In This Issue:

• Patterns: Baz coat + Devon dress
• Sewing is an Intergenerational Craft: This month, we challenge you to find ways that sewing connects you to other generations, past, future, or present.
• Sew the Devon Dress: Fabric ideas and fitting details for this sweater dress.
• Sew the Baz Coat: Fabric ideas and fitting details for this wrap coat.
• Pattern Hackers: How to Add a D-ring Closure: Learn clever pattern hacks for a DIY approach to patternmaking, by Haley Glenn.
• When Clothing Celebrates Family, Fashion, and Fabric: An introduction to Aso-ebi. By Aby Atiola.
• Who is Missing in the Story of American Craft?: I’ve learned my crafts from strangers. By Lia Rose.
• My Grandma’s Hands: A Crafting Tradition with Purpose: Grandma Ruby sewed quilts made to survive a winter, protect vulnerable bodies, and tell stories. By Lori Caldwell.
• Patrilineal Sewing: The Men Who Taught Me to Sew: Dad’s sewing box and the priceless gifts of Aboriginal creative knowledge—my sewing story. By Mireille Stahle.
• A Seamworker’s Guide to Philadelphia: Where to shop, eat, and get creative in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. By Claire Sitarz.
• Reclaiming My Family’s Collective Sense of Creativity: My sewing machine brings together generations of stitches, by Thao Thai.
• Seamwork Style: Stay cozy while creating a timeless style with the Baz coat, by Farrah Dodson.
• Did You Make That?: Get inspired by these finished Seamwork projects.
• 5 Tips to Spark Your Kid’s Creativity: Parenting—the creative way. By Michael Gardener.
• Contributors & Staff: Meet the writers, makers, and artists from this month’s issue.