This is an awesome review and I really appreciate the info about the sizing. I recently purchased this pattern but still need to trace off my preferred size and make a toile of this jacket especially for the shoulder area. Even with your little hiccups here and there your jacket turned out very pretty and I love the color of your fabric. Thank you for sharing😊✂️🪡🧵💙

How lucky you both are to have each other. Great video, love both dresses. Hope you do more collaborations together.

I thoroughly enjoyed your vlog. You should consider vlogging together more often perhaps in a more relaxed setting for eg: on the couch. Great listening to you both comparing your makes.

Great makes both of you! Sarah is the second person I’ve heard recently say they sew standing up and prefer it. How exciting an air thread overlocker, what a dream I bet that is to use! Really enjoying the videos ladies!

Great makes girls theylook so comfy 😊😊

Both dresses look fabulous girls, you both did a great job. Congratulations Sarah on your new overlocker, I also have a Babylock Acclaim, such a great machine, the self tension is very useful, have a great sewing week, Deb 🪡🧵💕

Hi ladies, Sarah, it's a shame the pockets are a bit low. I think they would be more practical at your own personal hip line. I love your dress too Catherine, the underarm application is sometimes in Style Arc patterns . Love the air threader overlockers.. you're really lucky. I really love these sister videos and the Interaction between you both. Happy sewing ❤

You ladies both look fab, and I just have to say, I am so jealous that you gals share this interest and can do these 'collabs' together. Especially since, I'm assuming, you've moved closer to your sister, Catherine?! Very special. Enjoy.

Hi, I'm glad you tried the poppy cocoon dress. The pattern was included in a magazine I bought. When I suggested that pattern I should have added that I found the Sewgirl sew along. I needed it, basically I had the sew along beside me and sewed along step by step. It was a strange construction that's what caught my attention but works well. I would do it again but do at least two sizes down. I actually took 4.5 cm off the sides of the dress and 10 cm off the length. I put a cowl neck on mine. Sarahs' dress came out really well. I find with in seam pockets you have to look at where they are placed, I have had some that came down way too low. Congrats on both your makes and happy sewing. Just quietly I am a bit jealous about the overlocker it sound fantastic. Happy sewing.

I am wondering if the pockets on Sarah's dress should be raised up a little. The pattern was probably drafted for a taller person so the pockets looked a little low. Oohh I can see both dress styles made in a good ponte with tights and boots for winter. You both did a great job on the dresses. Oh how sweet of Sarah's hubby to do that. My wish this year is a coverstitch machine. 😊 I stand also when sewing (most of the time) but I ended up buying a stereo/headphone extension cord and now my pedal reaches to the floor as my desk (not adjustable) is taller than a standard desk.

Happy to see the cocoon collab. They both look great.

Both cocoon dresses look fabulous, well done ladies 🙂

The air threading and self tension control really is the greatest improvement in sergers! I have used Baby Lock sergers since the 1980's along with a couple cheaper brands while saving up for a new BL. Hands down, BL is the best. I construct all my clothing with a serger and used to sew at least 8 hrs a day. My 1st one was traded for a differential feed one when they came out...what an improvement! That one lasted 25+ years. The cheaper ones? Motors burnt out in less than a year. Now, with the air threading/needle threading and self tension, Im in heaven. Im thinking of a cover stitch machine but have no room for one right now. Oh, I also use BL sewing machines. I have 7 machines, most never get used but cant part with them, and I keep a basic Brother as my just in case my BL needs servicing. I know Sarah will love her new overlocker as much as I love mine, what a great gift!

Great makes ladies, your dresses look wonderful. ❤

I think you both look very pretty in your dresses 👗 ❤

I've been to Canterbury, but only stayed in Christchurch. No car and a short stay. It was December and freezing. The hottest part of the 2 days there was 8°. This was 2 years ago. Adult Son and I went to a NZ v Bangladesh women's T20 Match. You bet we layered up. I think I wore almost half the clothing I had with me.

What do you usually wear under those very sheer fabrics? I have a lot of sheer tops and I wear a cotton sleeveless vest/singlet, but I'm not sure what I would wear under a sheer dress. I love the bird fabric (herons or possibly storks IMO) it's got a simplified Japanese vibe.

Hi Catherine - I especially love that barrel dress pattern and the 2 gorgeous fabrics you’ve chose, that crane fabric is very unique and lovely (are those cranes?)

You’ve got some beautiful fabrics there Catherine, gorgeous colours, looking forward to seeing them made up, Deb

Great fabrics and pattern matches.

Hi Catherine, can I suggest strongly that you toile the Barrel dress. I absolutely love the look of the dress but when I made it up it was the biggest disappointment whether it was my fabric choice or not who knows (linen)..plus a very expensive exercise. Am loving your fabric stash think I need to start going through mine, I have a huge stash of 100% cottons left over from my bag making days. Have a great weekend 🙂

Beautiful fabrics Cathryn ❤and some great plans

Would you consider making a cape out of the black quilted fabric? The Foldline did a KZbin video recently about Claudia Winkleman's clothes on a BBC program call The Traitor and she has been wearing capes as part of her outdoor outfits. There are some really cute patterns for capes at the moment.

