Sew Thankful Sale at Love Notions & The Weekly Stitch~ November 28, 2025

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Love Notions Fall Sale~ Sew Thankful Sale

I know many of you are busy checking out all the Black Friday Sales today 11/28/2025~ but Love Notions is having one of their rare site~wide sales beginning NOW! All patterns and courses are 40% off. If you use my special code 10MACSEWS45 you’ll get an extra 5%~ that means 45% off!! The sales runs from today through next Friday 12/3/2025. Printed patterns will be 25% off. You have a whole week to decide what patterns you “need”. (The only pattern excluded from the sale in the new Opus Vest)

But Wait~ There’s More!!!!!!!!!

With every purchase made during this sale using a code will allow you to get the Sewing Tool Kit PDF (print yourself at home). The Sewing Tool Kit is full of lots of helpful sewing tips guaranteed to bring your makes up a notch! But that’s not all~ for the first time EVER making a purchase (and using a sale code) will also get you the complete LOOK BOOK PDF (print at home yourself).

There are 2 ways to get this free Tool kit.

• Use my 45% off code (10MACSEWS45) to get 45% off the order and I will send you the tool kit for free. Simply send me your order number and along with your email and I will send the PDF to your email.
• Use Love Notions code SewThankful for just 40% off and you will get the Tool Kit added to your Love Notions account automatically. If you choose this method, please consider using my affiliate link so I will get credit for the sale. Purchase your patterns from this link.

Which Patterns Should You Grab?

Need help deciding which patterns to grab during this sale? First, I recommend buying the recent new releases that you didn’t buy during the release sale. Patterns typically don’t become a $6 pattern until one year after they have released. Patterns such as the the Meadowlark Pants, Bridget Trousers, Bluegrass Shirt, Geneva Pullover and Evanston Vest are good ones to buy. These patterns may have released during the Spring and Summer months, however they will work perfectly for Fall and Winter too!

This is also a great time to pick up any of the recent $6 Feature Friday patterns that you may have missed. Patterns are only featured for $6 once a year, so if you missed one~ now is the time to grab it!  

I’ll have another blog post out next week with all my favorite Love Notions patterns to use for layering this winter.

Still need inspiration? Check out some of these other blog posts!

• See how I created a Coastal Preppy Fall Wardrobe with Love Notions pattern on this blog post.
• You can check out my personal top 5 Love Notions patterns HERE. Note there might be some overlap on these lists. My favorites are constantly changing~ but these will always be patterns I love!
• Want to get the most bang for your buck?  Check out this blog post to find some Love Notions patterns give you the most bang for your buck!

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And Now On To The Weekly Stitch!!

What I Wore This Week~

As I’ve been doing the past few weeks, I dug into the back of my closet to pull out things I haven’t been wearing. A few of those items I wore for the day and then decided to donate. A few others, I remembered why I use to love them. Others, I’ve decided on some minor adjustments I can make to them to make me love them again. And of course, some were actually a bit too small, but I wore them anyway (Hey June Halifax Hoodies).

• LN Rockford Raglan in Hacci Sweater Knit
  • LN Oakley Vest in a Cable Sweater Knit
• LN Breckenridge Vest Hack in a Sweater knit (Link to LN Blog with instructions below)
  • LN Rockford Raglan in a rib knit
• Hey June Handmade Halifax Hoodies in Raspberry Creek Fabrics Oatmeal French Terry
• LN Boyfriend Cardigan in a sweater knit from Surge Fabrics
  • LN La Bella Donna in a rib knit
• True Bias Marlo Sweater in an “Urban Rib” knit
  • Hey June Santa Fe top in a rib knit from the NYC garment district. (Chic Fabrics)

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What I Sewed This Week (and last week)~

Well, I haven’t gotten much sewing done these past 2 weeks. I’m still working on the new pattern test for Love Notions which releases 12/5. I just finished sewing up my final version and I can’t wait to show you all!

I was also busy prepping for my family coming for the holiday and hopping into the city to see Moulin Rouge with my sister. While in the city I grabbed a bunch of zippers from my favorite source, SIL, for the LN Oakley vests I’m sewing up.

