The Simplicity website continues to be not helpful, so I’ve resorted to stalking Instagram to tell me when to head over to Pattern Review to check out the new releases for Simplicity and New Look patterns. This release, on the whole, isn’t really doing much for me. There are a few fabulous costume patterns, and … More New Simplicity and New Look Patterns
When I first bought a sewing machine, my primary goal was to sew skating costumes (be careful what you wish for, eh?), but the very first thing I sewed was a cosplay style costume for an event in LA. I was ready to go down the path of being a cosplayer/costume sewer exclusively, but … More Frozen Jedi: Jedi Elsa and Jedi Anna Cosplay
The latest summer patterns from Butterick are here. On the whole I wasn’t overly excited by much in this release, but there are a few awesome swimsuit patterns, and a lovely gown from Gertie. Let’s take a look: B6353 – Patterns by Gertie. Love this gown! It makes me think of a classic 1950s Barbie. … More Butterick Patterns Summer 2016
The full preview for the May Burda has been up on the Russian site for a few weeks now… but I haven’t been feeling particularly inspired to blog about it. Usually May is the month of the fun spring dresses, but this year if feels as though we are already fully into loose fitting summer … More May 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest patterns from McCall’s are here. Also new – an update to the BMV website. Mercifully, they refreshed the appearance without losing functionality. (Unlike certain other pattern companies who made website updates recently. Ahem.) I feel like McCall’s has been hitting it out of the park with their recent releases (I keep buying more … More McCall’s Patterns Early Summer 2016
I’ve been looking for an official announcement of the Burda Plus magazine on the Russian website, so I was a bit surprised when it arrived in the mail and I hadn’t seen a full preview posted for it anywhere. Turns out the German Burda site has the patterns up for sale, even though the Russian … More Burda Plus Magazine Spring/Summer 2016
The Spring/Summer issue of Burda Easy has been posted on the Russian website. The Burda Easy magazine always has fewer (usually simpler) styles than the monthly magazines, but it always has better instructions, so it can be a good place to start for Burda newbies. The summer issue has a lot of fairly generic stuff … More 2016 Spring/Summer Burda Easy Magazine
The latest collection from Vogue is here, and I have to say that it is an interesting mix of fancier party looks and casual summer styles. As with many of the pattern collections lately – I’m not overly wow’d by many of the patterns, but on the whole I think there are some solid releases … More Summer 2016 Vogue Patterns
The latest patterns from McCall’s are here. On the whole I am a bit underwhelmed by this release (there are a lot of tunics). On one hand, lots of things that look very wearable for the spring/summer transition. On the other, not a whole lot that’s inspiring me to pull out the fabric. Let’s take … More Spring 2016 McCall’s Patterns
The latest patterns from Simplicity have been released. Since the Simplicity website is not at all helpful, I somehow missed the initial release and I’ve fallen back on using Pattern Review to look for new patterns. Which means that these are probably old news at this point, but I figure for posterity sake I’d post … More New-ish Simplicity Patterns
Doctor T Designs 