So why do I publish free patterns?
That some designs are just so simple for me to put together that I don't think it is right to charge for them, or
Some of my wonderful customers have been buying from me for many years and I just like to give them patterns.
Way back when I started designing and selling my patterns I wrote a bit of a manifesto in my About Page on my blog. The doll clothes concept was all about using lots of nice fabrics and satisfying my passion for design. The Sales concept was all about creating the sorts of patterns that I would like to buy and make them great value.
Over the years my prices have increased a little and I have also added some higher priced items to my shop but I still keep a wide range of classic and fun patterns around $5AUD and less because I haven't lost site of why I started designing and sharing them in the first place.
My free patterns are just the same as my paid patterns. They have some photos, step by step instructions with diagrams, full sized computer drawn pattern pieces and usually a file folder page and an envelope.
Just because they are free doesn't mean they have zero value. I create them with the same care for formatting and fit that I approach the paid patterns.
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