![]() With many fabric/craft store locations around me having $0.99 sales I can often get the patterns I want without paying for shipping, so I don't see a need to join. I noticed that the most recent releases didn't contain ANY athletic patterns though - I hope the BMV acquisition won't lead to a lack of these patterns in the future, but if so I suppose there is always Jalie.Īs far as Club BMV - I am not a member. They do have 1/4" seam allowance for knits (although I usually do end up taking the seams in a bit on myself, but when I sew for others the 1/4" seams are accurate), I can't comment on their patterns for wovens. I like the heavy paper (I trace everything now, so I really appreciate this - especially since the sizes are printed in different colors it is easy to trace), the instructions are simple and quite good, and I think they are fairly accurate on the sizing. I have a lot of KwikSew patterns because of all the athletic leotard styles since I sew a lot of skating costumes. My general opinion is if you are sewing anything related to dance, skating, gymnastics, swimming, athletic workout clothes, or lingerie, then KwikSew is the pattern company to go with (or I suppose Jalie or SuitAbility for horse show people). So, readers, do yous sew with Kwik Sew? If you do sew with them, what makes you like them? Are you a member of Club BMV? I'd love to hear from you! There are also an adorable shorts patterns, and some cute dresses as well. Looking at the website, it seems that Kwik Sew trumps the other companies when it comes to their selection of swimwear and lingerie patterns. The downfall is that one must be a member of BMV, which I believe runs about $15 or $20 a year. Now, $6 for a pattern isn't cheap in my opinion, but it's not outrageous either. Secondly, if one is a member of BMV, they are now having Kwik Sew sales where the price is around $6. While there are a number of dated patterns that seem to remain in the line, Kwik Sew also seems to have some fresher styles coming out as well. Despite those reasons, the transition to the BMV family has made we wonder if I should reconsider Kwik Sew? The last reason, which is a half reason if you will, is that while there were a handful of cute designs, I found most to be uninspiring and dated. ![]() Thirdly, I don't trace patterns and the thick card stock would have been a pain in the you know what if I tired to pin it to fabric. Kwik Sews are a bit pricey when you are used to buying at one and two dollar pattern sales. There simply aren't any stores in a reasonable vicinity that sell the patterns. First is simply a matter of geographic location. Personally, I have never purchases a Kwik Sew for three and a half reasons. There also happens to be a rather lengthy thread about the subject on Pattern Review, which can be found here. ![]() Apparently, the switch of Kwik Sew from white card stock paper to regular tissue paper coincided with this merger. ![]() Kwik Sew now seems to be owned by the corporation that owns Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue. It seems as of late, another business merger in the pattern world has happened. The big two is actually a more accurate representation of the pattern companies though, as Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue are all owned by the same parent company. While men might have their sports leagues with "the big ten" or "the big twelve", sewing women get " the big four". In general, as you can see from reading this blog, I'm a big four girl. Specifically, I want to talk about Kwik Sew patterns. Since I still haven't decided on a new definitive laundry plan, per yesterday's post, I thought that today we'd talk about patterns. Wow! Two posts in two days has not happened for quite some time on my blog.
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