The latest patterns from Simplicity have been released. Since the Simplicity website is not at all helpful, I somehow missed the initial release and I’ve fallen back on using Pattern Review to look for new patterns. Which means that these are probably old news at this point, but I figure for posterity sake I’d post … More New-ish Simplicity Patterns
So I am incredibly far behind on posting recent pattern releases – I’ve got Simplicity, Vogue, McCall’s, and Burda Easy Magazine in the queue. I’ve also been incredibly busy – so no idea when those posts will actually show up. Not to mention a pattern review that needs to get written. Between work, work, more … More April 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest releases from New Look have been announced by Simplicity… sort of. I don’t think they are on the website yet, but I’ve given up using the Simplicity website as a source of useful information – it is near impossible to look for new releases on there, and that was the main feature I … More New Look Patterns Spring 2016
The latest issue from Burda is here! As is traditional, March is the wedding issue, which means lots of dresses and formal looks. Interestingly, this year Burda has mixed the Burda Plus styles in with the traditional sizes in the wedding shoot, which is pretty awesome. There isn’t a lot of variety in this issue, … More March 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest collection from Butterick is here. On the whole I wasn’t overly impressed with a majority of the designs – a lot of basic styles similar to designs we’ve seen in the past, and a lot of See & Sew patterns, which are re-releases. However, I must say that the historical patterns are awesome … More Spring 2016 Butterick Patterns
The latest collection of Kwik Sew is here. I’ve been a bit down about the recent Kwik Sew patterns, but, I have to say that, on the whole, this release isn’t too bad. Nothing amazing (Kwik Sew is aimed at newer sewers, so that is to be expected), but certainly a few cute designs, including … More New Spring Kwik Sew Patterns
The preview for the Burda Spring/Summer 2016 patterns is here! I always tend to geek out over the envelope patterns, and this time Burda has given me quite a bit to drool over. Also, have to throw out that the Burda Plus selection from this release is absolutely fantastic. I think I’ve put nearly all … More Burda Catalog Patterns Spring/Summer 2016
So the full preview for the February Burda is here. And you can watch the German promotional video too. After the awesome magazines we’ve been getting the past few months I’d hoped the trend would continue… But, sadly, no. The February issue is full of a mostly dull assortment of boxy silhouettes. I will say … More February 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
The latest magazine from My Image was announced a few weeks ago, but I was too busy to sit down and write a post when it first came out. On the whole I think there are some good summer pattens here; I’m especially excited by the jeans pattern and potentially by the oversized cardigan as … More My Image Spring/Summer 2016
I’ve been so busy with the holidays I haven’t any time to catch up on all the recent pattern releases, and I’ve reconsidered my plan to do one massive assessment, so rather than this being a very image-heavy-photo-dump-more-sewing-patterns-than-you-can-handle sort of post, I’ve decided to string it out over the next few days. Figured I’d start it off … More New Year, New Patterns! First New Vogues of 2016
Doctor T Designs 