The latest collection from McCall’s is here. Overall I have to say that this is a decent collection – there are a lot of patterns that could be useful for a winter wardrobe (especially if you have a lot of holiday parties to attend), but nothing so outstanding or different that I feel the need … More McCall’s Winter/Holiday Patterns 2015
The latest collection from Vogue patterns is here, and it is awesome. Seriously, I think I want to buy almost everything. Which is bad because I’m running out of storage space for my patterns. But there is so much good stuff! Well, a lot of pretty stuff anyway. I’m really excited, in case you couldn’t tell. … More Winter/Holiday Vogue Patterns 2015
The Fall/Winter issue of BurdaStyle Special (formerly Burda Easy) is here! Also, apparently there has been a name change? At least to the cover of the English version says “BurdaStyle Special” and not “BurdaStyle Easy” as previous issues have. The Russian website still calls it Burda Easy though? Perhaps a partial rebranding? Not entirely sure. … More BurdaStyle Special Fall/Winter 2015
The new Marfy patterns are up on the McCall’s website. Normally I’m oooohing and ahhhhing over the Marfy designs (despite the fact that I have yet to sew one of their patterns), but this release felt very repetitive. Many of the designs looked like other styles from previous Marfy releases, or even like other styles … More Marfy Patterns Fall/Winter 2015
Like all seamstresses, my absolute favorite thing in the world to do is repairs and alterations for other people. I can think of nothing that brings me more joy than the tediousness of throwing darts into an ill-fitting top, or fixing a hem line for all the shorties in my life. Seriously though, when I … More H&M Dress Refashion
I’m happy to say, after a rather lackluster year, Burda is back! Last month’s issue was really good, and this month has a few choice patterns as well. There are lots of designs that could see heavy rotation as wardrobe staples, nothing too crazy, and the Burda Plus section this month is totally drool worthy. … More Magazine Review: October Burda 2015
So, it’s been a while since I’ve sewn anything fun for myself. Actually, scratch that, it’s been a while since I’ve sewn anything for myself at all. I’d fallen into a bit of a sewing rut, and after last year’s awful summer, I hadn’t had much energy or desire to sew anything at all. This … More Pattern Review: BS-03-2013-135 – The Bridge Four Biker Jacket
The Fall/Winter Burda Plus has been posted to the Russian Burda website. This issue, as with most of the Burda Plus magazines, contains a fair number of reprints from the regular editions. Fortunately, I think Burda picked some of the best patterns from recent issues, so overall this magazine is a pretty solid collection of … More Burda Plus Fall/Winter 2015
As long-time readers know, Kwik Sew used to be one of my favorite pattern companies. The large collection of athletic and dance patterns, along with the thicker pattern paper and easy instructions made them an all-around win. However, the types of patterns since the BMV takeover haven’t been quite as exciting as the company used … More Fall 2015 Kwik Sew Patterns
The latest collections from Simplicity and New Look are here! Which would be a bit more exciting if they weren’t so full of pattern re-prints. It seems as though Simplicity has retired all of their Game of Thrones inspired patterns and re-released them with new covers. Even some of the New Look patterns have obviously … More Simplicity and New Look Patterns Fall 2015
