Blog — Heather Blazer

Are you attending a wedding soon and want to stand out with a unique and handmade garment? Why not consider sewing your own wedding guest outfit? By sewing your outfit, you can customize it to suit your personal style and ensure a perfect fit. In this blog post, we have collated some of our Friday Pattern Company sewing patterns that would work perfectly for a wedding! Continue reading to find out more.

This is a new guest post by the amazing Siri from the Instagram @siri_kate, she is an extremely talented sewist, knitter, artist and more! In this blog post Siri shares how to hack the Heather Blazer sewing pattern, to create a beautiful Long Double Breasted Vest. Continue reading to find out how. 

My name is Francisco Diaz, I run a small up-cycled boutique in Phoenix, AZ where I sell my makes and provide a space for queer makers in my area to sell their wares as well. Up-cycling, thrifting and advancing queer expression are my passions! You can see more of my work at @ciscosews or @themsmarketplace on instagram! In this blog post I use thrifted canvas bags to create a Heather Blazer, with thrifted and vintage brooches as a finishing touch. Keep reading to find out more.

Hi, I’m Gracie from @sew.like.honey. I like to take pattern making classes at NYC’s FIT, and I love digging into construction details & altering patterns to fit my body. In this post, I’ll show you how to alter the Heather Blazer pattern to create a cropped blazer. This tutorial covers how to shorten the pieces, but you use the same sewing process to make a longer blazer like Chelsea’s. 

My name is Francisco Diaz, and I am really excited to have the opportunity to show you my version of the Heather Blazer! I am a designer and newbie slow-fashion sewist living in Phoenix, Arizona. I love to use second-hand fabrics when sewing and have a passion for up-cycling, thrift shopping and celebrating imperfection. You can see more of my work at @ciscosews on instagram! 

I love dressing up, so when Paige reached out to me for a blog post about the Heather Blazer, I didn't hesitate and said yes! I'm Eli from @slowsewed, and today I am going to show you three ways to style the Heather Blazer Pattern, without compromising comfort. Are you ready?

Hello! I’m Sue-Ching. You can find me @suechinglascelles. I’m really excited to be sharing with you here on the Friday Pattern Company Blog. In this blog post I am talking about the Heather Blazer and how I hack it to make a hooded coat version, keep reading to find out more. 

Hello, I’m Korrie and can be found over on Instagram as @korriekorrie. I am so chuffed to have been asked to write a blog post about my Heather blazer and how i like to style it up, to put it simply i am madly in love with her! Keep reading to find out more about it. 

Hey guys, Paige here - Friday’s social media manager. As promised, we have been adding sew-along videos to our YouTube channel, with full step-by-step instructions for our patterns. The latest pattern to be added to the sew-along series is the Heather Blazer! In this blog post, I wanted to talk about my experience actually sewing along with the steps, whilst making my first Heather Blazer. Keep reading to find out more.

One of the funnest things about the Heather Blazer is all of the different types of fabric you can make it in. We kept the style lines of the pattern simple so that you can feel inspired to try out new and interesting fabrics! Below we have listed some ideas for types of fabrics that you could use for the main body of your Heather.