This page is to help you if you’re having an issue accessing one of my free patterns. While I love getting more people hooked on sewing and enjoy sharing some of the (mostly one size) patterns I’ve created, one of my least favorite parts of that is troubleshooting when people can’t access them. All free pattern access is through my newsletter; you can subscribe here.
Here’s a video of how the process works; if you’re not able to access patterns via this process check the questions below the video for more help.
Are you a subscriber to the Melly Sews Newsletter?
Note: subscribing to the Blank Slate Patterns newsletter from the shop page will not trigger the free pattern access process. They’re different websites with different lists.
Yes Continue to next question.
No Subscribe to the newsletter HERE. Only newsletter subscribers have access to the free pattern gallery.
Have you ever received a Friday newsletter?
Yes Continue to next question.
No Check the most recent Friday newsletter, and look at the very bottom for the link to the pattern gallery and the current password. Click where it says THIS LINK and then enter the password on the page that opens. If you don’t have the most recent newsletter, good news – another one with the password will come this Friday for subscribers.
If you were previously a subscriber and have subscribed again, it will not trigger the welcome email. You’ll need to wait until the Friday newsletter to get the updated free pattern gallery password.
Did you just subscribe for the first time within the last 24 hours?
Yes Continue to next question.
No Try subscribing again, your subscription may have lapsed.  Subscribe to the newsletter HERE. Note that this will not trigger the welcome email again, but you’ll be back on the Friday list and every Friday newsletter has the gallery link and current password.
Have you received a confirmation email?
Yes Continue to next question.
No Check your spam, trash, social, promotional tabs, etc. The confirmation email will be from [email protected] If you still can’t find a confirmation email, you may have misspelled your email address. Try to subscribe to the newsletter HERE again.
Have you received the welcome email?
Yes Read the welcome email for the link to the pattern gallery and the current password. Click the link and then enter the password on the page that opens. If you get a blank page, try copying/pasting the link from the email text or deleting everything in the URL after the word links.
No Check your spam, trash, social, promotional tabs, etc EVEN IF you received the confirmation email n your regular inbox. The welcome email will be from [email protected] If you still can’t find a confirmation email, you may have misspelled your email address. Try to subscribe to the newsletter HERE again.
Still having problems?
If you can’t download, make sure you’re clicking on the correct thing from the free pattern gallery page. You need to scroll down the page to the picture of the pattern you’re looking for.
- Passwords are case sensitive, so try copying/pasting to make sure you’re entering it correctly
- Try using a different browser or different device.
- If you used to get Friday newsletters but you haven’t gotten one within the last week, AND you have checked for it in spam/trash/junk/social/promotional etc, then your subscription may have lapsed.  Re- subscribe to the newsletter HERE. Note that this will not trigger the welcome email again, but you’ll be back on the Friday list and every Friday newsletter has the gallery link and current password.