockets and a hem band. It’s easy to adjust the design of this pattern to suit your personal preferences and we even give you a few ideas for ways you can customize and adapt this pattern. 

For more help sewing the Tasi, check out the links below, or click here to go to the main Sewalong page. Some of the posts linked are from older sewalongs that use the same or similar techniques to this pattern. If you haven’t purchased the pattern yet, you can get your own copy in the shop. Happy sewing!

Black Lives Matter

Hello friends. Before jumping back into sewing related chat this week, I wanted to say how important it is to continue supporting #blacklivesmatter and the fight for social justice every day of the year, not just for one week.

Personally, I’ll be continuing to educate myself, donate, speak up, write to my representatives, get involved, protest and vote. I have a long list of things to read and listen to, including the first book in @pinkmimosabyjacinta’s new book club.

I’ve always wanted Sew DIY to be a source of education and inspiration for the sewing community. And while I will continue to be dedicated to that mission, I also plan to start sharing educational resources on social justice and diversity in my weekly newsletter and social media.

I’m committed to partnering with and supporting companies who actively support black lives and social justice. These actions are just a start and I hope that as Sew DIY grows as a business that I’ll be able to do more to support our diverse community.

I recognize that I am a very privileged, white, heterosexual, cisgender, typically abled woman. I’m sure I won’t always get it right. But, I’m committed to working on it. Please, let me know if you have recommendations for resources that you’d like me to share. And let me know if I mess up and if there are ways that I can serve the community better. You can reach me via comments, DM or email at sewdiyblog@gmail.com. Sending much love and peace to all of you. ❤️

Pattern launch! Introducing the Tasi Robe and Jacket and the Sew DIY Quilted Slippers

Today, I’m very excited to announce the launch of two new unisex and size inclusive loungewear patterns. I’ve been working on these patterns since long before the current pandemic but it seems serendipitous to release them now, when we’re all spending more time at home. These are garments that I find myself reaching for time and time again to keep myself warm and comfortable when at home. They are classic designs that can be used by everyone in the family. Read on to learn more about these patterns.

These patterns are a little different than your average pattern – in all the best ways. Not only are they both gender neutral, size-inclusive, they will also give you the opportunity to practice skills that most patterns don’t utilize. The Tasi Draft-It-Yourself Robe and Jacket is a great way to try your hand pattern drafting. It will teach you the basics and give you the confidence to start designing on your own. The Quilted Slippers will get you started making quilted fabrics. Before you know it, you might even be inspired to do a little scrap piecing.

Watch the video above for all the details on these new loungewear patterns. I hope that you love them as much as I do!

ABOUT THE TASI DRAFT-IT-YOURSELF PATTERN

Have you ever wanted to design and draft your own pattern? Do you hate printing out pdfs? Do size charts give you the heebie-jeebies? Then the Tasi Draft-It-Yourself pattern is for you! This pattern will walk you through each step of designing and drafting your own custom fit pattern. You choose the proportions you’d like and we give you the formulas to draft all the pattern pieces for a custom fit robe or jacket.

If you’re not up for doing the calculations yourself, or just want to double check the math, we’ve created a calculator that does the work for you. Woohoo! The calculator is available as a spreadsheet and on the web in Google Sheets.

View A is a classic robe with patch pockets, a tie belt and carriers. View B is a casual jacket with turned back cuffs, oversized pockets and a hem band. It’s easy to adjust the design of this pattern to suit your personal preferences and we even give you a few ideas for ways you can customize and adapt this pattern. 

This pattern works well in a wide variety of fabrics from rayon or silk to sweater knit or linen. The design is adaptable for a variety of garments including a robe, cardigan or jacket. This pattern also works really well for piecing together leftover fabrics. Oh, and did we mention that you can make it for everyone in your household because it works for all humans?

ABOUT THE QUILTED SLIPPERS

The Sew DIY Quilted Slippers are the perfect way to keep toes warm and use up small cuts of fabric. Plus, it's a great way to introduce yourself to quilting. The quilted exterior is constructed by quilting a layer of fabric and batting together. You can also use pre-quilted fabric for a quicker project.

I have chronically cold feet so slippers are part of my regular at-home wardrobe. I even bring slippers when I travel! I wear a size 11 shoe and that means sometimes it can be hard to find cute slippers to wear, and especially to sew. So, a few months ago, I decided to make my own slippers. I’m so happy to be releasing this pattern today with two views and inclusive sizing.

This pattern is gender neutral and the pattern is graded for foot lengths 8.25-12 inches (21-30.5 cm) which approximately fits US women’s shoe sizes 4-14 and US men’s shoe sizes 6-14.5. I think these slippers would make wonderful gifts and with this size range, you’ll be able to sew them for most of the adults in your life.

View A is a bootie style slipper that can be worn with the top turned down to reveal the lining or with the top up to keep the ankles warm. View B is an open top skimmer style, perfect for the summer months.

Tasi Robe and Jacket - A Draft-it-Yourself PDF Pattern

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Quilted Slippers PDF Pattern

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