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2024 Kits and Makers Round up!

Let's take a look back at 2024's Kits with the makers

What a year it’s been for Sewing Society kits—2024 has definitely brought some new favourites to the collection!Releasing these carefully planned and lovingly curated kits is always such an exciting moment for our small team here at G&G.

We put so much thought into designing and building each kit before sending them out across the globe. It’s incredibly rewarding, and we’re so thankful for the love and support you continue to show.

This year felt extra special as we hosted our first in-store kit launch in October to celebrate our 20,000 kit leaving the g&g shop. It was such a joy to meet so many of you, see you shop the kits in person, and share the day with the team wearing the sample makes.

To continue to celebrate your incredible sewing society kit makes from this year’s releases, we’ve rounded up all the 2024 kits along with some of your fantastic creations—enjoy!


February 2024
The Coco Top and Georgie Dress

After a little break in January, we were so excited to start 2024 with two super super kits in February!

First up was the Coco Top from Tilly and the Buttons—a classic wardrobe staple that’s always in style. We paired this timeless pattern with a yarn-dyed striped French Terry, a lovely knitted fabric that’s smooth on the outside and has that cosy looped back. Just the right weight—heavier than a t-shirt but lighter than a jumper—perfect for layering. In Lauren’s Top Tips video, loads of helpful techniques were shared, like how to cut and match stripes, use Stretchfix, add twill tape to the back neckline, and finish the hem split with a neat twill tape detail.

Next came the Georgie Dress by Sew Over It, a chic but super comfy knit dress that’s easy to wear and style for everyday life. We picked three gorgeous jerseys for this kit: navy multi-sprinkle, teal scribble dot, and purple flower shadows. These fabrics have excellent stretch and recovery, plus they’re soft, breathable, and so lovely to wear. In Lauren’s video, we walked through everything from cutting jersey fabric and using Maraflex thread to inserting Framilastic at the neckline and waist, sewing sleeves in flat, and adding beautiful gathers.

Both of these kits were all about making knits feel approachable and fun, while helping you sew pieces you’ll love to wear.

You can still purchase Lauren's Hints & Tips Videos for these kits!


March 2024
The Amelia Bomber and Billie Trousers

The Billie Trousers from Fibre Mood are the ultimate everyday trousers and a true wardrobe staple. For this kit, we chose a beautifully soft needlecord in three muted tones: navy, green, and tan. In Lauren’s Top Tips video, we shared techniques for getting a lovely finish on your trousers, including how to work with corduroy, make continuous bias binding, draft a pocket facing, install a zip fly, and sew a Hong Kong seam binding. We still have a super limited amount of Billie Trouser Kits Left!

The second kit was the Amelia Bomber Jacket from Wardrobe By Me, an absolute statement piece for your wardrobe. This fully lined jacket was perfect for those in-between seasons when the weather can’t quite make up its mind! For the Amelia kit, we picked a woven jacquard fabric available in three versatile colourways: sky, olive, and black. In Lauren’s video for this kit was packed with helpful hints and tips, including how to sew faced pockets, shorten an open-ended zip, bag out a lining, sew the ribbed collar, and insert the zip for a polished finish.

Both kits combined practicality with skill-building techniques, giving you the confidence to sew garments you’ll want to wear again and again!

We still have a limited number of Billie Trouser Kits in stock.


April 2024
The Young Power Bag and The Strata

The Young Power Bag by Nizzo Craft is a compact crossbody bag that’s perfect for spring. Made with a gorgeous woven jacquard, created especially for us in France, it’s small but surprisingly roomy. Lauren’s Top Tips video covered key bag-making skills like sewing piping, installing zips, attaching hardware, and lining the bag—perfect for boosting your confidence with bag projects.

The Strata Top by Sew Liberated is simple, stylish, and so wearable. With its scooped neckline and grown-on sleeves, it’s the perfect quick make. We paired it with two stunning fabrics: a super-soft embroidered double gauze (in navy or white) and a unique deadstock fabric with delicate floral stripes. Lauren’s video covered tips on working with double gauze, binding necklines, sewing neat seams, and adding hem facings—everything you need for a lovely finish!

Both kits were all about beautiful fabrics, essential skills, and wearable style—projects you’ll want to make again and again!

