Plus Size Winter Sewing Patterns

Cozy Cozy M&B Outerwear

Muna and Broad is celebrating outerwear with 10% off any of our outer layers with the code COZYCOZY until the 10th of April 2021 (in case you’re here from the future)! I thought that I would wrap up some of my M&B makes and also talk about some of my possible future outer layer plans,…… Continue reading Cozy Cozy M&B Outerwear

Whiskey Merino Tarlee T-Shirt

The Tarlee T-Shirt is our latest pattern release from Leila and me through Muna and Broad- until the 7th of February, the Tarlee is 15% off with the code TURTLENECK! //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Last year, I tried to find the perfect turtleneck for layering (you can see my pattern comparison here), but I didn’t find ‘the perfect…… Continue reading Whiskey Merino Tarlee T-Shirt

Shoalhaven Shacket

This isn’t an especially seasonal release for us down here in the Southern Hemisphere, but we did have a little cold snap here in Christchurch around Christmas, so it wasn’t too sweltering for me to take pictures of my wool Shoalhaven Shacket, the latest release from Muna and Broad! I’m wearing my Shoalhaven with my…… Continue reading Shoalhaven Shacket

Trapeze Dress from Merchant & Mills

I tested the sizes 20 – 28 size range of the Merchant & Mills Trapeze Dress in their Woolsey Boston Fall linen/wool double gauze, which Merchant & Mills kindly sent my way along with a digital copy of the pattern for the purpose of the review. Their extended size range goes up to a 55″…… Continue reading Trapeze Dress from Merchant & Mills

Marsala Merino Pembroke

I cut out this Cashmerette Pembroke and sewed it up over the course of a couple of hours last night, after many months of thinking how nice it would be to have a merino turtleneck in exactly this shade (a perfect match for my marsala linen Zadie Jumpsuit) This Marsala Premium Merino from The Fabric…… Continue reading Marsala Merino Pembroke

The perfect merino turtleneck pattern throwdown

I’ve decided to take advantage of this long-weekend to find the perfect pattern to use for my treasured marsala merino, which I’d like to make the winter-layering-turtleneck-of-my-dreams from! Since we’re in lockdown here in NZ and it’s not possible to print any new patterns out, this throwdown has been limited to patterns that I already…… Continue reading The perfect merino turtleneck pattern throwdown

Flynn Jacket, In The Folds

The Flynn Jacket from In The Folds has a size range of 29 7⁄8″-51 5⁄8″ Bust, 33″-54 3⁄4″ Hip I made a size “I”, which was going by my bust size. I was part of the original testing group for this jacket and I didn’t make any changes to the pattern apart from making the…… Continue reading Flynn Jacket, In The Folds

LB Pullover from Paper Theory

The LB Pullover from Paper Theory Patterns is available in sizes 6-28, with the size 28 being a 56″ bust and 57.5″ hip. Currently Tara has released her Kabuki Tee, Miller Trousers, Zadie Jumpsuit and this LB Pullover in her extended size range (and her website tells me that the Olya Shirt is coming early…… Continue reading LB Pullover from Paper Theory