I’m sure this is old news at this point, but McCall’s has a new website dedicated specifically to Cosplay. It looks like a good place to find some of their older costume patterns, and a few new website exclusives! They have a new pattern line by popular cosplayer Yaya Han, currently with two patterns to … More Cosplay by McCall’s and Yaya Han Patterns
The new McCall’s summer patterns can be seen here. I have to admit – I’m actually really excited about this collection. Perhaps it is because I saw this collection at 3am after a week of low levels of sleep, but even though there are a lot of simple silhouettes in this collection I’m still wanting … More Newsflash: Summer McCall’s Announced
The latest spring collection of McCall’s patterns is up on on the BMV website. Overall, not super impressed by this collection. A lot of voluminous designs, and simple silhouettes. A few interesting styles, but, mostly a lot of misses for me. Let’s take a look: M7121 – Simple design, but makes effective use of the … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns
I have barely started any holiday sewing (and I’m still drowning in commissions), and work has been a bit crazy lately. Not to mention all the holidaying (and food making for said holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), so my blogging has gotten a bit behind the times. Which is why it is crazy to think that … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns Posted
The winter collection from McCall’s is here, the new New Looks are here, and the latest from Simplicity is here. Overall assessment: I think I found more to love in the fall collections, but there is also plenty here to be of interest. Lots more costumes/toys/crafts than usual, but that is normal this time of … More Newsflash: New McCall’s, Simplicity, and New Look Patterns Announced
Droject Dirndl is done! My creations are winging their way to Munich as we speak, and I’ll be posting photos and pattern reviews soon-ish (I hope). I’ve already got a lot of skating costume orders, but mostly for practice costumes at this point, so it isn’t as intense as it gets during summer. And after … More Project Reunion
While I was being distracted by all the gorgeous gowns at the Emmy Awards (on a Monday? What?), McCall’s put out their new fall collection. I have to say that although there are quite a few basic patterns that are less than exciting, there are also a few interesting designs (and one totally awesome coat) … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Pattern
It seems like I’ve poked my head back into the sewing blog-o-sphere just before it is ready to explode! I know there’s always a sewing blog event going on somewhere, but it feels like there are going to be even more things coming up than normal in the next few weeks. Aside from Self Stitched … More Sewing Things About the Internet
McCall’s has joined Simplicity in announcing the first of their fall patterns. Despite the fact that about half of this collection seems geared towards kids, there are a surprising number of potentially interesting patterns this time around. I am especially excited by the skirt from “The Archive Collection.” In any case, let’s take a look: … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns Announced!
McCall’s just announced a special new pattern release: M7000 – The “Winter Princess” Pattern Clearly, McButtVogue realized they were missing out on a crap-ton of money by not having an obvious Frozen knockoff costume pattern. I would be fascinated to see the sales stats on this pattern – from what I’ve heard it has been … More Newsflash: McCall’s Special Pattern Release and Thoughts on June Burda
Doctor T Designs 