This roundup of 34 best maternity sewing patterns includes tops, dresses, jumpsuits, underwear, and outerwear. The designs include a classic camisole with spaghetti straps and an A-line silhouette. The fabric options include linen, cotton blends, rayon, viscose, crepe, or silk. Over 80 maternity sewing patterns are available to create a new wardrobe for both mother-to-be and baby-to-be.
Some popular patterns include the 70’s Style Empire Line Ruffle Sleeve Maternity Shirt from By Hand London, which can be altered to make a cute shirt, and the semi-homemade maternity shirt by Made Everyday. There are over 80 unique or custom, handmade pieces available from various patterns shops.
A modest nursing dress design is also included to offer a free pattern DIY for mothers. Preparing for baby means that moms need new clothes too. Free maternity dress patterns include the Maternity Dress, Long Sleeve A Line Dress Pattern, Long Sleeve Dress, and Maternity Agnes sewing pattern.
Wissew selects the best women’s sewing patterns to ensure successful projects. This is an add-on supplement pattern only, not a full pattern. To sew this option, you need the Entice Me Fitted Dress pattern, available here.
One popular maternity dress pattern is the Entice Me Fitted Dress, which features princess seams from bust to hip. This pattern is suitable for woven fabrics and can be used for both mid-pregnancy and end of pregnancy.
📹 How To Sew A Maternity and Postpartum Dress (Easy DIY)
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📹 Maternity Sewing Patterns | The Fold Line
Here is the link to the blog with all the patterns: https://thefoldline.com/2021/08/28/maternity-sewing-patterns/ If you are pregnant …
I know this is from s little while ago, but for anyone perusal now, buttons are indeed breastfeeding friendly 😊 What I ended up preferring though was to get as handful of clip-down vest tops and then you can wear the majority of you regular tops over that. You actually end up more covered up this way too, which was helpful in the winter!!
Congratulations Kate! Really cute dresses and maternity friendly. I was pregnant working in an office back in the late 1980’s. I bought oversized dresses and cinched them in the back. The maternity clothes for office and evening wear were so expensive that I bought one maternity suit, one evening dress and was so sick of those clothes at the end of my pregnancy, I gave it away to a friend who was my size!
Oh my word!! How exciting!! A little FoldLiner in the making! A work in progress! 😃😃😃 thank you for, yet again, a fab selection of patterns. I am 51 and have my children already but I feel that these patterns are beautiful even if you haven’t got a bump, which is great. On a side not, what a lovely thought to be so sensitive to those that might find the subject of pregnancy a trigger, or a really painful topic. But I do hope you share with is when baba is finally here, you know what a nosey bunch us foldliners are 🤣 Great article and the most fantastic news! 😉❤️😘
Congratulations!!! Such an exciting time. Thank you so much for this. It came at the perfect time for me as I’m 14 weeks and searching for patterns. If you feel like it I would love a part 2 article where you could show more winter appropriate patterns? Thanks for a great vid and best of luck! You will be a fantastic mum. Sleep as much as you can right now and stock up on receiving blankets/muslins.
Congratulations! I’m pregnant too right now, due beginning of october. I’m quite a slow sewer and didn’t have much time, I just got two pairs of maternity jeans, some loose linen pants for summer and thankfully all of my self sewn tops are still stretching comfortably around the bump. Whenever you’re ready, I’d love a nursing edition!
Congratulations! Lovely news! I also think this article is a great idea. I wish I had taken up sewing sooner so that I could have made clothes for myself during my pregnancies, because as you say – the maternity wear can be quite dreary and dull. I loved the maternity jeans, but I pretty much hated all the tops etc, and I didn’t want to buy loads of clothes that couldn’t be worn afterwords, so this is a much better idea. Good luck on the home stretch:)
Congratulations Kate! I had my oldest son nearly 20 years ago and the maternity clothes in shops were dire then. Luckily my mum can sew (I didn’t then) and made me a few clothes from a maternity Burda magazine. I wish the fashion then was like now as I could have made do with standard clothes. Very informative article.
