Things I’ve been doing: sewing lots of stuff for my Wardrobe Sudoku Contest Entry. Things I haven’t been doing: taking pictures of stuff for my Wardrobe Sudoku Contest Entry. Expect a giant blog info-dump of multiple pattern reviews at some point in the near future. In the meantime, to distract you from my lack of … More New Patterns: Jalie, Marfy, and (*gasp*) Burda Plus Magazine?
So last year it was pretty much general consensus that Burda was on top of it. Seriously, they were nailing trends and giving us lots of cool pattern options. While I think the start of this year was a bit disappointing (aside from the generally lackluster designs, they’ve scaled back on the number of patterns, … More BurdaStyle Magazine April 2017
The latest releases for Simplicity are here! Well, actually, I may have inadvertently bought a few of them at the previous Simplicity sale, which mean two things: (1) The display patterns may have shipped early on accident and (2) the Jo-Ann’s near me that is generally known as being THE WORST at putting out new … More Simplicity Patterns February 2017
The latest patterns for spring are here from McCall’s! On the whole I think that while there are a lot of boxy and somewhat bland styles, there are also a few designs I’m actually rather excited about. Let’s take a look: M7567 – Nicole Miller. Love the fabric choices and styling here, but I’m not … More McCall’s Patterns Spring 2017
The first issue of this year’s Burda Easy Magazine is here! This magazine always has fewer styles than a regular monthly Burda magazine, but also has more detailed instructions, and patterns you don’t have to trace, which makes it a friendlier entry point to new sewers. The styles this time around seem to be following … More Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2017
Just a quick update to unofficially throw my hat into the ring for the Pattern Review Wardrobe Sudoku Challenge! I don’t know that I will have time to actually complete all the sewing for this competition by the end of March (time is flying!), but I figure that if I have it as a goal … More Am I really playing Sudoku? (Or, how many February Burda Magazines can I sew from in 2 months?)
Hard to believe my February Burda has just barely arrived and I’m already looking at stuff for March. Time is flying. Which might not be the worst thing for the next 4 years. Anyway, you know its going to be a rough month when I come out and say that the wedding gowns are by … More BurdaStyle Magazine March 2017
I was expecting a new Simplicity release soon, since I managed to spot a few display patterns that I can’t seem to find in their catalog at the last pattern sale… But, instead, here is the latest spring collection from Butterick. I’m not sure if it is the established pattern release order or if it … More Spring 2017 Butterick Patterns
The latest spring collection is from New Look. As with many of the pattern releases we’ve been getting so far this year, there aren’t a lot of new, innovative looks, but there are some clear trends emerging. Not sure how many of these I need to add to the stash, but there are a few … More New Look Spring 2017
I missed the release when these patterns first came out, but I have to say I’m actually pretty excited by a lot of these patterns. There are a few good everyday wardrobe looks, but the real stand-outs are the lovely gowns and party dresses. I’ve been able to resist quite a few of the … More Vogue Winter Holiday 2017
Doctor T Designs 