Gertie at Charm Patterns
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Charm Patterns designs vintage glam sewing patterns for the modern sewist in sizes 2-34 💕 Join our Community at community.raptive.com/c/charmpatterns
The new Charm Cabana Set is your passport to retro-chic resort wear and summer fun! With shorts in two lengths, and a breezy shirt with optional pocket detail, this set is perfect to showcase a bold print!
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The new Charm Cabana Set is your passport to retro-chic resort wear and summer fun! With shorts in two lengths, and a breezy shirt with optional pocket detail, this set is perfect to showcase a bold print!
Do you have plans to make our latest Patreon release, the Carmen Bodice? Inspired by one of Dorothy Dandridge’s dresses in 1954’s Carmen Jones, the Carmen Bodice is designed for drama! It is fully lined, and features cap sleeves and the option to add a sweeping drape 💖
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Do you have plans to make our latest Patreon release, the Carmen Bodice? Inspired by one of Dorothy Dandridge’s dresses in 1954’s Carmen Jones, the Carmen Bodice is designed for drama! It is fully lined, and features cap sleeves and the option to add a sweeping drape 💖
October’s Patreon pattern, the Lorelei Gown, is a scene-stealing ode to the scene-stealing gowns worn by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes! 💃🏼💃🏼
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
October’s Patreon pattern, the Lorelei Gown, is a scene-stealing ode to the scene-stealing gowns worn by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes! 💃🏼💃🏼
It’s nearly time for a new Patreon pattern! Tomorrow's release is very closely inspired by a garment I've wanted to recreate for YEARS. I'm so excited to release this one! It's extremely glamorous, and involves four different fabrics. Whatever could it be?
September 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s nearly time for a new Patreon pattern! Tomorrow's release is very closely inspired by a garment I've wanted to recreate for YEARS. I'm so excited to release this one! It's extremely glamorous, and involves four different fabrics. Whatever could it be?
Have you sewn this month’s Patreon pattern, the Katharine Skirt, yet? This version features a playful tropical print, and has been paired with the Gina Bustier 💕
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Have you sewn this month’s Patreon pattern, the Katharine Skirt, yet? This version features a playful tropical print, and has been paired with the Gina Bustier 💕
You deserve the fanciest of vintage-inspired undies and loungewear, and the newest Charm pattern was designed to deliver exactly that! Part of our Foundations Collection, this pattern includes a Slip, Camisole, and Tap Pants chock full of pretty details 💝
September 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You deserve the fanciest of vintage-inspired undies and loungewear, and the newest Charm pattern was designed to deliver exactly that! Part of our Foundations Collection, this pattern includes a Slip, Camisole, and Tap Pants chock full of pretty details 💝
Have you seen August’s Patreon pattern yet, the Marlene Blouse? Chock-full of chic 1940’s details, this blouse will become an instant classic! It comes in our full 2-20 and 18-34 size range with cup sizes A-H and clever gathers and pleats for shaping, so you can say goodbye to bust gaping!
August 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Have you seen August’s Patreon pattern yet, the Marlene Blouse? Chock-full of chic 1940’s details, this blouse will become an instant classic! It comes in our full 2-20 and 18-34 size range with cup sizes A-H and clever gathers and pleats for shaping, so you can say goodbye to bust gaping!
The next episode of “Talk Gertie to Me” is live! Listen now and learn the story behind the Elizabeth Caftan pattern 💖 Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & YouTube! 🎙️
July 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The next episode of “Talk Gertie to Me” is live! Listen now and learn the story behind the Elizabeth Caftan pattern 💖 Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & YouTube! 🎙️
Wow! Jun is a knockout in this romper version of the closed midriff Niagara Bodice! Paired with the Loretta Shorts, this is the perfect vintage-tropical ensemble
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wow! Jun is a knockout in this romper version of the closed midriff Niagara Bodice! Paired with the Loretta Shorts, this is the perfect vintage-tropical ensemble
The Talk Gertie to Me podcast is coming soon! Time to get excited 💖
July 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Talk Gertie to Me podcast is coming soon! Time to get excited 💖
Do you finish chores on the weekend, or are you a believer in lazy Sundays? This shoot for the latest issue of our Patreon-exclusive Vintage by Gertie Magazine featured the Gina Bustier (available on Patreon) with a gathered skirt, and a very cute laundry supervisor by the name of Millie.
June 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Do you finish chores on the weekend, or are you a believer in lazy Sundays? This shoot for the latest issue of our Patreon-exclusive Vintage by Gertie Magazine featured the Gina Bustier (available on Patreon) with a gathered skirt, and a very cute laundry supervisor by the name of Millie.