We still have a limited number of Young Power Bag Kits and Strata tops in stock.


May 2024
The Cassidy Wrap Top and the Lulee Dress

The Cassidy Top by Helen’s Closet is a stylish wrap top with beautiful details. For this kit, we picked three gorgeous fabrics: an Ecru Pinstripe Viscose Linen with soft drape and texture, a Blue Bold Floral Cotton Sateen with a smooth finish, and a Pink Geometric Flowers Viscose that flows beautifully. In her video, Lauren shared tips on working with lightweight fabrics, sewing French seams, turning narrow ties, and topstitching the neckline for a polished look.

The Lulee Dress by Papercut Patterns is a timeless, elegant choice—perfect for weddings or special occasions! It features a classic darted bodice and a flowing, flattering and comfortable skirt. We paired it with a textured viscose blend in two stunning shades: purple and teal. These fabrics are made from sustainable EcoVero™ viscose and have a gorgeous drape, rich colours, and a subtle texture. Lauren’s tips covered sewing with bias fabrics, inserting invisible zips, and finishing with bias binding.

Both kits combined beautiful fabrics with essential sewing techniques, making them a joy to create and wear!

As well as Lauren's Top Tip videos we still have a limited number of Cassidy Wrap Top Kits and Lulee Dress Kits in stock.


June 2024
The Mave Skirt and the Sauvie Dress

The Mave Skirt by True Bias is a breezy, comfy skirt with gathered tiers and plenty of swish! With eight variations, three length options, and endless ways to customise, it’s a pattern you’ll keep coming back to. For this kit, we chose three summer-perfect fabrics. The Blue Flower Linen is 100% linen, breathable and soft, with a print that hides creases for less ironing! The Mustard and Stone Animal Viscose Linens combine linen’s texture with viscose’s drape, giving the gathers a soft, elegant flow. In her video, Lauren shared tips on cutting drapey fabrics, creating gathers, sewing narrow ties, topstitching waistbands, and more.

The Sauvie Dress by Sew House Seven is a timeless summer staple—comfy, stylish, and easy to layer. The kit featured three beautiful fabrics. The Lurex Stripe is a viscose linen blend with subtle gold shimmer, perfect for sunny days. The Woven Stripe is a cotton linen jacquard with pops of coral and teal, stable to work with and great for structured skirts. The Neapolitan Stripe, inspired by nostalgic ice cream colours, is lightweight with a fluid drape that feels dreamy to wear. Lauren’s video covered cutting and matching stripes, pattern-matching pockets, sewing French seams, mitring corners, adding bra keepers, and more.

Both kits delivered stunning summer pieces with versatile fabrics and plenty of techniques to refine your skills!

As well as Lauren's Top Tip videos we still have a limited number of June's Kits left.


July 2024
The Summer Cover up and Bedrock Tshirt

The Bedrock Tee from Sew Liberated is a wardrobe essential—a versatile piece you’ll reach for again and again. Perfect for layering, tucking into skirts, or pairing with summer trousers, it’s a true foundation garment. For this kit, we chose a cotton and linen blend knit with a slubby texture, great stretch, and excellent recovery to keep it looking fresh all day. In her video, Lauren shared tips on working with knit fabrics, sewing neckbands, using Stretchfix, creating bindings for neck and shoulder seams, and more!

The Summer Cover Up by Style Arc is the ultimate breezy tunic or dress for sunny days. With a v-neck bodice and floaty grown-on sleeves, it’s both easy to sew and effortless to wear. The chosen fabric is an ex-designer deadstock cotton blend featuring delicate woven diamonds, stripes, and a touch of shimmering lurex. Lauren’s video offered advice on working with stripes, raising the neckline, using an overcast foot, sewing the v-neck, creating a tie casing, and more!

Both kits delivered stylish, practical pieces with beautiful fabrics and helpful techniques to build your skills.

As well as Lauren's Top Tip videos, we still have a limited number of July's Summer Cover-Up kits left.


September 2024
The Isla Trench Coat and the Nepheline Blouse

The Isla Trench from Named Patterns is a straight-cut, fully lined coat packed with iconic details. From the full collar with an optional strap fastening to the lined cape, it’s designed to keep you stylish and shielded from the elements. For this kit, we included a special showerproof deadstock fabric to help you stay dry. Lauren’s exclusive video tutorials covered everything from drafting partial interfacing and adding in-seam pockets to working with dense fabric, sewing welt pockets, topstitching, bagging out a lining, and more. With over 68 minutes of footage and easy-to-navigate chapters, it’s the ultimate guide to mastering this timeless coat.

