No Patterns Needed: DIY Couture from Simple Shapes

I am not a great sewist and, despite learning to make my own sloper, I’ve been stymied by patterns again and again. And I’m not tall and skinny like a model. (More short and lumpy.) Yet I love to make clothes for myself out of good linen and by recycling interesting cotton fabric. Which is why I have decided I love Rosie Martin. You don’t need a pattern with this book, just your measurements. And you can take the dress designs apart to make things like cool tops or interesting bottoms — or to modify a design to make it look more flattering on you. And, best of all, you can make most of these designs in less than a weekend. Yay! Thank you, Rosie Martin, for No Patterns Needed. It’s just what this older, non-model sewist needed!

I have Rosie's earlier book, DIY Couture, and I really love this follow-up. I work in the industry and I love her pattern-free technique. I think she sets everything out very plainly and is very easy to follow. Plus, I love the styles. If you are someone who can't improvise in your sewing, I can understand why you may find this perplexing. However, learning to work without patterns can give you a lot more insight into fit and proportion.

I sew and wanted to start creating my own patterns.

I'll give this 3 stars because the idea is good and I'm sure this will appeal to some. I did not find the designs useful and gave the book to my younger daughter with teenager children.

I like the way Rosie gives you different versions of her garments. You don't need a paper pattern but she normally uses ready made garments as her pattern. I like her step-by-step instructions for completing each garment and I loved her use of a variety of models including a BBW model. That was quite refreshing since most models in sewing books are very thin.

I bought so many sewing books, both vintage and modern ones that are highly recommended. This is the one book that really made me feel that I can do the projects without them being overly simple/sometimes unattractive. I’m a novice and this book makes me feel more and more like a real seamstress :D

this book had a good idea, but the writing is poor and it makes things way more complicated rather than simpler. Avoid. Don't waste your money.

I have not done any projects yet but the book looks easy to follow.

The ideas n technique are so good. Learn a lot frm this book

Interesting technique for pattern making. Instructions are clear, pictures are helpful and highly recommend this book.

Sono laureata in design della moda e come tutti sono sempre partita creando blocchi classici con pinces. L’ho sempre trovato cosi noioso, e così laborioso.. sono un’amante dei vestiti a sacco e delle forme semplici, i miei designer preferiti sono Giapponesi, e questo libro è stato una scoperta! Ho sempre avuto difficoltà a creare il cartmodello da zero seguendo un disegno, questo libro mi ha aperto gli occhi sulla costruzione in in modo bellissimo! Non ho ancora realizzato nulla ma ho 3 preferiti, alcuni modelli non mi piacciono e altri sono realizzati in tessuti veramente colorati ma visti con un materiale diverso prendono un’altra piega. Trovo che questo libro stimoli la consapevolezza riguardo la creazione di modelli, e anche solo sfogliare anche quelli che non realizzeremo mai ci aiuta ad imparare molto! Apprezzo la scelta di modelle “vere” e l’inclusivitá di taglie, oltre all’immagine stampata sul retro che include tutti i modelli contenuti nel libro aiutando a capire se fa per noi o meno. Trovo che tutti i pattern making book dovrebbero averlo per regola, e questo è “no patterns needed”! 😉 in ogni progetto ci sono le istruzioni per realizzare il cartamodello prendendo le misure e aggiungendo vari cm o moltiplicando, io che ho sempre odiato la matematica lo apprezzo molto e lo trovo davvero chiaro anche per una principiante. C’è uno spazio apposito per scrivere e annotare tutto in modo ordinato. Spero di non ricredermi una volta creati i modelli ma per ora la mia recensione è più che positiva! Avrei voluto fosse stato scritto 10 anni fa quando studiavo io!

Innovative and unique way of making clothes.

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