The Tropo Maternity Camisole is a Maternity Sewing Exclusive meaning it is available for sale only on Maternity Sewing. The Tropo Maternity Camisole is named for the troposphere – the bottom layer of the earth’s atmosphere – since the camisole is great on its own but also perfectly suited for layering. This fitted camisole has an optional interior shelf bralette …
Pregnant in Summer: What to Wear
Every season brings its own advantages and challenges when you’re pregnant. In this seasonal series we’ll give you ideas of what to wear, with inspiration from our shop. No matter what season or trimester you’re in, there’s bound to be something that suits your needs! Here’s a few ideas for your wardrobe when you’re pregnant in summer. 1st trimester These …
Introducing the Ultraviolet Maternity Tee
The Ultraviolet Maternity Tee is a Maternity Sewing Exclusive meaning it is available for sale only on Maternity Sewing. The Maternity Ultraviolet Tee will be an everyday staple of your summer like the UV rays from summer sunshine. Oversized with short cut-on sleeves, the shirt can be sewn from knits or wovens. View A has curved hem that comes up …
How to Add Fabric to the Side of a Shirt
When you like the way a shirt fits through the chest and shoulders but it’s snugger on your belly than you’d like, you can easily give new life to an already-existing tee by adding a godet into the side seam of a t-shirt. What’s a godet? A godet is simply a triangle of fabric that adds volume to a garment. …
Introducing the Laminaria Maternity Swimsuit
The Laminaria Maternity Swimsuit is a Maternity Sewing Exclusive meaning it is available for sale only on Maternity Sewing. The Laminaria Swimsuit was originally released in a non-maternity version by Tuesday Stitches. This new maternity version has been drafted on a maternity block. That means you can select the size you would have worn before pregnancy and sew that same …
Introducing: Maternity Sewing!
Hello! We couldn’t be more excited today, because Maternity Sewing is now live! We’ve been working for over a year to make this happen, and we’re thrilled to reach this point! Below we’ll tell you more about what you can expect from us. Our Purpose In one sentence, our purpose is to provide an easy to browse catalogue of sewing …
Creating Your Maternity Sewing Wishlist
In the early stage of pregnancy and want to organize ALL THE THINGS you’ll sew for pregnancy? Having a baby shower and want to make it easy for your friends to gift you sewing patterns that will be useful postpartum? In the nursing phase and want to put together a list of sewing patterns you want so your spouse knows …
Selecting the Waistline on a Maternity Garment
One of the options Maternity Sewing offers in its comprehensive pattern shop search feature is “waistline”. The waistline can apply to either bottoms or tops and can either be above the belly, below the belly, or nonexistent. We’ll talk you through why you might want to select a specific waistline and show some examples of what that looks like. Bottoms …
Maternity Sewing Shop Filters
One of the features we are most proud of on Maternity Sewing is the comprehensive search feature we built into our shop. We’ve annotated all of the patterns we have for sale so you can find exactly the pattern you are looking for. Here we explain all of the search filters you can use. Size Each pattern designer uses her …
Selecting Patterns Based on Pregnancy Trimester
During each trimester of pregnancy you will have different needs in your clothing. Maternity Sewing has a variety of patterns to help meet your needs during each trimester. We have annotated each pattern in our shop to let you know how each garment is best suited. Please note that all of the following information is based on generalizations – your …