Cut, Sew & Print
An open-source sewing pattern studio — cut-sew-print.onrender.com

I grew up sewing with my mom. It's one of those skills that sticks with you — not just the technique, but the whole mindset that if you need something, you can probably just make it.

That mindset got a lot more literal when I started getting into backpacking gear. I wanted to make my own pack. The obvious tools were CAD software or Illustrator — both of which work, technically, but feel like overkill for someone who just wants to draft a pattern, print it, and start cutting fabric. So I built something else instead.

What it does

Cut, Sew & Print is a free, open-source sewing pattern studio that lives entirely in your browser. The core is a proper SVG vector editor — snap-to-grid, 45° angle locking, layers, named pattern pieces — with support for lines, paths, rectangles, and ellipses. You work in real-world units (inches, cm, mm, meters, feet) and dimensions update live as you draw.

When your pattern is ready to print, the tiled PDF export splits it across whatever paper size you have — Letter, A4, A3, Tabloid — with overlap, registration marks, and a scale test square so you know your dimensions are accurate before you cut a single piece of fabric.

Beyond the editor: a materials list lets you assign fabrics per pattern piece with yardage estimates and pin notions (buttons, zippers, clasps) directly onto the pattern. And a community pattern library means you can save your own patterns, publish the ones you want to share, browse what others have made, and clone any public pattern as a starting point.

No email required. Just a username and password.

Why open source

The make-your-own-gear community runs on shared knowledge — people post patterns, tutorials, and material guides for free because that's how the culture works. You learned from someone who shared, so you share too. An open-source tool fits that ethos better than a SaaS with a paywall, which is why it's MIT licensed and contributions are welcome.

…Plus I think my mom would be mad if I put this one behind a paywall.

A personal note

This one wasn't a client project. It was a scratch-your-own-itch kind of build — the best kind. I wanted the tool to exist, it didn't quite exist the way I wanted it, so I made it. That's what I love about being able to build things.

Want to create your own gear or clothing? Try it out. It's much better then cutting pieces of cardboard or craft paper to size, I promise.

Built with: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui
Open source on GitHub (MIT license)