{"id":63581,"date":"2020-05-10T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T18:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=63581"},"modified":"2020-05-22T22:33:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T02:33:14","slug":"in-the-spirit-of-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-free-pattern-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/in-the-spirit-of-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-free-pattern-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spirit of &#8220;No Good Deed Goes Unpunished&#8221; &#8211;FREE Pattern for Everyone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS GIVEAWAY OFFER IS NOW CLOSED.\u00a0 PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.<\/p>\n<p>Hi Everyone, in the spirit of &#8220;no good deed goes unpunished&#8221;, I want to make this super popular pattern free to everyone for the next week.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I'm tempted to believe that rather cynical phrase &#8220;no good deed goes unpunished&#8221;, but in the end, I get far more motivation and inspiration from our many, many supporters than I do from the occasional detractor.<\/p>\n<p>We recently launched a new platform called <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/soseweasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ko-Fi<\/a> that would allow our supporters to make small, one-off, or even on-going donations to help out our site.\u00a0 These funds allow us to continue to produce free sewing patterns and other sewing related content on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ThGcWVzOQh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/introducing-ko-fi-pronounced-like-coffee-a-great-way-to-support-our-site\/\">Introducing Ko-Fi (pronounced like &#8220;coffee&#8221;) &#8211;a Great Way to Support Our Site<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"&#8220;Introducing Ko-Fi (pronounced like &#8220;coffee&#8221;) &#8211;a Great Way to Support Our Site&#8221; &#8212; So Sew Easy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/introducing-ko-fi-pronounced-like-coffee-a-great-way-to-support-our-site\/embed\/#?secret=ThGcWVzOQh\" data-secret=\"ThGcWVzOQh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The response has been overwhelming with many, many readers contributing support.\u00a0 Frankly, I've been stunned, so naturally, I wanted to do something in return.<\/p>\n<p>To thank all these lovely readers, I offered one of our most popular paid patterns, the <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/ultimate-wallet-sewing-pattern\/\">Ultimate Wallet Pattern<\/a> which sells normally for $6.95, to supporters for at no cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/l\/ultimate_wallet_free_download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25848 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/550;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25848\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/full_3998_118225_TheUltimateWallet_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intent was not to sell the pattern but to thank readers for supporting us and to encourage new readers to do so if they felt it appropriate and they could afford it.<\/p>\n<p>As seems to often be the situation, however, you can't make all the people happy all the time.\u00a0 While many were very gracious and appreciative, there were some readers who complained that the pattern wasn't free to everyone or that it was a <em>quid pro quo<\/em> to sell the pattern in exchange for the support so it wasn't free &#8212;which was simply not the case.<\/p>\n<p>To the readers who chose to support us over on Ko-Fi and especially those who were generous enough to make on-going contributions, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.\u00a0 You're awesome!\u00a0 \u00a0It is your support, kind messages, and your on-going passion for the art and craft of sewing are what motivates me and gets me up in the morning and keeps me working late at night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63594 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thank-you.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/480;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63594\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thank-you.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Please follow the link below (just under the large, red arrow) to directly download the PDF pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Sewing, Mayra<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42489 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arrow_red_animated.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/194;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42489\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Arrow_red_animated.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/l\/ultimate_wallet_free_download' class='big-button bigteal' target=\"_blank\">DOWNLOAD HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>If You'd Like To Support Our Site<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to help us continue to bring you a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/free-sewing-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free sewing patterns,<\/a> projects, and sewing-related articles, please consider buying us a coffee to keep us going.\u00a0 We'd really, really appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p><center><div class=\"ko-fi-button\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee!\" data-color=\"#ff5f5f\" data-code=\"\" id=\"kofiShortcode752Html\" style=\"float: none; 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