Minna Konttijärvi is a Finnish patternmaker and designer currently based in Milan, Italy. She teaches others about sewing through tutorials on her blog, theshapesoffabric.com and posts on Instagram. Her patterns are a mix of traditional and creative techniques.

Geometric shapes are a common theme in Minna’s designs. Denim is one of her favourite fabrics: it works perfectly with sculptural and geometric forms. It is denim itself, along with geometry, that inspired Minna’s designs for this issue. The ECHO blouse refers to the repeated triangular shapes of the panel sleeves, while the CALLISTO dress – also the name of one of Jupiter’s moons – refers to the rounded shape of the lantern sleeves.

From each pattern purchase, we give 50% to the designer. Our goal is to support independent creatives and promote a democratic and open society.

All photos by Laura Oja. Illustrations by Ivona Fodora.

Fabric Recommendations:
These patterns are designed for non-stretch woven materials. Choose light-weight denim, medium-weight linen, or cotton such as chambray, poplin, or Oxford. Think crisp, structural materials. While medium-weight denim works well for these designs, it will create a lot of bulk and your sewing machine may not sew through all the layers.

You can add more structure to the sleeves by adding interfacing.

The ECHO blouse has lined sleeves. Use basic lining fabric or lightweight cotton. The samples are made from medium-weight denim from the designer’s stash.

Fabric Requirements:
For sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Dress fabric:
width 55"/140 cm, length 54.4 (61.9, 74.5, 79.2, 82.7) (93.8, 96.1, 102.4, 105.2)" / 138 (157, 189, 201, 210) (238, 244, 260, 267) cm

Blouse fabric:
width 55"/140 cm, length 40.6 (45.3, 48.1, 52, 58.7) (63, 63.8, 68.2, 70.5)" / 103 (115, 122, 132, 149) (160, 162, 173, 179) cm

Blouse lining:
width 55"/140 cm, length 12.6 (13, 13.8, 15, 16.2) (17.4, 17.8, 18.6, 19.7)" / 32 (33, 35, 38, 41) (44, 45, 47, 50) cm

Files:
A4 (home printing) and A0 (copy shop printing) PDF files with layers, sizes nested. Sewing instructions are in a separate PDF file.

Delivery:
After purchasing, you will receive a link to download the PDF files. There are no delivery charges for the digital patterns, as they are delivered automatically via email immediately after purchase. PDF patterns are only eligible for return and refund if the provided download links have not been used. If the download links have been used, the product will not be refunded.