The Weekly Stitch With Sew Mary Mac~ February 6, 2026

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Feature Friday Pattern From Love Notions~

Today’s Feature Friday Pattern from Love Notions is the Sonata Dress! Today, 2/6/26 you can grab with classic dress pattern for just $6!

A true classic the Sonata dress is perfect for sewing up a late winter dress in a soft flannel or baby corduroy. Or if you’ve got Spring on your mind~ sew one up in a flowy rayon challis or chambray. This dress even sews up nicely in Quilter’s cotton! The 4 sleeve options make it a true year round pattern! Be sure to visit the Love Notions Facebook group (type in Sonata in the search bar) to see some lovely Sonata dresses for inspiration.

This dress has been on my to-sew someday for quite some time! I’m thinking seersucker or linen for spring and summer!

More Details~

  • Designed for light to medium weight woven fabrics
  • Empire waist line
  • A-line skirt
  • Elastic casing at back waist for shaping
  • No closures needed!

What I Wore This Week~

I will be 100% honest with you! I didn’t wear any me mades this week unless you count my sleepwear! I realize now, I could have taken photos of that along with my LN Compose Robe that I wear every day .Oh well! My sleepwear consists completely of LN Juliet and Game Day Jersey nightgowns that I have made over the past few years. I actually donated all the other sleepwear I had since it was never worn. I’ll share a few photos of my favorites. I’ll link the blog posts below with the info on how I hacked those patterns

  • Game Day Jersey Nightgown
  • Juliet Nightgown
  • Juliet Nightgown
  • All three fabrics are rib knit from Raspberry Creek Fabrics.

During the day, I honestly lived in jeans/sweatpants and sweatshirts. It has just been so cold and windy here. Our 17″ of snow with ice on top hasn’t melted because of the cold temps. I hardly left the house as most of my plans were cancelled due to the icy road conditions. I’m over it by now~ my husband (the New Englander) is loving it! Hopefully next week, I’ll get back on the me-made train!

What I Sewing This Week~

This week my sewing was all about new pattern releases!!!! I was busy finishing up some pattern tests and taking final photos of them for release. I also sewed up some strike-offs for Raspberry Creek Fabrics’ new Spring Collection. Let me tell you this~ the spring florals are awesome this year!! (See below)

The Love Notions Muse Blouse will be releasing next Tuesday!!!! I’m really excited about this one! I’ve sewn up 4 versions and may have time this weekend for one more! You may have seen Tami’s sneak peeks this week in the Facebook group. A few days ago, she decided to add a ruffle neck option that I quickly sewed up for her. I think it’s my favorite version yet! Below are a few sneak peeks of my Muse Blouses!

  • LN Muse will release on Tuesday, 2/10/26
  • Sale price will be $9.50 for one week (till 2/16/26)
  • You can get 10% off this price my using my code 10MACSEWS
  • If you prefer the new printed paper patterns LN has been releasing, you can pre-order the paper pattern for $18 plus shipping. You will get the digital version of the pattern for free. Paper patterns will be shipped early March.

The Chalk & Notch Rivi will be releasing this month as well!! As soon as I have the exact details I will pass them on. This shirt pattern was so fun to sew. It’s not a quick sew, but the details are just so fun. If you have any striped fabric in your stash~ pull it out!!!

I also sewed up a new LN Constellation Pullover and a LN Aurora Tunic in cotton French Terry from the new Spring Collection from Raspberry Creek Fabrics. These 2 prints just screamed to me! I think the pink one was designed just for me!

My Winter/Early Spring Sewing Plans~

I’ve been getting ready to get started on these plan! I prepped both fabrics for the Clef Coats and ordered zippers for them as well. My go-to zipper resource is listed below.

