Sewing Pattern Buddy

Just what I needed! Now I can easily browse my pattern collection wherever I am. A picture of the back of the envelope suffices for fabric requirements for now. I can enter it later if I want it searchable. In a few hours I entered about 50 patterns with the basic info I care about, mainly garment type and a picture of the front and back of the pattern envelope. I am happy to pay $5 for the developer's time and future support. Many hours went into developing this app and it sounds like it will only get better.

Almost perfect! Anyway you can add OS to the sizes and I wish it could scan the UPC and pull the important info. I have 100+patterns to enter, so it would be nice to have that feature :)

Just starting to use it and seems great. Would like to add bust and hip size, also if a 2nd or 3rd fabric e,g for contrast and/or overlays.

This pattern is awesome! I bought the full version within a week of owning. The only thing that would make it better is if it had the option to cross platforms to cpu.

If this app could be moved to and run from my external SD card, I'd buy it in a flash. It's well done and well thought out, but I can't use it due to space issues. :-( I have plenty of SD card (64gb), but very little on my device.

"Finally" a great pattern app for Android users!!

I love knowing what patterns I own, but I have so many that if I look at one in this program I would like it to go back to where I left off. I have hundreds of patterns!! Definitely need to change the way sizes are entered. I have never paid for an app til this one. Worth every penny to know what I have for patterns.

Great app. Will be able to make choices about what to make much more easily! As others have said would be good to have sections for different views and for second fabric and notions

I spent $5 on this app and the search bar never turns up any results. Otherwise it's good for organizing

Unable to display any patterns

To good

Over 30 days I've entered 300 patterns, with another 300 to go. The personalization features are endless. Filters make searches quick and easy (especially when your at the cutting table buying fabric and notions). I love having all my info at my fingertips and I'm glad backup has been addressed with this latest update. This app is much simpler and faster than creating my own spreadsheet. Like other comments, I agree that manually entering sizes numerically (for adult, plus, children's, teen) and alpha (xxs- 3X) would make this app AWESOME not just good. This is an important filter too. Right now sizing can only be entered in months. The developer seems to be responsive to customers, so I'm hoping this issue will be fixed. Other than that, it's a great way to carry my pattern collection anywhere I go. After all, you never know when you'll find some inspirational fabric or lovely vintage trim.

So far, I like this app and I'd only tweak a couple of things. 1st, the Sizes. I'd like to be able to put in a size range w/ the measurements. 2nd, Yardage. I want to add yardage for multiple views when there's more than one view. 3rd, what do you mean by Printed or Unprinted pattern? Whether or not it's a PDF? If so, offer a choice between PDF, packaged envelope, or drafted (for those who draft patterns). Thanks.

This is a great app,just what I need! A few things that I would really like to see.... 1. Fabric listed in yards. 2. A section for fabric types. Using Tags could get a little cluttered. 3. Expand filter search by : fabric length, skill level and fabric type. Either way....great app. ****Update 1/1 /2017. Thanks for the fabric yardage update!

It is really nice that someone has come up with a way to store pattern information. I have just downloaded the app and have input just a few patterns, but I do see how this will be a big help. The only suggestion is pattern sizes as an option i.e. 6 to 14 or 14 to 22 etc. That may make it easier to input without having to read the back of the pattern.

Love this app! I tested a few before settling on this one, because it has great search and sort functions. I don't paying a little bit of money to store more than 25 patterns, it's worth it to not buy 10cm too little fabric for a project (which I did not long ago - argh!)

This app has saved me from having to put together my own spreadsheet or Google doc to track my patterns, which were getting a bit out of hand. It does everything I need - pattern manufacturer, number, when I bought it, if I've made it, photos, etc. Nice sort & filtering functions. I'm worried about backups and losing my list if my phone is lost/quits (as it stores on the phone), but email from the developer says a backup ability should be included soon with an update.

I want to be able to delete the info I put into the 'tags' section to change it.

It's not use for me

Love sewing and its great learning new patterns.

