Helen's Closet
Helen’s Closet inspires us with their thoughtfully designed and graded patterns in a wide range of sizes. It’s easy to build a wardrobe with their comfy and classy pieces. Plus, they are great community builders with their super supportive blog and podcast!
We think that this list includes all of the patterns found on their website, yay! For more information, visit their website, https://helensclosetpatterns.com.
Arden Pants
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium-weight woven fabrics with no stretch, such as linen, cotton (twill, lawn, poplin, seersucker, shirting), hemp, rayon, or Tencel twill.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Ashton Top
Fabric recommendations: Try light to medium weight cotton or linen for a structured look. Silk crêpe de chine, tencel twill, or rayon challis will result in more drape.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Avery Leggings
Fabric recommendations: Lightweight wovens with at least 70% 4-way stretch, such as nylon spandex, cotton spandex, bamboo jersey, rayon jersey, performance or technical knits, or dancewear fabrics.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Blackwood Cardigan
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight knit fabrics with at least 40% horizontal and 20% vertical stretch. Works equally great in a cozy sweater knit, french terry, or lighter weight jersey.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Brooks Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight (9-13 oz) wovens with no stretch, such as rigid denim, cotton twill, corduroy, or canvas.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-11-07
Cameron Button-Up
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens with no stretch, such as linen, cotton (lawn, poplin, voile, batiste, seersucker, shirting, chambray, quilting cotton, flannel), wool, hemp, rayon/viscose challis or poplin, or Tencel.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Costa Tote
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight wovens such as cotton broadcloth, denim, cotton twill, or canvas for the body and pocket. The lining can be a lighter weight woven, such as quilting cotton or cotton lawn.
Size range: One size: 10” by 16.5” by 5.5”
Dawson Top
Fabric recommendations: Lightweight knits with at least 40% horizontal and 20% vertical stretch, such as cotton jersey, cotton spandex/elastane, bamboo jersey, modal jersey, Merino jersey, Tencel jersey, rib knits, ITY, or even as heavy as lightweight sweater knits or bamboo french terry.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 62", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-06-16
Dogwood Apron
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight woven fabrics with no stretch, like cotton broadcloth, denim, cotton twill, or canvas. For the lining, use a lighter weight fabric such as quilting cotton or cotton lawn.
Size range: One size: 20” by 12.5”, with adjustable belt
Donovan Skirt
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens such as cotton lawn, poplin, seersucker, cotton shirting, linen, silk crêpe de chine, poly crepe, or rayon/viscose.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Elliot Sweater and Tee
Fabric recommendations: Mid to heavy weight knits with at least 20% horizontal and 10% vertical stretch, such as sweater knits, rib knits, french terry, ponte, scuba. For the t-shirt version, use a mid weight jersey or ITY.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Gilbert Top
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with no stretch such as linen, cotton (lawn, poplin, seersucker, double gauze, shirting), silk noil, or cotton/linen blends. Try the longer version in drapier fabrics such as Tencel twill, silk crêpe, or rayon. For the tied version, the wrong side of the fabric may show on the ties.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Jackson Tee and Pullover
Fabric recommendations: Light to midweight knits with at least 10% horizontal stretch, such as cotton jersey, bamboo jersey, modal jersey, merino jersey, rib knits, or ITY for the t-shirt. Or go to heavier knits such as french terry, sweatshirt fleece, or sweater knits for the sweater version.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Luna Tank
Fabric recommendations: Lightweight knits with at least 20% 4-way stretch. Choose a fabric with plenty of drape like bamboo jersey, rayon jersey, modal jersey, lightweight cotton jersey, ITY, or rib knits.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
March Top and Dress
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens with no stretch, including linen, cotton (lawn, poplin, voile, seersucker, shirting, double gauze), Tencel twill, or rayon/viscose challis.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 62", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Moss Jacket
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens with no stretch, such as linen, cotton, denim, wool, hemp, rayon/viscose (challis, twill, crepe, poplin), or Tencel twill.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-06-16
Orchard Top and Dress
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens with no stretch, such as linen, cotton (gauze, lawn, batiste, chambray), rayon/viscose, or lyocell.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 62", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-08-09
Pona Jacket
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight fabrics with no stretch, such as mid-weight linen, heavier cottons, linen/cotton blends, corduroy, wool, or Tencel.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Reynolds Top and Dress
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with no stretch, such as linen, cotton (lawn, poplin, voile, seersucker, shirting, double gauze, crinkle cotton), Tencel twill, silk, or rayon/viscose.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
Ruby Overalls
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight wovens with no stretch, such as linen, cotton (chambray, lawn, quilting cotton, flannel), denim, hemp, canvas, rayon/viscose, or Tencel. Works best in fabrics with max weight 10 oz (340 gsm).
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-06-16
Sam Apron
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight woven fabrics with no stretch, such as cotton broadcloth, denim, linen, cotton twill, quilting cotton, canvas, or waxed canvas.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Sandpiper Swimsuit
Fabric recommendations: Swimwear knits with at least 50% 4-way stretch, such as nylon or polyester knits with high spandex content. For the lining, use a swimwear polyester or nylon lining with about the same stretch as the outer.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 62", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Wildwood Jacket and Vest
Fabric recommendations: Light to mid weight wovens such as cotton poplin, flannel, linen, wool, nylon, or hemp, for both the outer and inner layers. For the filling, use a polyester or cotton batting. Or use a pre-quilted fabric to replace all layers.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2023-02-28
Winslow Culottes
Fabric recommendations: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with plenty of swishy drape, such as rayon challis, viscose poplin, crepe dé chine, washed linen, or Tencel twill.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Yanta Overalls
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight woven fabrics such as cotton twill, denim (up to 10oz), heavy linen, corduroy, or canvas. For a warm-weather version, try crisp fabrics such as cotton or lightweight linen, or drapey fabrics such as Tencel twill, wool crepe, or linen/viscose slub.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 58", Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 33" - 58"
York Pinafore
This pinafore dress also has an apron hack that is super cute!
Fabric recommendations: Any weight of woven fabric would work, from heavy weights such as cotton twill, denim, wool, heavy linen, corduroy, or canvas; to crisp mid weights like cotton or linen; all the way to drapey Tencel twill, wool crepe, rayon crepe, or viscose poplin.
Size range: Chest: 31" - 60", Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
