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
So I am incredibly far behind on posting recent pattern releases – I’ve got Simplicity, Vogue, McCall’s, and Burda Easy Magazine in the queue. I’ve also been incredibly busy – so no idea when those posts will actually show up. Not to mention a pattern review that needs to get written. Between work, work, more … More April 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest releases from New Look have been announced by Simplicity… sort of. I don’t think they are on the website yet, but I’ve given up using the Simplicity website as a source of useful information – it is near impossible to look for new releases on there, and that was the main feature I … More New Look Patterns Spring 2016
The latest issue from Burda is here! As is traditional, March is the wedding issue, which means lots of dresses and formal looks. Interestingly, this year Burda has mixed the Burda Plus styles in with the traditional sizes in the wedding shoot, which is pretty awesome. There isn’t a lot of variety in this issue, … More March 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest collection from Butterick is here. On the whole I wasn’t overly impressed with a majority of the designs – a lot of basic styles similar to designs we’ve seen in the past, and a lot of See & Sew patterns, which are re-releases. However, I must say that the historical patterns are awesome … More Spring 2016 Butterick Patterns
And Star Wars week continues on the blog! It sort of feels like Star Wars is staring to take over my life. Which is debatably a good thing. After my Rey cosplay, I got invited to go to a few other Star Wars themed events, and I wanted something a little less literal. So I found … More Pattern Review: Burda 6667 – Brown Rayon Cardigan
So a few weekends ago a friend of mine was having a Star Wars themed surprise birthday party. This happened to be the friend I sat next to at the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So when I found out her boyfriend fiancé was planning her birthday engagement party and asking everyone to … More 30 Minute Rey Cosplay
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