Sewing Patterns

Krogholm IT

About this app

Have you ever tried going on a shopping spree for new fabrics (in physical stores or online), only to feel completely lost by not knowing exactly how you would use that nice-looking piece of fabric, and end up purchasing the wrong thing - or purchasing the right thing, but in the wrong quantity - or worse, still: Leaving empty-handed?

If your answer is "yes", then Sewing Patterns will be your indispensable companion in the future. The inspiration in the form of your pattern library is right at your fingertips, wherever you go, and you can easily make sure that you purchase the right fabric in the right quantity - and with the right accessories. The app also helps you find inspiration on how to best make use of your current stash of fabric.

The app lets you gain the perfect overview in a single place, whether your patterns are purchased, found in magazines, or your own creations entirely. You can categorize your patterns based from standard garment types, or create as many of your own categories as you like. You can have your patterns sorted alphabetically, by most recent usage, or in any particular order you like. Each pattern can be associated with as many categories as you wish.

It is entirely up to you how many details you want to register for your individual patterns, but the more details you supply, the more help you will find in the built-in filtering function. When browsing your patterns, only the filled-in information is shown, so you won't have to deal with lots of empy fields.

Using the camera, you can supply your pattern details with pictures of the model, the instructions, or perhaps of the finalized garments. You can add as many pictures and PDF files as you like, both for your categories and your patterns.
Use the Filter function if you need to search for a specific pattern in your pattern library, or just need inspiration for your next project, based on a specific piece of fabric.

Your Pattern collection is stored locally on your device, but you can backup and restore it via Google Drive.

In all aspects, Sewing Patterns is an indispensable app, for the experienced seamstress and the newcomer alike!

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic app! One of the best purchases I've made as a sewist and the best app I've ever bought! Works well for embroidery patterns too. I've never encountered any bugs but I do wish it was more compatible with inches and yards by showing fractions of a yard instead of decimal points. I'd also like to be able to add notions the same way fabrics are added, such as 2 yds of 5/8" elastic. Units smaller than 1 in/1cm care currently not supported. I'd LOVE a desktop version.

Keeps crashing, but otherwise good app. I think the crashing problem started when the newest update came out; before then it worked really well. One persistent issue I've noticed is when a PDF pattern is programmed (for lack of a different word) to download by its size layers rather than all sizes at once, the app will immediately crash. These patterns pretty much can't be downloaded to the app. It's kind of expensive, but generally worth it IMO.

The perfect way to store patterns! I had no idea something like this existed. It's so nice to be able to have an electronic pattern stash to sort through when deciding what to make next or when I'm in a fabric store and need to know how much fabric or what notions I need. I haven't encountered any problems so far, I highly recommend getting this app if you sew!

What's new

Minor bug fixes