For an introduction to the Sew Your Kibbe Series, please see this post. The posts in this series are intended to be a well researched and thorough investigation of the Kibbe style recommendations, along with several example patterns for each “level of dress.” The posts in this series will be picture heavy and quite lengthy. … More Sew Your Kibbe: Romantic
My Image Magazine traditionally only releases two issues per year, but they’ve recently expanded to include a special summer and special autumn issue (which you can purchase here) that aren’t included as part of the regular subscription. Here is a look at what’s included in this special edition – we get 3 tops, 4 dresses, … More My Image Magazine: Autumn Special 2018
The full preview of the November BurdaStyle Magazine is up on both the German and Russian sites, which means it’s time for another Burda review! October was definitely one of my favorite issues of the year, and I’m a bit sad to say that November isn’t quite living up to that level of excitement for … More November 2018 BurdaStyle Magazine
The Winter/Holiday collection from Vogue Patterns is here, and on first impression I’m like, “Ok Vogue, take my money!” Of course, after taking the time to really comb through the patterns, I’ve calmed down a bit. While there are a few patterns I would like to join my stash, I certainly don’t need to bring … More Vogue Patterns Winter/Holiday 2018
For an introduction to the Sew Your Kibbe Series, please see this post. The posts in this series are intended to be a well researched and thorough investigation of the Kibbe style recommendations, along with several example patterns for each “level of dress.” The posts in this series will be picture heavy and quite lengthy. … More Sew Your Kibbe: Dramatic
The Fall/Winter Kwik Sew Patterns have been announced! Kwik Sew is one of those brands that I used to love, but have been increasingly unimpressed with since it got bought up by McButtVogue. At first glance I was not at all excited by this collection, but upon further inspection, there are a few patterns I … More Fall/Winter 2018 Kwik Sew Patterns
Burda’s final special issue for the year – Burda Plus Fall/Winter – has been released! This issue has gone back and forth between being a complete reprint of previous patterns to being full of totally new patterns to now being a combination of new patterns and reprints. This time the reprints come from the 03/2015, … More Fall/Winter 2018 Burda Plus Magazine
It’s here! It’s here! Well, ok, maybe not here as in here in my hands, but it is here as in it exists in the world. If you haven’t seen any of the previews on social media, hold on to your hats because the October 2018 issue of BurdaStyle Magazine is fantastic. After so many dull … More October 2018 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest collection by McCall’s is here, just in time for the start of fall sewing! To be honest, when I first scrolled through the McCall’s release page, I wasn’t overly excited, but I think there are a few patterns worth considering once you really examine the line drawings. Let’s take a look: M7834 – … More Fall 2018 McCall’s Patterns
New Look is the latest line to announce their fall fashions. There are some cute looks, though a few are suspiciously close to previous Simplicity releases, so it might be best to cross reference your own pattern stash if you see something you like. Let’s take a look: 6571 – This dress is pretty cute. … More Fall 2018 New Look Patterns
Doctor T Designs 