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What a great time was our Creative Madrid tour last week! And we’ve scheduled another one for March 6-12, 2027 if you’d like to join us!

Fashion always comes full circle, and the polo shirt is no exception. Reimagined in elevated fabrics and modern silhouettes, the Cyprus Woven Polo puts a fresh spin on a classic comeback.

The Condesa Quilted Vest takes the free-spirited patchwork and quilting of the 60s and 70s and reimagines it as modern fashion: boxy, cropped, and fun to play with.

The Cyprus Woven Polo is that perfect not-too-fitted, not-too-relaxed polo designed for woven fabrics (but great in knits too) and endlessly customizable with stripes, color-blocking, and fabric play.

The Condesa Quilted Vest is a blank canvas: a simple pattern with endless quilting and patchwork possibilities. Here are a few ideas to get you started with it.

Simple, modern, and endlessly wearable, the new Cyprus Woven Polo is the Goldilocks sewing pattern that’s just right in every detail.

The new Condesa Quilted Vest combines clean lines, easy construction, and endless opportunities for quilting, texture, and personal style.

What happens if you choose a fabric that’s different from the ones suggested by the patternmaker? Let’s find out!

Why choose between wide-leg and balloon trousers when you can have both? These simple convertible hem hacks let one pair do double duty.

Here are 5 sewing patterns that will take you from summer into fall and winter. You can still sew and wear them now, and keep wearing them as the seasons change.

What better thing to do with vacation time than a little patchwork denim project? I’m getting a head start on fall and enjoying the slow pace, and the patchwork denim also seems to be a trend!

Kiran has sewn eight (!) Norwood blouses and dresses for herself, and she’s here to show off a few of them and to talk about why she likes this pattern so much.