I am Meghann Halfmoon - the designer and creator behind halfmoon ATELIER, a PDF pattern and ready-to-wear clothing label. I believe that simple design and simple choices can have a big impact - on the way we feel, on the way we live and on the world! However, choosing fashionable, socially conscious products is still harder than it should be. I can help make it easier. Subscribe here to get the best in sustainable sewing, directly in your inbox! http://eepurl.com/bD8ecz

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Well made foundation pieces help simplify our lives. We need less, but they add more to our closet and leave us feeling polished and put together for all occasions. We can also have a positive influence on the world by choosing to sew with sustainably and ethically made fabrics. By using ethically sourced fabric, we are helping the people – mainly women – who create our textiles. It’s just a drop in the bucket, but that bucket is full of millions of little drops.
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My mission is to design simple, unique sewing patterns and facilitate sourcing sustainable, ethical, organic and fair trade fabric for modern sewists as a small step toward my vision of a world in which sustainable, ethical production is standard.

I personally create all patterns and finished products in my home in Windwardside, Saba. My designs tend to be very minimalist but exude a feeling of warmth. They are comfortable. The focus is on the form and lines and the pure beauty and quality of the organic cotton with which I've chosen to work. I try to reduce my footprint by using fair trade, organic and ecologically friendly products and recycled and recyclable packaging material wherever possible.

Read more about my family and life in Amsterdam, before we moved to Saba, here on Design Mom!
http://www.designmom.com/2015/01/living-with-kids-meghann-halfmoon/
And about our new life here on Saba!
http://www.designmom.com/2015/07/living-with-kids-meghann-halfmoon-part-two/

(Photos courtesy of Bastiaan Janssens Photography)