Since 1980, Pati Palmer has designed and written instructions for over 350 patterns for The McCall Pattern Company and then Butterick. In 2025 Pati retired from Butterick pattern design and passed the baton to Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructor Tammie Pontsler. Tammie also teaches the Palmer/Pletsch online Zoom webinars and workshops.

Pati’s daughter, Melissa Watson, designs for McCalls. In both pattern lines you’ll find guidesheets that include the comprehensive fitting and sewing instructions for which Palmer/Pletsch is so well known.

An interactive flyer showing all available Butterick and McCall’s patterns is available by clicking on the button below. The flyer also contains links to the many Palmer/Pletsch blogs written about our patterns.

If you are interested in seeing vintage Palmer/Pletsch patterns click the graphic to the right to switch to our Vintage Patterns page. There you’ll find changing selections from the archive.

Contemporary Palmer/Pletsch Butterick and McCalls Patterns: