There are a lot of free sewing patterns out there. A lot aren’t great pattern. But there are some free sewing patterns that are worth your time to sew and here’s my roundup of some basics like tops, pants, skirts, coats and jackets.
Right here at Sew Paradise, you can get the Greenbush top and poncho, and the August bandeau tube top for free.
The Monroe Turtleneck by SewTessuti (Australia). This one is well loved and for good reason. This relaxed fit turtleneck has a slight dropped shoulder, a mock neck and is well regarded in the sewing community.
Mood Fabrics has an entire line of sewing patterns – with edgy designs that are on trend. A few favorites here are the Ivy convertible trench coat/trench vest. Super on trend, this has a sleeve/button on that attaches the sleeves to trench coat overlay so you can wear it as a vest OR a coat. The Fennel coat is perfect for pre quilted fabrics and features a long length, front zip, raglan sleeve and collar. Make this in a fleece for the sleeves and a quilted fabric for the body. Or just sew it all in fleece! Note, Mood has the instructions usually on the website, the download is almost always just the pattern.
Fabrics Store patterns for linen fabrics – again, a fabric store with great linen and a lot of free patterns. My favorite is the Agustina Top and Cass Pants, both of which are highly regarded in the sewing community as well. The Agustina top is a basic boxy woven tee with cut on cap sleeves and the Cass pants are elastic waist, wide leg pants.
Every major sewing pattern line offers a free pattern to try their pattern line. A recent favorite is French Navy, and their Stellan tee, a classic boxy short sleeved tee shirt for knit fabrics.