September has been an interesting month in that, I sewed! I mean, not a lot, but a sewing pattern did make it out of the envelope. Sad that this is what’s making me excited. It’s not enough to be close to a finished garment yet, but it’s something. I’m still trying to figure out how … More Sew Your Kibbe Challenge – September Round Up
Ok, so perhaps it’s not all quite so dramatic as the historical image of paper being defiantly nailed to a church door, but it does seem there is quite a bit shaking down in the style typing world at the moment, and that a splintering of factions is imminent. Blog followers may recall that I … More 95 Style Theses
The Burda Plus Fall/Winter 2019 issue has been announced and you can check it out here! It looks like a great issue – definitely one to consider if you don’t regularly subscribe to Burda or Burda Plus but do enjoy styles in the Burda Plus size range. Let’s take a look: You can see a … More Burda Plus Magazine Fall/Winter 2019
The October BurdaStyle Magazine is here! I wasn’t overly excited by the early preview images, but the full preview of this issue has completely won me over. There’s a lot of good stuff to check out, so let’s dive in! Of course we have to start off with the coats and jackets this month: Love … More BurdaStyle Magazine October 2019
The latest fall releases from Butterick are here, and they are so good! Let’s dive in: B6702 – I don’t know why I like this button front shirt dress so much, but perhaps it is because of the classic collar and cuff details and the nice clean seam lines. B6703 – I really like the … More Butterick Fall 2019
August has flown by and it has been a really interesting month for me. I wrote earlier in the year that this fall would be a time of transitions, and this seems very much to be the case. I’m still recovering a bit from the intensities of traveling this summer (I was gone for 5 … More Sew Your Kibbe Challenge – August Round Up
In addition to the traditional Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter issues, this year My Image Magazine has also been doing special 10-piece editions each season. Here’s what we get in the Fall 2019 Special issue: There aren’t a ton of images on the My Image website for this issue, but I think we can see enough from … More My Image Magazine Special 4 – Fall 2019
The next major fall pattern release is here, and it’s New Look! New Look is usually one of the brands I’m less excited by, but this release actually has quite a few cute styles for fall. Let’s take a look: N6631 – Kids dress and cape. The dress is pretty cute and the cape could … More New Look Patterns Fall 2019
It feels like it’s been non-stop pattern releases the past few weeks, and Simplicity has just added their Fall collection to the sewing pattern lineup! There’s actually a lot of good looking patterns in this release, so let’s jump in! S8980 – 1950s Vintage reprint. I’m trying really hard to convince myself I don’t need … More Simplicity Patterns Fall 2019
This year Burda has announced that they will be moving to four issues of Burda Easy per year, and the fall issue is here! Honestly, I had been hoping that splitting the magazine into more issues would result into slightly more seasonal styling, but these styles are all pretty generic and almost summery. As with … More Fall 2019 Burda Easy Magazine
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