The full preview of the November BurdaStyle Magazine is up on both the German and Russian sites, which means it’s time for another Burda review! October was definitely one of my favorite issues of the year, and I’m a bit sad to say that November isn’t quite living up to that level of excitement for … More November 2018 BurdaStyle Magazine
The Winter/Holiday collection from Vogue Patterns is here, and on first impression I’m like, “Ok Vogue, take my money!” Of course, after taking the time to really comb through the patterns, I’ve calmed down a bit. While there are a few patterns I would like to join my stash, I certainly don’t need to bring … More Vogue Patterns Winter/Holiday 2018
For an introduction to the Sew Your Kibbe Series, please see this post. The posts in this series are intended to be a well researched and thorough investigation of the Kibbe style recommendations, along with several example patterns for each “level of dress.” The posts in this series will be picture heavy and quite lengthy. … More Sew Your Kibbe: Dramatic
So in my most recent Wardrobe Planning post I may have casually mentioned that I’ve been looking through my pattern stash with the mind of finding patterns that I both like and that fit my Kibbe Style Identity. I’ve been having such a great time digging in and really analyzing the line, shape, and feel of … More Sew Your Kibbe: An Introduction
It’s been about a year since I first started researching body typing/image ID systems, and few months since my last Wardrobe Planning Post, at which point I’d come to suspect that I fell much more into the Kibbe Soft Natural category than into the Soft Classic category. Since then I’ve not had much time to … More Sew Geeky Mid-Year Assessment and Further Wardrobe Musings (Wardrobe Planning Post #13)
Well, September has ended, and my sewing plans have been less fruitful than I’d hoped. While I didn’t manage to complete a mini work appropriate wardrobe like I had hoped, I did manage to make a few of the pieces on my Fall Sew Geeky list, and have a few more in the works. Although I … More September Wrap Up and Looking Ahead
The Fall/Winter Kwik Sew Patterns have been announced! Kwik Sew is one of those brands that I used to love, but have been increasingly unimpressed with since it got bought up by McButtVogue. At first glance I was not at all excited by this collection, but upon further inspection, there are a few patterns I … More Fall/Winter 2018 Kwik Sew Patterns
Burda’s final special issue for the year – Burda Plus Fall/Winter – has been released! This issue has gone back and forth between being a complete reprint of previous patterns to being full of totally new patterns to now being a combination of new patterns and reprints. This time the reprints come from the 03/2015, … More Fall/Winter 2018 Burda Plus Magazine
It’s here! It’s here! Well, ok, maybe not here as in here in my hands, but it is here as in it exists in the world. If you haven’t seen any of the previews on social media, hold on to your hats because the October 2018 issue of BurdaStyle Magazine is fantastic. After so many dull … More October 2018 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest collection by McCall’s is here, just in time for the start of fall sewing! To be honest, when I first scrolled through the McCall’s release page, I wasn’t overly excited, but I think there are a few patterns worth considering once you really examine the line drawings. Let’s take a look: M7834 – … More Fall 2018 McCall’s Patterns
Doctor T Designs 