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The Miss Limestone Coat/Cardigan/Sofiona Designs

We fell in love with the general shape of the Miss Limestone right from the start but went back and forth on whether it should be a coat or a cardigan. In the end we decided there HAD to be a way to make it work as either one.As a coat it works well with a number of different woven fabrics. Try out a colourful plaid flannel, a luxurious wool, canvas with a fun print, etc. As a cardigan it is d…

The Heron Shirt - Raglan or Dolman??/Sofiona Designs

Oh man, it's been such a great break since the holidays!! I've been happily avoiding certain self-inflicted "responsibilities" which involve social media and more and more I dream of a life where we don't need that stuff, you know what I mean? But before I turn this into a deeply emotional post about my thoughts on life in 2022.... I DID also draft a new pattern!!! Well, it's kinda like I drafted…

Trail Joggers/PDF Pattern/Sofiona Designs

For quite a while now we've had people ask us to please make a jogger in the Junior Miss size range (since we already have the Railway Joggers in our girls size range). The Trail Joggers were our answer to that request and we decided to make it in both the Junior Miss (size 0-20) AND Girls (size 2-16) range while we were at it. Photo credit: Anca (left) and Myriam (right) These tapered…

Introducing Miss Arctic Fox/Sofiona Designs

This is pretty momentous! We're almost exactly one year from the official opening ceremonies of Sofiona Designs and one of our first patterns was the Arctic Fox Housecoat. Here we are at the start of our second year and with a new beginning we have the Miss Arctic Fox for you in our brand new size range. Photo: Kelle of Just Sew Something With a focus on the girls that are getting to the…

Introducing Tamarack Tights/Sofiona Designs

A long time ago I had this idea for a pair of work-out style tights for Sofiona. But it took Trish suggesting that we work on a small activewear collection for the new year that forced me to actually focus attention on them properly. Of course, a year later a few other ideas have altered my original draft, but I hope you like what I came up with. Continue reading to see what we found during testin…