Burda’s May issue is here! Normally I find a lot to love in the May edition, and this year is no exception. After April I was worried that there wouldn’t be any good designs left for the “spring dress” issue, but I needn’t have feared. Several of these designs are going on my must-sew list, … More Newsflash: May Burda Preview Posted
The German Burda and Russian Burda websites have both posted early preview pictures for the May issue. May is traditionally “the dress issue,” but I was wondering how they were going to top all of the stellar designs from April. Well, I guess I need not have worried – there are several photos here that … More Newsflash: May Burda Early Preview Posted
So I recently got an email from Burda Style about a new “Pattern Collection Kit,” which is essentially a set of patterns from a magazine section sold as a bundle of downloads. The most recent email contained some of the fantastic patterns from the 2013 March issue. My email looked a bit like this… Normally I … More Burda Style Collection Kit, or, Why I Love the Magazines
The Russian Burda website now has a full preview for the Spring/Summer 2014 Burda Easy! (Bonus: They also have the early preview of the Burda Knitting Magazine. I am not a knitter, so I won’t be doing a review, but you guys can check out the pictures if you want – there is a knit … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2014 Full Preview Posted
First of all… Happy Pi Day! Second of all… Yes, this post contains projects finished in 2013. I haven’t been good about taking pictures lately. So, it turns out I did actually end up making some pants in 2013. At the very very very end. My sister and I got invited to a New Year’s … More Not A Pattern Review: Pajama Party Edition
The Russian Burda Website has posted the full preview of the April Burda. First off, I have to say I was sort of annoyed by the updates to the Russian site, as I wasn’t able to find as many news items about the magazine on the home page, but I have decided that I actually … More Newsflash: April Burda Preview Posted
The preview photos for the 2014 Spring/Summer Burda Easy Fashion are up on the German website. I usually don’t get too excited by the Burda Easy Magazines – I tend to favor more detailed and complex patterns from the company. However, I will say that I do appreciate a lot of the designs in this … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2014 Preview Posted… And Other News
The Russian Burda website has changed their main page, and I haven’t seen them posting any good Burda news there yet. The German website, however, has posted the first look at the April issue. It looks to be something of a mixed bag… There are definitely a few photos that excite me, though Burda’s continued … More Newsflash: April Burda Early Preview Posted
The full preview of the March edition is up on the Russian website. I have to admit I am totally covetous of most of the Burda Plus patterns in this issue. The rest of the designs… not so much. It not that there is anything particularly bad, it’s just that I don’t find any of … More Newsflash: March Burda Preview Posted
The Russian Burda website has posted the full preview of the Spring/Summer edition of the Burda Plus magazine. Half of the designs have been used previously in regular Burda magazines (BS-05-2012 and BS-07-2012), but I thought we should take a look at a few of the new designs… My favorite new designs for this issue … More Newsflash: Burda Plus Spring/Summer 2014 Full Preview Posted
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