With Memorial Weekend just around the corner, it seems that Summer Sewing time is here! And New Look has released their summer pattern collection just in time to kick it off! There is a nice mix of summery styles, so let’s take a look: N6614 – New Look has done a fantastic job of styling … More Summer 2019 New Look Patterns
The annual release of new Jalie patterns is here! As usual, Jalie is offering us a nice mix of patterns for both every day wear and athletic wear, as well as a mix of patterns for men and women. I feel like Jalie has really focused on adding styles that will expand their line, so … More New Jalie Patterns 2019
In light of yesterday’s news about GLP’s closing, this magazine review might feel a tad bittersweet (or possibly provocatively maddening), but for all of my non-US readers I will try to keep this as tonally normal as possible. I must admit that I’m really excited about this issue; I’m just hoping that it will actually … More June 2019 BurdaStyle Magazine
Ok, so for those of you who have long followed this blog for Burda news and pattern releases, this will probably be an important post. I just found out via @ysg2007 on Instagram (You sew, girl! on the blog-o-sphere) that GLP News, US distributor of BurdaStyle Magazine, had closed down. Any attempt to link to … More Burda PSA: Disaster Strikes! GLP News Has Died
This news has already exploded over the sewing blog-o-sphere, but it seems that this year Butterick is seriously winning at the summer patterns game. I have to admit that my first impression on the overview page was “meh, lots of summer dresses,” but somehow I’ve ended up adding a lot of them to my pattern … More Butterick Patterns Summer 2019
The summer collection from Vogue has been announced! While I feel like this might not be the best collection for me, I do think there are a lot of interesting options available. And if you are the sort of person who loves to sew a whole new wardrobe for your vacations, I think you might … More Vogue Patterns Summer 2019
This year Burda Easy has been split from 2 issues per year to 4 issues per year, and the summer issue has been announced on both the Russian and German Burda sites. As with all recent Burda Easy magazines, we get a few basic styles with several variations on each. I think Burda has done … More Burda Easy Summer 2019 and Burda Summer Dress Special 2019
