The cooling temperatures have me begging for all-things autumn: bonfire nights, carved pumpkins, Halloween costumes, picking sunflowers. But before all the fun festivities can begin, it’s time to refresh everything from your wardrobe to your home décor. Starting with your wardrobe, you’ll need to create some strong transitional pieces, ones equipped to battle the cooler nights ahead. Look no further than this issue’s sleek, black-and-white bomber jacket from Lauren Merciris. It’s cool and stylish and ideal for late nights by the fire. Heading back to school? Sophie Tarrant’s playful bookshelf wall hanging is perfect for any home library or classroom! And if you also can’t wait for spooky season to arrive, don’t miss our selection of Halloween patterns: a vibrant, violet witch hat and a cheerful pumpkin candy bowl that’s perfect for storing your favorite Halloween treats. Uncover useful tips for matching up plaids and prints with this month’s new article, see what patterns our editors have selected as their favorites and so much more in this new issue.
September 2025
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Matching prints, stripes and plaids is an important detail for achieving the most professional looking results in garments and home décor items sewn at home. This article contains tips for maximizing the appearance of your sewing projects. READ MORE
Our readers know how much we love a seasonal trend round-up, and as we start to shift to fall style and fashion, we’re back with all the style trends we’re loving for Fall 2025. From trending colors and silhouettes to forecasted trends from social media, we’re sharing the trends we can’t wait to make this autumn. If you can’t wait to start on a brand-new project, then you’re in luck, because we’ve included links to some of our favorite sewing patterns so that you can start sewing tonight. Want to keep coming back to this article all season long? Be sure to hit the Favorites button, so that you can easily find this article whenever you need to. Now, let’s dive in! READ MORE
Projects
- Classroom Comeback
- Addison Bomber Jacket Pattern
- Fully Booked Bookshelf Wall Hanging
- All Treats, No Tricks
- Sophisticated Sorcery Velvet Witch Hat Pattern
- Three Hour Pumpkin Candy Bowl Pattern
- Retro Halloween Mug Rug Pattern
- Editor’s Picks
- Raspberry Button-Down Blouse Pattern
- Northeast Chic Oversized Fall Scarf
- Coffee to Go Quilted Lapghan Pattern
- Midwest Table Runner and Napkins
- Jolly Jack-O’-Lantern Cinched Treat Bag