  • LN Clef Coat
    • Gray Sweatshirt Fleece (stash)~ I ordered a pink Vislon separating zipper
    • Navy Boucle (Style Maker Fabrics 2023?)~ I ordered 2 zippers, both a navy Everbright metal zipper, one silver the other gold and will decide when they arrive which one I will use.
  • LN Coda Coat
    • Draper James bed quilt
  • LN Compose Robe “Cardigan”
    • Lt. Blue Italian Boucle (Chic Fabrics, NYC Garment District)
  • LN Metra Blazer
    • Navy Ponte (stash)
    • Bright Pink Linen look ponte (Surge Fabrics 2023?)
  • LN Aria Button down
    • Purple Linen~ long sleeved (Mood Fabrics, linen chambray)
    • Navy Linen hacked “Jacket”  (Mood Fabrics, midweight linen)
    • White Textured Cotton ~long sleeved (Stash)
      • I made a LN Melody in this fabric last summer and I reached for it so often so I’ll make another!

Fabrics for my next four makes!

Boucle For Clef Coat
Sweatshirt Fleece for Clef Coat
Quilt for Coda Coat
Italian Boucle for Compose

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

Mary Anne 🙂

Remember to follow me over on Instagram to see all my latest makes!  @sewmarymac

You can also follow my Facebook Page~ Sew Mary Mac. On this page you will find information on my makes from all pattern companies. If I know of any good sales(pattern or fabric) I will also feature this information. I have had many of my loyal followers send me friend requests on Facebook. I do post in the Love Notions group under Mary Anne MacLean, however this Facebook account is private. There is no sewing content on that Facebook Account.

Pattern Links~

NOTE: These are affiliate links. It costs you nothing to purchase from these links but they do give me credit for your purchase and provide me with a small commission. This helps fund my fabric addiction which allows me to continue to test and review more patterns


Love Notions Patterns

To receive an additional 10% off LN pattern prices, use my code 10MACSEWS. This coupon code can be used on any purchase as along as the order total is $8 or more. This means that you can no longer get my 10% off the $6 Feature Friday pattern by itself.  Since this change has been made I would truly appreciate it if you used my affiliate links above to purchase the Feature Friday patterns so that I will get “credit” for the sale. (I do receive a small commission). To take more advantage of the $6 FF sale, I suggest adding another pattern or a children’s pattern to your order so you may use the 10% off code.

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

Where To Buy Quality Zippers?

My go-to resource for zippers is SIL in the NYC Garment District. They have a great selection of zippers in hundreds of colors. They will also cut a zipper to any size that you may need. The GOOD NEWS? You can buy them online! 

The zipper I used for my navy sweatshirt fleece Constellation is the new EVERBRIGHT zipper. It is part of YKK’s new luxury line of zippers. It is highly polished and glides so smoothly. It comes in shiny brass or shiny silver. I prefer the #3 size but it is also available in #5. Both sizes are available in separating or closed end. Oh, and did I mention they are available in 107 colors? The zipper for my Navy Constellation was just $6,50. I feel this can zipper really elevate your Constellation to the next level.  You can find these zippers HERE.

If you prefer plastic zippers, my favorite zipper would be the YKK, #3 Vislon zipper.You can find these zippers HERE. These zippers come in lengths of 4″- 28″ for just $3.50 in 146 different colors. You can also have them custom cut a zipper for you. These zippers are also available in #5 and #8 sizes and in closed, separating, and 2-way separating(limited colors). The online color charts are super accurate and shipping is fast! There is a YKK color chart available for $38.  You can find that HERE. Edit: the price has gone up at SIL for the color chart~ but I found it at WAWAK as well.

I highly recommend these zippers for any of your Love Notions patterns. I buy all my zippers from them for my Oakley Vests, Clef Coats as well as my Constellations. I am much happier with them than any I used to pick up at Joann Fabrics(RIP).


NOTE: The online color chart is very accurate, when I don’t have time to run into the city to shop in person, I have ordered online. Shipping is fast too! There is even an option to change the zipper pull for an additional charge. 

WAWAK YKK Color Chart $39.95 plus shipping and tax. Free shipping on order over $100. This is where I purchase my serger thread so throw a few spools of that in to get free shipping!

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