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The Weekly Stitch With Sew Mary Mac~ November 7, 2025

…………..Welcome To My Sewing Room

Feature Friday Pattern From Love Notions~ It’s All About Comfy Bottoms!

For the Ladies, we have the Resolutions Bottoms on sale for just $6 today, 11/7/2025. PLUS~For the Kids and Men, we have the Thomas Track Pants also just $6 each today! Remember to use my code 10MACSEWS for your additional 10% off.

The Details~ Resolution Bottoms

The Resolution Bottoms pattern is exactly what you need this cozy season! It includes 5 different views which will work for just about anything! Lounging~ YUP, Working out~ YUP! Casual Shopping trip~ YUP! Whatever your resolution~ this pattern has you covered!!!

  • Sizes XS-5X
  • Designed for knit fabrics
  • 5 Styles
    • Plain Leggings
    • Moto Leggings
    • Boot Cut Yoga Pants
    • Straight Cut Yoga Pants
    • Joggers
  • Shaped Back Yoke for all Views
  • 2 Waistband Options~ Contoured with 3/8″ elastic OR yoga style
  • Pockets~ Side Seam Pockets for Joggers and Yoga pants/Hidden front pocket for leggins
  • 2 Pages of Fitting instructions
  • Skill Level~ Confident Beginners

Fabric

For the Jogger and Yoga Bottoms light to medium-weight knit fabrics with at least 25% 2-way stretch are required. Fabrics such as: French Terry, Ponte, cotton/lycra, jersey blends and double knit poly.

For the leggings medium weight fabrics with at least 50% 4-way stretch are required. Fabrics such as: Ponte, spandex and supple.

The Details~ Thomas Track Pants

These pants are perfect for active kids and grown-ups! Yet, they are also perfect for lounging when made in flannel or sweatshirt fleece! Make them for all the kids and men in your family for the holidays!! Links to patterns can be found below along with some fabric resources.

  • Kid Sizes 2T-14
  • Men’s Sizes XS-5X
  • Designed for wovens and stable knits * RCF sweatshirt fleece!!!
  • Solid and Color blocked options
  • Lined option
  • Optional Zipper Hem
  • Side Seam Pockets
  • Elastic Waist
  • Two how-to video clips
  • Skill Level~
    • View A~ Beginner
    • View B ~Confident Beginner
    • Zipper Hem~ Intermediate

What I Wore Last Week~

I’m still pulling me made items from the back of my closet as I switch my warm weather clothes with my warmer clothes. The last 3 items listed/shown are old makes~ which I’ve decided to hold on to. They fit me a bit closer than the pattern intends, but I will continue to wear them.

  • New LN Opus Vest in a baby wale corduroy
    • LN Rockford Raglan in a rib knit
  • LN Aria Button-down in Cozy Flannel from Style Maker Fabrics
    • LN Classic Tee/La Bella Donna mashup in a triblend knit
  • LN Constellation in a Sweatshirt Fleece from Raspberry Creek Fabrics
  • LN Sloane Sweater with Hood in a Cable Sweater Knit (2021?)
    • Note~ this is a size smaller than what I measure now
  • LN Terra Tunic in Sweatshirt Fleece from Raspberry Creek Fabric
  • LN Whistler Top in a Cotton French Terry, with reverse side used for the collar.
    • Note~ this is a size smaller than what I measure now

What I’m Sewing This Week~

This week I’m finishing up my new Sloane Sweaters. I made a wearable muslin of the Sloane since it had been a few years since I had sewn up View A. View A is a slimmer fit than View B. (I’ve sewn plenty of the View B as sweatshirts) The pattern I had traced out was an XL with FBA graded out to a 2X. Lately I have been sewing a 2X graded to a 3X on newer patterns I’ve been making. Going by the fit of the purple knit version seen above, I kept the XL in the shoulder and neckline area (as my Upper bust measurement in just below the 2X). I graded to the 2X for the sleeve and side seams. I’m was happy with my “test” version and I moved on to sewing the ones from my Fall Plans list.

To see my full collection of Sloane Sweaters you can visit this blog post. These are mostly older versions as I had kinda stepped away from this pattern for a bit. I will eventually update this blog post with photos of my newer version.

I’ve been outside quite a bit taking advantage of the milder weather so I haven’t gotten as much done as I planned. I love riding my bike and I’m trying to get as many rides in before it just gets too cold!

My Fall Sewing Plans~

I’ve really stuck to my Fall sewing plan list! I’m really really really trying hard not to add anything. Clearly I won’t finish this list before Fall is officially over~ but I will continue to work on this into the winter. Come late January/February I like to begin spring sewing anyway.

  • LN Aria Button-downs~ 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. ~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 Coat
    • Gray Sweatshirt fleece~ in stash from ????
    • Navy Boucle purchased a few years ago from Style Maker Fabrics
  • LN Oakley Vest
    • Quilted Sweater knit from stash~ from Style Maker Fabrics(2023 & 2024)
    • Purple quilted fabric ~Style Maker Fabrics from last year
    • Fleece~ from Joann’s fabrics that I purchased just before liquidation
  • LN Coda Coat ~ADDED 10/4
    • Quilted Jacket~ will be shopping at Home Goods to find a new quilt to cut up.
      • No luck at Home Goods~ I’m now looking at block print bed quilts on Amazon!
      • Update!!!! I found a quilt at Home Sense in the clearance section! A Draper James quit for just $30!
  • LN Sloane Sweater~ ADDED 10/20
    • Wearable muslin of the Sloane~ since I needed to make a few size adjustments Done
    • Rose Floral Reverse French Terry (Style Maker Fabrics 2024) Done
    • Teal Striped Ribbed Sweater Knit (Style Maker Fabrics 2024)Will be done by Sunday!
    • Houndstooth Hacci Sweater Knit ~ Promo for Raspberry Creek Fabrics

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.

To receive an additional 10% off the LN pattern price, use this coupon code 10MACSEWS.This coupon code can be used at anytime on any pattern….even a $6 Feature Friday pattern.  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.

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

Fabric Resources

For the Resolution Bottoms

The first place I would shop for fabric for the Resolutions would be Surge Fabrics. They have a great selection of activewear fabrics. You can find them HERE.

For the Thomas Track Pants

Raspberry Creek Sweatshirt Fleece~ this fabric is perfect for the Thomas Track Pants! Warm and snuggly and stable enough to sew up nicely in this pattern!

I find this fabric so warm and cozy yet not as heavy or bulky as some sweatshirt fleece. It has a slight heathered appearance due to the rayon content which just adds to its appeal. There are so many color coordinated options in the shop right now. (And you can also print custom designs on it as well!)

Fabric Details: Medium Weight 10-11 OZ, 72% Poly/25% Rayon/3%Spandex, 58//60″ Wide 

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