The latest collection from Butterick can be seen here. Overall I have to say I’m a bit mixed on my feelings about this collection. I’m intrigued by a few of the Vintage/Retro/Reprint patterns, and I’m liking a lot of the dress patterns in this collection, but most of the blouse and sweater designs aren’t overly … More New Butterick Patterns – Fall 2015
The latest patterns from Butterick are here. I think this collection can pretty much be summed up in two words: snooze fest. Seriously. It’s like all the trends we’ve been seeing (jumpsuits, voluminous tops, culottes), only the most dull version we’ve had so far this season. Overall, I’m not too impressed. There are a few … More Newsflash: New Summer Butterick Patterns
Ok, somehow, despite being on the mailing list AND obsessively checking the Butterick website, I managed to totally miss when the new Butterick patterns came out a few weeks ago. Work’s been more than a bit crazy of late, what can I say? Anyway, looking through this collection, it seems that I haven’t missed out on … More Newsflash(ish): New Butterick Patterns
The Holiday/Winter Collection of Butterick patterns has been announced. When I first looked at the overview photos I wasn’t too impressed. I thought a lot of the designs looked like some pretty typical boxy oversized winter faire, or like the typical simple holiday dress patterns. But, actually, after looking at the line drawings and additional … More Newsflash: Butterick Winter Patterns Are Here
Aaaaaaaand I’m back! I’ve been away at the Roller Skating National Championships these past few weeks, with limited free time and spotty wifi, so blog posting went out the window pretty quick. Which was unfortunate because there have been several pattern releases/announcements/previews since I’ve been gone. Not to mention the fact that I managed to … More Newsflash: Fall Butterick Patterns Announced
The Butterick summer line is here. The other patterns lines have been a bit of hit or miss for me as far as summer looks go, and I have to say, this Butterick release is much more in the “miss” category. There isn’t much new as far as the trends go – some peplums, some … More Newsflash: Summer Butterick Patterns Announced
The latest patterns from Butterick have been announced. I have to say that the Retro and designer patterns are fairly interesting this time around – I am swooning over a few of the Retro looks, for sure – but the rest of the designs are pretty boring. Let’s take a peak: First, the fun Butterick … More Newsflash: New Butterick Spring Patterns Announced
The Butterick holiday patterns have been announced. During the previous round of pattern releases I think we were all pleasantly surprised when Butterick had the least boring collection of fall patterns. Sadly, their hot streak doesn’t seem to have extended to the winter collection. There are a few patterns I think are really nice, a … More Newsflash: New Butterick Patterns Announced
Ok, so this was supposed to be my birthday dress. My birthday was well over several months ago. So, umm, yeah. Ooops. The silly thing is that it remained unfinished because of a zipper insertion. And I was on the fence about hemming it (the fabric doesn’t fray and probably hangs better un-hemmed) and after having … More Pattern Review: Butterick 5886
Butterick has announced their latest collection of patterns – you can check them out here. All in all I have to say this is the best Big 4 collection we have seen for fall this year. There are a lot of cute dresses, some nice coat and jacket options, and possibly the only maternity pants … More Newsflash: New Butterick Patterns Announced
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