Congratulations, Kate!!!! Squealing noises and smoochie kisses!!! 😘😘😘 Ok, composure… you make some spot-on points. First, allowing for additional front length of a garment to cover the baby space to a comfortable hem length. Second, modesty!! Not everyone is comfy showing off a baby tummy. It used to be taboo, and then Demi Moore broke some barriers. But y’all have to be true to yourselves. Less obvious lines also gives you more privacy to adjust to this new phase of your life. So many changes, shifts. New Mum body is an adjustment every day. So yes-be true to YOU!! Also, I had a feeling when you got that puppy that there could be a little one appearing. ❤️
congratulations! babies are amazing, wonderful, challenging creatures, and this one is lucky to be coming to your home! i had another suggestion for maternity wear: the felix dress by grainline studio. the curved hem between bodice and skirt really makes for a comfortable transition into pregnancy. the fit is fairly loose, and you can go longer in front or add sleeves, depending on the weather. i’ve worn it with a close-fitting sweater underneath. if you’re cold, you could also layer it under a more loose-fitting sweater for the winter as well. again, congrats, and best of luck with your new little person!
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and your partner. This is an exciting and sometimes scary time, but I have ever confidence you will be a wonderful mother. There are a few indie pattern companies that I know of that do have some maternity and/or breastfeeding convenience options including 5 out of 4 patterns, love notions, Patterns for Pirates, Made for Mermaids and Ellie and Mac patterns. I think Style Arc may have some patterns that may work as well. Hope this is helpful for anyone looking for maternity patterns. Congratulations again!
Congratulations sweetheart, your’ll be an excellent mommy, best wishes to you and daddy. Yes, my daughter inlaw just had our first grandchild, she was so tiny she didn’t even change her clothes, she wore stretchy stuff. BUT ME….now I have a belly, and don’t want to go through changing so many patterns to releave the room. The rest of my body is normal size, but I have inches on the belly.
Congratulations Kate 🥰 A timely article for me as I’ve been searching for maternity patterns, one of my daughters is pregnant and I’ve made a TATB Mama to be Agnes but have been looking for things she could wear with maternity jeans and also afterwards. Some great suggestions here, thank you and all the best for your special delivery 🤰😊
Congratulations! I am also pregnant, though not as far along—still in my first trimester and waiting to have enough energy and less nausea so that I can sew. I find that my stomach and neck get extremely sensitive while I am nauseated during pregnancy; any sort of pressure, no matter how light, can cause me to gag and feel like I may vomit. (Overbelly band bottoms are not my friends.) I am looking forward to making some looser empire waist dresses and tops to help myself feel more physically comfortable with that aspect of pregnancy.
Congratulations Kate and partner! I’m 20 weeks and since getting a bit of energy back at around 14 weeks have spent a lot of time tracing patterns and trying to get things sewn up (easier said than done when you’ve just lost your craft room to building work). The choices available in bought maternity wear are even more limited when you’re 6’0″ tall 😭
Congratulations!! 💕💕 My recollections of breast feeding were loose tops you could hitch up, so I’m sure you’ll be able to transition lots of these. 😍 Having just found out that my first grandchild is arriving early next year, there’s some great ideas for mum to be! I’m hoping you manage a article on baby patterns soon…. 😘💕
Well, it’s about time! That’s the mom/grandma response, congratulations. My oldest daughter was born September 6 and 32 years later I still get that god awful morning sickness feeling when I go by maternity clothes in any store. I did make most of my maternity clothes and they were really more comfortable than the store bought pieces. I was very happy to pass them down to friends too.
Congratulations Kate! Loved the pattern choices. I am currently due beginning of October. the Sew Liberated Hinterland dress and the Deer and Doe Chataigne shorts patterns have been two of my go to patterns for my last two pregnancies. For the Hinterland I did add 2 inches to the hem but cut my regular size. For the shorts I took my high waist and hip measurements traced all of the top panel into one big pattern piece and added about 4 inches to the top panel piece cut that panel out of jersey and the shorts themselves from cotton twill. I have gotten a ton of use from them. Definitely love the idea of being able to wear and reuse the patterns after pregnancy.
Great news for you and your family-congratulations!! :+) Love the pattern choices. I have the “Kielo” and want to cut it out, but the lines are not in color, so I am having trouble seeing where to cut to make the option I would like. :+( You must not be retaining water, because your face looks the same! That’s a blessing. I will be praying for a speedy and safe delivery for you and the baby!