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Allfreesewing.com is a great site I found for free sewing patterns of all sorts! Better yet, they have their patterns organized in so many ways, from purpose to season to difficulty levels, and more. A quick browse of their categories show

• Accessories to Sew
• Aprons
• Bags and Purses
• Basics and Tutorials
• Bottoms to Sew
• Christmas Sewing
• Dining and Kitchen
• Dress Patterns
• Holiday Projects
• Home Dec Sewing
• Machine Embroidery
• Maternity Clothes
• Miscellaneous Clothing
• Miscellaneous Projects
• Monthly Sewing Favorites
• No Sew Projects
• Refashioning and Upcycling
• Reference Information
• Seasonal Projects
• Sew a Quilt
• Sew for Kids
• Sew for your Pet
• Sewing Designers
• Sewing for Baby
• Sewing for Men
• Sewing for Teens
• Sewing Reviews
• Sewing Tips and Tricks
• Sewn Toys
• Tops to Sew
• Video Tutorials
• Wedding and Bridal

Within each pattern are a lot more information, including difficulty level and even user ratings! You can submit your own patterns to their site, or get them to link to yours so people can find out more about you, your site and your love of sewing. As with any “open source” collection, it will be hard to tell what level of quality there might be. However, there is some vetting that goes on and user ratings certainly help identify the good stuff from the less than good stuff. As a sewist, though, you might also be able to do it yourself.

How you might use this site would be up to you. Perhaps you do need a pattern, or maybe just a little inspiration or a starting point from which to customize something on your own. Go have a look and see. I hope you find something useful there and enjoy the site!

Mary Baxter