Maybe you are in a rush or just want to print out a second copy of your pattern so you can make another size or variation.
Perfect! I've included the PDF of the sewing pattern here, too!
(BUT if you're not printing your pattern at home, you can skip this page.)
STEP 1: Choose your pattern PAPER SIZE
Choose the size of paper that you are printing the pattern on and DOWNLOAD that file.
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Not sure which to download? Here's a list of countries grouped by their standard paper size for home printers (Letter or A4). Size A0 is the big sheet, standard for printing from an online print shop.
STEP 2: Toggle off other sizes.
If you have Adobe as your PDF viewer, you can toggle off the sizes you aren't using in your sewing pattern file. (This is totally optional!) Just click the layers icon, and all the layers will appear in a list. Click the eye icons to turn off the layers you don't want. Keep the eye icon ON for layers you do want to print. You should keep ON these layers: [your size]+ Pocket & buttonholes + Key + Page numbers.
STEP 3: Print at 100% custom scale (in the print settings).
Print just the FIRST page of the sewing pattern and use a ruler to make sure that the scale at the top of the page is accurate. Then print the entire file. If it's not printing correctly, you might also click "Choose paper source by PDF page size".
STEP 4: Arrange the pattern pages.
Use the letter-number combo at the corners of each page. The rows are alphabetical letters, and the columns are numbers. For example, A1 will be at the top left, and A2 will sit just to the right of it and B1 right below it.
Without trimming the edges, OVERLAP each page, lining up the edges with the black guideline on the page(s) adjacent to it.
On US letter and A4 files, I added a "A-----B" line running between 2 of the pages that you can test to make sure you are printing and overlapping accurately.
Your pattern lines will probably be incongruous because your printer likely doesn't print all the way to the edge. That's okay! Still no need to trim.
Watch how to do this properly here ⬇️
STEP 5: Cut out your paper pattern pieces.
Adhere the pages together using a glue stick or tape, and then cut out the pattern pieces in your size.