The Elizabeth Caftan is the perfect pattern to create a very chic cover up ☀️Made in the short version, this pattern is your ideal poolside fashion statement! Find it on Patreon now in our full size range, 2-20 and 18-34, as well as cup sizes A-H 💕
May 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Elizabeth Caftan is the perfect pattern to create a very chic cover up ☀️Made in the short version, this pattern is your ideal poolside fashion statement! Find it on Patreon now in our full size range, 2-20 and 18-34, as well as cup sizes A-H 💕
Did you know that the dress we featured on the cover of our latest issue of Vintage by Gertie magazine is a recreation of an altered Edith Head gown Audrey Hepburn wore to the 1954 Oscars? We used the Sabrina Dress as a base, paired with the Holly Shoulder Strap back over the Lamour.
May 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Did you know that the dress we featured on the cover of our latest issue of Vintage by Gertie magazine is a recreation of an altered Edith Head gown Audrey Hepburn wore to the 1954 Oscars? We used the Sabrina Dress as a base, paired with the Holly Shoulder Strap back over the Lamour.
As part of the Stanwyck series, the Ingrid skirt can be combined with some of your favorite Charm bodices to create unique dresses if you aren’t feeling separates 💃🏼 Here, we’ve paired it with the Aurora with a neckline modification. The Ingrid is available now on Patreon!
April 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As part of the Stanwyck series, the Ingrid skirt can be combined with some of your favorite Charm bodices to create unique dresses if you aren’t feeling separates 💃🏼 Here, we’ve paired it with the Aurora with a neckline modification. The Ingrid is available now on Patreon!
If you’re at Disneyland for Dapper Day, come say hi at the Charm meet up! We are convening at the Petrified Tree (across from the Golden Horseshoe) Sun. 13th at 2:30. Sarah, our Community Manager, will be there!
April 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you’re at Disneyland for Dapper Day, come say hi at the Charm meet up! We are convening at the Petrified Tree (across from the Golden Horseshoe) Sun. 13th at 2:30. Sarah, our Community Manager, will be there!
It’s the beginning of another month, which means it’s time for a new Patreon pattern! We are pleased to introduce the Ingrid skirt, a classic and versatile A-line skirt with smart details that will fulfill all your forties needs!
April 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s the beginning of another month, which means it’s time for a new Patreon pattern! We are pleased to introduce the Ingrid skirt, a classic and versatile A-line skirt with smart details that will fulfill all your forties needs!
Did you see our feature in the latest issue of Vintage by Gertie on how to create the multi-layered tulle skirt with appliqué embellishment to expand the Lisa Bodice (available on Patreon in sizes 2-20 and 18-34 and cup sizes A-H) into Grace Kelly’s iconic Rear Window dress?
March 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Did you see our feature in the latest issue of Vintage by Gertie on how to create the multi-layered tulle skirt with appliqué embellishment to expand the Lisa Bodice (available on Patreon in sizes 2-20 and 18-34 and cup sizes A-H) into Grace Kelly’s iconic Rear Window dress?
The Night & Day Dress is now available in our full range of sizes! This pattern has been a longtime favorite in sizes 2-20, but it is now also available in sizes 18-34 and cup sizes A-H!
March 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Night & Day Dress is now available in our full range of sizes! This pattern has been a longtime favorite in sizes 2-20, but it is now also available in sizes 18-34 and cup sizes A-H!
William Travilla, who designed some of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic costumes, is the designer behind the polka-dot dress worn in The Seven Year Itch that inspired our latest Charm Pattern, The Monroe Dress 💖
March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
William Travilla, who designed some of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic costumes, is the designer behind the polka-dot dress worn in The Seven Year Itch that inspired our latest Charm Pattern, The Monroe Dress 💖
What is everyone working on now? Do you have a current project you’re in the middle of, or something you’re planning to dive into?
February 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What is everyone working on now? Do you have a current project you’re in the middle of, or something you’re planning to dive into?
We have another beautiful #Monroe Dress to share from Laura! The pattern is available now as part of our Charm Patterns collection, and is available in sizes 2-20 and 18-34 with separate cup sizes A-H as well as an optional built in bra!
February 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We have another beautiful #Monroe Dress to share from Laura! The pattern is available now as part of our Charm Patterns collection, and is available in sizes 2-20 and 18-34 with separate cup sizes A-H as well as an optional built in bra!
Have you seen this month’s Patreon bonus pattern, an expansion for the Sabrina bodice? We are so excited to introduce the Holly Back Bodice, inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s iconic Breakfast at Tiffany’s Givenchy gown!
February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Have you seen this month’s Patreon bonus pattern, an expansion for the Sabrina bodice? We are so excited to introduce the Holly Back Bodice, inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s iconic Breakfast at Tiffany’s Givenchy gown!