German Burda has posted all of the garment photos here. So far I haven’t seen anything that I love and absolutely must have, but there are a few interesting dresses. I need to see how they look in the line drawings and model photos first though, before I do my typical review post.
Hard to believe, but the first glimpses of the 2012 Burda have been posted on the German Burda website today. Of course, it is a bit early to tell yet, but I am not overly excited by this preview. I mean, there was a little bit of this: Oooo, pretty! A little too much of … More Burda Early Preview – January 2012
The snake print trench coat is finally finished! Actually, it didn’t take as long as I had imagined, at least once all the pieces were cut out. Although this is probably the most complicated pattern I have used so far, just because it has so many small detail pieces: BWOF 01-2006-101B Although I made the … More Pattern Review: BWOF 01-2006-101B
Although I know many of us home seamstresses are waiting for the Black Friday sewing deals, Joann is going to be having some notable sales in the week preceding the big day. Thursday November 17 – Saturday November 19:*$1.99 Butterick Patterns*$3.99 Vogue Patterns Saturday November 19 – Wednesday November 23:*$1.99 McCall’s*$1.99 Simplicity Also, November 19 – … More Pattern Sales: Butterick, Vogue, McCall’s, and Simplicity
It is time yet again for another round of pattern announcements – this time from Butterick. Like the recent McCall’s announcement, it seems like there is an emphasis on (retro) party dresses, crafty items, and PJs. Overall, I would have to say I am disappointed with this set of patterns. In fact, there aren’t any … More Newsflash – New Butterick Patterns Announced
The full preview including the model photos, garment photos, and line drawings has been posted to the Russian Burda website. All in all I would have to say I am really excited by the patterns in this magazine. Although there are not quite as many great classics as were in the October issue, and the … More Newsflash – December Burda Full Preview
The German Burda website has posted the December line drawings and garment photos. I will do my usual full review at a later point, once I can see everything in conjunction with the model photos. So far though – it is looking good. I already have found several tops, jackets, and dresses I want to … More Newsflash – December Burda Posted To German Website
Although this isn’t my super exciting sewing purchase, I was really happy when this book showed up. I pre-ordered this book on Amazon, as I have been really loving my BurdaStyle magazines, and I was excited to see what was in the book. I think this book is clearly laid out – the book starts … More Book Review: The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook
As I stated in my last post – I had this top all cut out and ready to go when I decided to just make my pajama pants instead. Which meant I delayed the sewing by about a day, which meant my top still got finished in a timely manner, despite my wandering attention span. … More Pattern Review: Vogue 7997
Originally, my plan was to make the Vogue 7997 top first, then sew up these pants. But, well, cutting out the fabric for the Vogue pattern went so fast I thought I might as well trace and cut out the pieces for these pants too. I mean, there are only 3 pieces to trace and … More Pattern Review: BS 06-2011-114A
Doctor T Designs 