Helen's Closet

Hi friends! I am delighted to share this project with you: my upcycled quilted Pona Jacket! Pona is our latest pattern here at Helen's Closet, and I am VERY into...

We want to extend huge thanks to all who supported the Pona Jacket launch! We designed this to be the perfect beginner jacket pattern, but it's also a great layering...

We're over the moon to launch our latest sewing pattern, the Pona Jacket! We could not be more excited to share this one with you all. We are obsessed with...

Hello friends! In addition to sewing, one of my (Chloe) main interests is fashion history. I spend a lot of my free time reading about fashion history, watching videos about...

It's been a little over two years since we released the Blackwood Cardigan out into the world, and now that the weather has turned chilly once again, we're looking back...

There are so many things to get excited about when autumn arrives- there are the beautiful colours, decorative gourds, scarves, merry squirrels gathering acorns, candles, and best of all, sewing...

  Ever since we first started designing the Yanta Overalls, we knew we had to make a pair of traditional overalls out of denim, with classic overall hardware. We love...

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! It really feels like autumn here in Vancouver these days and I am loving the cool, crisp air and the gorgeous colours on the...

Today is a pretty special week for us here at Helen's Closet Patterns. Since the start of this blog in 2015, I have not had a chance to really create...

Hello makers! I am back in Vancouver, feeling refreshed and energized. While I was away, autumn truly arrived. I'm feeling inspired to get going with sewing cozy knits! News (clockwise...

Happy October! I'm back with another fun York Pinafore refashion project to share with you all! This pattern is the gift that keeps on giving, and I am so glad...

Hello makers, happy Wednesday! I (Chloe) am writing you this Wednesday Weekly all the way from São Paulo, Brazil. The fact that I'm still able to write this weekly round-up...