Melissa Mora’s company Blank Slate Patterns has been on my radar since I started sewing. I was introduced to it very early on because I won a contest that entitled me to a free pattern from her line. I joined her mailing list to get the free Blank Slate Patterns Blanc Tee, and then like a dummy I made it in a woven fabric. Thanks to the great Q-15, it doesn’t currently fit—but it will again soon! Melissa is also behind MellySews, which is the inspiration and blog companion to the Blank Slate Patterns shop. She is also the author