Hi Catherine, tessuti do such great patterns including for boiled wool, im sure your garments will all turn out smashing i look forward to next week ❤

hi Catherine! Great plans I especially like that cocoon dress super cute! Love the shirt you're wearing. 🤗

Hi Catherine, I am like your starting to plan autumn and winter makes - given up on summer down here in Dunedin. But you never know what mother nature has planned for February 😀

Explanations and instructions are superb with Pattern Emporium however, I'm loving your reference to pattern designers I've never heard off. I'm in Masterton and delighted that I came across your podcasts as I'm a keen Sewer and knitter

Hi Catherine- beautiful fabrics and pattern ideas. I do like that Nenuphar jacket!

Hi Catherine.....that ready to wear dress is on Amazon australia for around $14.....have you thought of purchasing that and creating the pattern from it? (Quite a bit cheaper than some patterns around 🙂} Mind you love the Cocoon style dress from sewgirl.

Thanks Catherine. As a fellow New Zealander , I’d love if you could reference your sources of fabric please. There are so few fabric retailers in NZ so great to know what’s out there. Love your channel.

Where did you get the quilted fabric? I love your shirt. Great future plans.

I think if you make a size 12 it should be just right.

Hi Catherine, I dare say you’ve already used this fabric but in case you haven’t………I’ve made the hope dress twice, in different fabrics and both versions are a bit big. I’m a size 14 in RTW but made a 12. I’ve also made the pixie and the college dress. The Pixie makes up large but is lovely as is the college dress. I want to make the Vali dress and have watched the Sewing Therapy you tube video which makes it look straightforward? Like you I’m a bit nervous of attempting it 😱 love your channel BTW

Great Reggie dress, perfect for that fabric, the other colour way to mine! Enjoy sewing up the silk dress.

I love your new blue fabric and i've looked at these sooo many times online - but obv dont appreciate the drape that way! I also have made the D Davies dress twice - love that pattern so much! However my suggestions would be to take a look at the Elbe Textiles Somerfield Coat -but made long (pattern tells how) - good layering piece and two options with regard to pockets or not, also take a good look at the sleeves - good couple of options there i think! And yes i immediately i thought Tina Givens like you said! Otherwise just stick with a good shirt dress overlay. Anyway looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Great Reggie dress as everyone else has said. Lovely silk- look forward to seeing that made up. 😊 Happy Sewing. Lynne

Great video Catherine! For your picture, take a look at the assembly line, Barrel dress. I look forward to seeing the finished dress in that fabric!

Hello, first time here! May I recommend to you a book called Pattern Fitting with Confidence by Nancy Zeiman. She has you base size to make with a measurement between upper arm creases (which is a bit higher than upper bust). She gives you a size chart based on this. This way shoulders etc fit your torso, and you increase bust size based on your bra cup size by making larger darts. Instead of making a sz 22 based on bust size I am now making sz 18! The book walks you thru adjusting patterns to fit your measurements, VERY easy to understand.

I think the Reggie dress is a lovely fit on you! Not too voluminous, and you could extend the sleeve length next time ❤

I’m glad I’m not the only one that wiles away the evening looking at patterns. Love your Reggie dress, the fabric is beautiful. Also always love hearing other sewists ups and downs.

Love the Reggie Dress , it looks great on you and the colours are perfect 😀😀

Catherine, for your drawing check out The Curated Curvy, I believe it’s called the Jamison skirt. A whole other way of doing that little ruffle thing on your skirt. Always inspired!

Lovely Reggie Dress! Those colours are perfect on you.❤

Hi Cathryn you really suits in those colors you are wearing and a jacket on the dress form you look beautiful ❤ Your dress is very pretty

Love your Reggie dress- wow it takes a lot of fabric! One to add to my list to make 😜

Hi Catherine!! Great jacket. I love the color for you. I have to say I haven't been making a lot of Style Arc patterns this last year or two. The instructions are, as you say, doable. Especially for those of us who learned with the old school big 4 patterns back in the 70's and 80's. I just get so frustrated with their sizing. I usually end up actually measuring the pattern myself but I just don't want to do it all the time. I feel the same about my Tina Givens patterns. The sizing is just always so hit and miss that I can't be bothered. I learned the burrito method from a closet Core Video back when she released the Kalle shirt pattern and I've used it a lot since then but, to be honest, I still have to look it up to reassure myself I'm doing it correctly.😂

Agree about Style Arc. I’ve made three Sydney dresses and the sizing has varied depending on the fabric all wovens but one with a bit of stretch and another without stretch. Great dress but the pocket positioning strange so lve put them in the side seams. Nice little jacket and l love the colour. I think Style Arc patterns are for more experienced sewers given their average instructions. Yes unfortunately making a toile is a bit painful.

A beautiful shirt...❤ I love Style Arc Designs...but they are a challenge!😵‍💫

Love your jacket Catherine. You did a fab job. I think it would be helpful if Style arc had a code for blocks so that if the garment is in the same family and you’ve already made one of the family you know what adjustments that you need to make .

Great work Catherine. The finished product is gorgeous.,I did my first burrito method on the Friday Pattern Company Donny shirt and let’s just say I searched I and low for additional support. The sew essential resource was invaluable. I have several SA patterns but the sizing scares me, so they are sitting there waiting. But on a positive note note I just made two item in January and one of them was a vintage reversible wrap skirt from Simplicity (5446) and I found the pattern instructions doable! Have a great week and see you next vlog.