diff --git a/src/pattern.js b/src/pattern.js
index f277f149ae8..c8bffde2f97 100644
--- a/src/pattern.js
+++ b/src/pattern.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default function Pattern(config = { options: {} }) {
 }
 
 // Merges settings object with this.settings
-Pattern.prototype.mergeSettings = function(settings) {
+Pattern.prototype.apply = function(settings) {
   for (let key of Object.keys(settings)) {
     if (Array.isArray(settings[key])) {
       if (Array.isArray(this.settings[key])) {
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ Pattern.prototype.mergeSettings = function(settings) {
       };
     } else this.settings[key] = settings[key];
   }
+
+  return this;
 };
 
 Pattern.prototype.runHooks = function(hookName, data = false) {
diff --git a/tests/pattern.test.js b/tests/pattern.test.js
index 2bb41fdd387..c9fa6599a7a 100644
--- a/tests/pattern.test.js
+++ b/tests/pattern.test.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ it("Should merge settings with default settings", () => {
       free: "ze"
     }
   };
-  pattern.mergeSettings(settings);
+  pattern.apply(settings);
   expect(pattern.settings.foo).to.equal("bar");
   expect(pattern.settings.locale).to.equal("en");
   expect(pattern.settings.margin).to.equal(2);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ it("Should sample models", () => {
   };
   const Test = function(settings) {
     freesewing.Pattern.call(this, config);
-    this.mergeSettings(settings);
+    this.apply(settings);
     return this;
   };
   Test.prototype = Object.create(freesewing.Pattern.prototype);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ it("Should correctly merge settings", () => {
     only: [1, 2, 3],
     margin: 5
   };
-  pattern.mergeSettings(settings);
+  pattern.apply(settings);
   expect(pattern.settings.complete).to.equal(false);
   expect(pattern.settings.only[1]).to.equal(2);
   expect(pattern.settings.margin).to.equal(5);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ it("Should correctly merge settings for existing array", () => {
     only: [2, 3, 4],
     margin: 5
   };
-  pattern.mergeSettings(settings);
+  pattern.apply(settings);
   expect(pattern.settings.complete).to.equal(false);
   expect(pattern.settings.only.length).to.equal(4);
   expect(pattern.settings.margin).to.equal(5);