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The Weekly Stitch With Sew Mary Mac~ April 10, 2026

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Feature Friday Patterns From Love Notions~ The Game Day Jerseys!

The Feature Friday Pattern today is actually 3 patterns!!

There is a whole family of Game Day Jerseys available: Women’s, Men’s and Kids. Today, Friday April 10m 2026 they are all on sale for $6 each as the Love Notions Feature Friday patterns. To receive an extra 10% off an order totaling $8 or more, use my code 10MARYMAC.

Is a Game Day Jersey not really your thing? Me either~ but I found a way to sew this pattern up to become one of my favorite casual tops! And it doesn’t look anything like a “jersey”. After taking new photos of this “jersey” earlier this week, I realized I need to make more of these!

Why else should you purchase the Game Day Jersey? Do you love V-necks, but struggle sewing them??? Then THIS is the pattern for you! The lapped V-neck is such an easy element to sew- and it looks great! That is my favorite version of the Game Day! Oh yeah and it makes a great nightgown too( pajama top)! Scroll down to see those pics!

Be sure to visit my blog post linked below for some guidance in choosing your size for the Game Day Jersey. It is designed to be over-sized!

In honor of the Game Day Jersey being the Feature Friday pattern this week, I decided to share my little hack! This periwinkle floral rib knit top is a favorite! Having small shoulders and a full bust, I’m not always thrilled with the oversized jersey look on me. This version is a size L (Full bust) graded to an XL at the hip. (A size down according to my measurements.). To add just a touch of fullness to the back, without adding any additional room in the neck and shoulder area, I added a few gathers to the lower back piece. I find when getting things to fit me AND look nice, I need to get a good fit at the shoulders and neck area. By using the smaller size, I achieved that good fit~ and my little hack gave me just enough extra room in the back to make it comfortable.

Adding the back gathers is super simple!

  1. When laying out your back piece, place the pattern piece about 1 1/4″ to 2″ away from the fold rather than on the fold. See photo below.
  2. Stitch a gathering stitch across the top of the back piece, then pin it to the back yoke to fit. I made sure that my gathers were more concentrated towards the center.
  3. Press the seam up towards the yoke and topstitch.

But there’s more! I’ve even used the Game Day Jersey pattern to create one of my favorite nightgowns (along with my Juliet nightgowns)! Visit this blog post for all the details! The sage green nightgown was my first attempt at this hack and I added a bit too much fullness.

For complete details on the Ladies Game Day Jersey, visit this blog post. Here you’ll find other versions of my Game Day Jerseys, my sizing, sizing tips, along with sewing tips for the sleeve stripes.

What I’m Sewing This Week~

Earlier this week, I finished up my pink/coral Metra Blazer! Something else to check off on my Spring Sewing Plans list! (See photo below~ I wore it on Easter Sunday.)

I then spent most of this week working on my final “Interlude” jacket, the new pattern releasing later this month from Love Notions. We did run into an issue with the Full Bust version that needed to be adjusted. So I had to stop working on it for a few days. I think it’s one everyone will love. Lots of topstitching for a really professional look~ and not as hard to sew as you may think. I consider it a “satisfying” sew and I’ve been enjoying taking my time while sewing it up. I can’t wait to show you!! It will release at the end of April hopefully!

Because it’s been a stressful week~ between the holiday, pattern testing issues, interior house painting putting the house in disarray while my husband is doing a laundry room refresh(adding board and batten trim work) I needed a quick an easy satisfying sew. For me that is always the Constellation! So I added 2 to my Spring Sewing plans and got one sewn up in a Cornflower Blue French Terry from Raspberry Creek Fabrics!

I also got a sneak peek of the Summer French Terry and Cotton Jersey release from Raspberry Creek. So I selected three designs and planned out what I would sew them up into. They are just cute novelty prints that are perfect for summer. I’ve planned a Constellation and a new nightgown for myself. I’ll be going with the LN Juliet nightgown hack as it works best for cotton jersey. I’ll also be making the LN Everyday Playdress for my four year old niece Vivian. I have made so many of these dresses for her and she wears then for about 2 years! As they get shorter she wears shorts underneath! Here is one of her favorites!

What I Wore This Week~

Our temps cooled down the beginning of the week ~ then warmed up a bit with another 80* day! Discovering each day where the “holes” are in my wardrobe. Do I dare say I need more Constellations? (Yup~ they’ve been added!)

  • LN Terra Tunic with V-neck hood~ in Oatmeal French Terry from Raspberry Creek Fabrics
  • LN Constellation ~ in French Terry from RCF (2021?)
  • LN Metra Blazer ~ in a Ponte Twill from Surge Fabrics
  • LN Constellation ~ in French Terry from RCF (available at retail now)
  • LN Aria Button down ~ in fleece sweat shirting from RCF (custom printed)
    • LN La Bella Donna in rib knit
  • LN Harmony Top with a True Bias Marlo Sweater
    • Top in Stretch Crepe from RCF
    • Cardigan in “Urban” Rib from Mily Mae Fabrics~2024?

My Spring Sewing Plans~

I actually got one item crossed off my plans this week (the Pink Ponte Metra Blazer), but I did add 2 Constellations to my list. I love my French Terry (RCF) versions of the Constellation~ and I’ve found that several of my older ones are too large and look sloppy. I’ll keep them to wear for layering in the Fall, but for now I wanted to add a few new ones. This pullover is my favorite thing to wear for bike rides~ the large front pocket holds my phone without ever having to worry about it falling out!

  • LN Compose Robe “Cardigan”
    • Lt. Blue Italian Boucle (Chic Fabrics, NYC Garment District) DONE!
  • LN Metra Blazer
    • Navy Ponte (stash)
    • Bright Pink Linen look ponte (Surge Fabrics 2023?) DONE
    • Gray Sweatshirt fleece to copy the viral “Gray Sweatshirt Blazer” 
  • LN Aria Button down
    • Purple Linen~ long sleeved (Mood Fabrics, linen chambray)
    • Navy Linen hacked “Jacket”  (Mood Fabrics, midweight linen)
    • Another color blocked linen version (will buy at Gray Lines Linen in NYC my next trip in)
    • White Textured Cotton ~long sleeved (Stash
  • LN Coda Coat
    • Draper James bed quilt 
  • LN Caprice Skirt
    • Denim Chambray (stash)
    • Navy Batik print (I’ve had for years from Fabric.com!)
  • LN Constellation
    • New Swim knit from RCF- lipstick pink and green
    • Coral Loop French Terry
    • 2 new French Terry (RCF) prints
      • Cornflower floral DONE
      • Patriotic Block Print Floral
  • LN Clef Coat
    • Gray Sweatshirt Fleece (stash)~ I ordered a pink Vislon separating zipper~DONE
    • Navy Boucle (Style Maker Fabrics 2023?)~ It’s in time out and waiting it’s turn!  This Coat is cut out and I’m setting it aside and will come back to it.

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~

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 stash 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 10MARYMAC. 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 one $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 the Kid’s or Men’s Game Day Jersey to your pattern 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.

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