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My Fall Sewing Plans

Sometimes we need to pivot. That’s what I’ve decided I needed to do with one of the items on my Fall Plan. I knew I needed/wanted a few new LN Oakley Vests for my Fall and Winter wardrobe. I sewed up the Sage Quilted Knit that I had purchased a few years ago for the Oakley. Although I love the fabric itself, it just doesn’t work as nicely for the Oakley as my other quilted sweater knits did. This particular one has a bit more stretch to it and the recovery was not as good. I know as I wear it, it will become baggier and not be the look I’m going for. So~ I have 2 pieces of quilted sweater knit in my stash~ a gray and a purple~ which I will use instead. I have used this sweater knit in burgundy already for the Oakley and I love it. (See photos below)

Now I need to get binding and a zipper to match so I can sew them up! Update: I got the zippers on my trip into the city last week at my favorite spot SIL, ~ now I just need a purple binding! Whenever I go into the city, I cut tiny swatches of the fabrics I need zipper (or buttons) for to make matching them up easy. SIL also has an online store you can order from. The color chart on their website is pretty accurate~ I’ve ordered zippers I needed quickly and they matched perfectly!

Did you read my blog post on shopping in the NYC Garment District? You can read more about SIL and other shops HERE.

When I finish the Oakley Vests, I plan to move on to my new LN Constellations!

• LN Aria Button-downs ~ ALL COMPLETE!!
  • Corduroy ~Woodland print that I purchased last fall from Style Maker Fabrics
  • Sweatshirt fleece, pink plaid that I ordered from RCF 
  • Jacket hack in Navy linen~ just received from Mood Fabrics~
    • I’m going to push this ahead to my Spring Sewing Plans list
• LN Timbre Top long sleeved button front version ~ ALL COMPLETE!!
  • Block print cotton voile ~has in stash from Blackbird Fabrics.
  • Perhaps a Rayon challis version? Found perfect rayon challis in my deep stash (10 yrs old?)
  • Bonus Sew~ Green Double Gauze from last big Joann Fabrics haul
• LN Constellation Pullovers
  • Navy Speckle Sweatshirt Fleece~ in stash from Style Maker Fabrics
  • Oatmeal and Fuchsia floral sweatshirt fleece~ in stash from Style Maker Fabrics
• LN Clef Coats
  • Gray Sweatshirt fleece~ in stash from ????
  • Navy Boucle purchased a few years ago from Style Maker Fabrics
• LN Oakley Vests
  • Two Quilted Sweater knits from stash (Sage and Plum)~ from Style Maker Fabrics(2023 & 2024)
    • Sage Quilted knit completed.
    • Added Gray Quilted Sweater Knit in place of the Plum. See photos below.
    • Added Purple Quilted Sweater knit in place of the Purple Puff quilted fabric below.
  • Purple Puff quilted fabric ~Style Maker Fabrics from last year~ still trying to find fabric for binding I like!! Note: I’m not finding anything I like, so I’m rethinking my plans for this fabric.
• LN Coda Coat ~ADDED 10/4
  • Quilted Jacket~ will be shopping at Home Goods to find a new quilt to cut up.
  • Update!!!! I found a quilt at Home Sense in the clearance section! A Draper James quit for just $30!
• LN Sloane Sweaters~ Added 10/20 / ALL COMPLETE
  • Wearable muslin of the Sloane~ since I needed to make some size adjustments.
  • Rose Floral Reverse French Terry (Style Maker Fabrics 2024)
  • Teal Striped Ribbed Sweater Knit (Style Maker Fabrics 2024)
  • Houndstooth Hacci Sweater Knit~ Promo for Raspberry Creek Fabrics

You can found these quilted knits at Surge Fabrics is several colors. They are $10.99 per half yard. (I may just need to order another color since this fabric is perfect for the LN Oakley Vest! Shop for them HERE.

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Thanks for reading “The Weekly Stitch”! I’m so happy you took the time to “visit” my sewing room!

Mary Anne 🙂

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Pattern Links

Love Notions Patterns

The Love Notions links are affiliate links. It costs you nothing to purchase from these links, it just helps fund my fabric addiction which allows me to test and review more patterns.

During this week long Sew Thankful Sale use the code  10MACSEWS45. This coupon code gives you an extra 5% off the 40% off sale. This code is good for all patterns (printed patterns will be 25% off) and courses.

My code will change back to 10MACSEWS after the sale. My code does change quarterly, so please always check the newest blog post for an update if you find a code isn’t working. This code will be good through the end of 2025.

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Blog Posts~ These will give you more details on each pattern, my sizing and alterations along with sewing tips for each specific pattern.