I like it

I absolutely love this app! I thought having a catalogue of my patterns would help with fabric shopping. Only issue is it only lets you store 25 for free, then asks for $5 for more storage. Are we really going there? So disappointing. Turds.

What a great idea! Now I never need stand in Fabric Land wondering whether 2 yards will be enough or if I ought to buy 3 to be on the safe side. I have even been known to take a liking to a pattern and buy it only to find it already sitting on my to-do pile at home. No more! I can carry all of my patterns around with me all of the time. Great stuff. Highly recommended.

Just absolutely love this app brilliant just what I needed to keep me up to date when shopping for fabric excellent x

So... this app DOES NOT OFFER ANY PATTERNS..... just collects the information you put in for you to store your patterns. Pretty stupid idea.

This is a great app. It does exactly what it says it does. Just what everyone who sews needs.

It only holds a small number unless you pay $5 for upgrade

WALANG KWENTA

I want to sew

This is mostly great except if you're like me and have more than 25 patterns. After entering all thr information for the first 25 patterns suddenly i need to pay to add more. Also once you add a tag there is no way to edit the tag so if you mispell something you cant get rid of it. Its great if you only have a handful of patterns but if Im going to pay for it i expect more.

I love this. I love the ease of it. The flexibility of it. And the look of it. Finally, a way to organize my patterns! I keep the templates hanging together but to have the detail of each - with notes and info at my fingertips is wonderful. I also love that I can use it on my laptop (a PixelBook at home) and my phone when I'm out and use the backup/restore function to keep both up to date. That's killer. I wished it had a way to catalog my fabric stash but I just realized I could actually do that by calling each fabric a pattern! Also I love that it comes from a developer in Invercargill - one of the neatest places on earth!

1. App often closes when I'm entering data. Only got 2 patterns and it shut down 4 times. Photos won't load properly and are difficult to edit. This app is more trouble than it's worth. Looking for something else.

This is almost exactly what I was looking for. There's a few things I would do differently, like have an option for One Size, and S/M/L/XL. Also, the patterns are focused on clothing only, so the sizes only have body measurements. I have hat patterns with head measurements, and nowhere to put them in the Size category. The search function for the tags is very precise. I have 3 "vintage look" patterns and 4 "vintage" patterns. Searching for "vintage" should bring up 7 patterns, but if I accidentally put in a space after vintage it will only bring up 3. It found what I asked for, exactly, with no wiggle room. It would be nice to have options for yardages for more than one "view," since most patterns include more than one item, when you input the yardage, yardage for *what?* The pants, the blouse, the vest? If it's a wardrobe pattern, in particular, that could get confusing in a hurry. Overall, though, I think the 25 free patterns, getting them put in to see how it works was more than enough to convince me to upgrade to the paid version. It will pay for itself by avoiding rebuying patterns.

This app has saved my sanity and my wallet several times over. It's perfect for organizing what I've got and keeping me from buying what I already have. I like that I can add categories (although I wish I could take them away too). Great work overall. I'm so glad I bought it!

Added 5 patterns already - this is going to be a great help when out and about and you happen to see some material you like - specially if in a foreign country. Backs up on Google drive so available on phone and tablet and pictures don't have to be stored on phone as well which is great

I mostly love this app, but I have a request. Could you include a place to list yardage for lining and interfacing as well as a spot for notions? Right now, I am cramming this all into the note and it is a bit jumbled. Thank you!

Great app! I have a ridiculous amount of fabric that isn't quite right for the many patterns I own. Discovering this while cataloging my patterns

Searching, sorting, and filtering capabilities are top notch. Intuitive interface. Developer very responsive to user feedback.

Fairly handy app, but could really use sections to list notions and type of fabric the pattern needs

Runs just fine on my Samsung Note 4, Samsung Note 10.4, and HTC One. Shame can't share patterns between them at the moment but I understand cloud sharing/syncing is in the pipeline. Meanwhile, a super handy store of everything I might need to know about our collection and the search/sort/filter functions are great.