T-shirt book update: Decisions, dilemmas and messy lines #102

T-shirt book update: Decisions, dilemmas and messy lines #102

From Stitching Tales by The Last Stitch Media

April 7, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

Johanna and Malena provide an update on their t-shirt book project, discussing decisions, challenges, and the impact of listener feedback.

Remember the t-shirt book Johanna and Malena said they were working on? Well, this is the update, and again, they need your input! Johanna and Malena share what’s happened since the last episode, what decisions they’ve made, what turned out to be more complicated than expected, and how your feedback has shaped the book. They talk about seam allowances vs stitch lines (and why that became a whole thing), how they landed on their sizing approach, and why naming the patterns felt like having babies. Plus a few moments of “we didn’t think this would be so hard”. This is the follow-up to episode #90 with more to come! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stitchingtalespod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or contact us at our socials: Stitching Tales on Instagram Stitching Tales on YouTube About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns. Hazelhen Patterns Instagram hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free Malva t-shirt pattern) About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. thelaststitch.com The Last Stitch Instagram

People in this episode

Hosts: Johanna Lundström, Malena Hjerpe

Topics covered

  • t-shirt book
  • sewing patterns
  • design decisions
  • feedback
  • seam allowances
  • sizing approach

Keywords

  • t-shirt book
  • sewing
  • pattern design
  • feedback
  • seam allowances
  • sizing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hazelhen Patterns, The Last Stitch Media, Stitching Tales, Instagram, YouTube

Products: Malva t-shirt pattern

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