The Nepheline Blouse from Vivian Shao Chen is a breezy, elegant piece with thoughtful details that elevate it beyond a classic blouse. Available in white, black, ochre, and forest green, the fabric is a medium-weight cotton with a linen-like texture that adds structure, making it perfect for the sleeve pleats. Each kit includes a 100% cotton lace in a complementary colour for a delicate finish. Lauren’s video tutorial shared tips on adjusting the neckline, altering hem width, sewing sleeve pleats, inserting lace into the pattern, and more, giving you all the guidance needed to create a blouse that’s both stylish and unique.

If you have one of these projects planned for 2025 you can still purchase Lauren's hints and tips videos to use alongside the pattern instructions. They also include the special g&g touches added in addition to the pattern - yay!


October 2024
Lauren's exclusive fabrics with the Jenna Shirt and Myosotis Dress

October was a special month for us as we introduced two new fabrics from our Vintage Bauhaus Fabric collection. These exclusive prints were created in collaboration with the talented surface pattern designer Rachel Parker, offering a fresh take on the iconic Bauhaus aesthetic.

The Bauhaus Teal Jigsaw and Navy Segments viscose were the first in our Vintage Bauhaus collection. They capture the clean lines and bold geometric shapes that defined the Bauhaus movement. These vibrant colours and striking patterns make these fabrics statement pieces that blend homage to the original art form with a modern twist.

The fabric itself is a subtly textured 100% viscose crepe, feeling soft and silky to the touch. It has a lovely sheen that catches the light beautifully. At 108gsm, it’s perfect for garments with great drape, like the Myosotis Dress—a breezy, slightly oversized dress with a comfortable fit thanks to bust and waist darts. Alongside the purchase of this kit Lauren shared her hints and tips on getting a really lovely finish on your garment including how to sew the collar and button placket, how to French seam the bodice, how to lengthen the sleeve and add a gathered cuff, how to sew the ruffle layers and how to make covered buttons!

Our Bauhaus Slopes viscose features the ‘Bauhaus Skiers’ print in ice blue and snow white. This playful design shows skiers zooming down the mountain, creating a classic snowy slope scene. It’s a versatile fabric perfect for a timeless piece like the Closet Core Jenna Shirt, which is a wardrobe essential. The kit includes everything you need to make this classic shirt.

For this kit, in Lauren's Top Tips video, she shared her hints and tips on getting a really lovely finish on your garment including how to sew the collar, how to sew the tower plackets, how to sew a French seam with the side split, how to sew a baby hem and much more!

We do still have some of the Jenna kits left!!


November
The Pogonip Pullover and the Oxbow Trousers

The Pogonip Pullover from Friday Pattern Company is the ultimate cosy top layer to keep you warm all winter. We searched far and wide for the perfect fabric and fell in love with this quilted cotton gauze. Soft, snuggly, and super warm, it features cotton gauze on both sides with fluffy wadding sandwiched in between. A classic quilted design adds texture and visual interest, with one side offering a slight sheen to catch the light beautifully. Lauren’s exclusive video tutorial covers everything you need, from cutting quilted fabric and making continuous bias binding to binding seams, sewing welt pockets, and installing snaps.


The Oxbow Trousers from Sew House Seven are an approachable first step into jeans-making. These wide-leg trousers are simpler to sew than traditional jeans but still have many classic features. The kit includes durable non-stretch fabrics: an 11oz denim in multiple colours and an 11.5oz black twill with a soft, brushed finish. These fabrics hold the Oxbow shape beautifully and are ideal for everyday wear. Lauren’s video tutorial shares expert tips, including cutting fabric with a nap, mastering topstitching, sewing a zip fly, creating flat-felled seams, making buttonholes, and attaching jeans buttons.

We still have some of the Oxbow Kits left in the gorgeous stonewash if a trouser/jean project is on your list.


Don't forget to tag us in your makes if you have purchased any of these kits or post your photos in the facebook group! We LOVE to see them ❤️

Lauren

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