When I posted my review of the McCall’s Winter/Holiday releases, there apparently were a few pattern styles that got left out of the release. If it had been another PJ pattern I would have just let it go, but instead they left off some really great styles, so I felt they warranted their own post: … More McCall’s Winter/Holiday Update
So I’ve made this top before, but when you leave off all of the details it is a really nice, simple, long sleeved top. So I thought it would be great to use as part of my didn’t-quite-make-it-in-time-for-the-contest-mini-wardrobe-in-a-wardrobe fall sewing plans. Plus, I could use it as part of a future cosplay as well! The … More Pattern Review: BS-09-2012-123A (Again) (Fall Sew Geeky)
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: Classic
The McCall’s Winter Holiday patterns have been announced! While I don’t think McCall’s gets quite the love that Vogue does come holiday pattern release season, I McCall’s has really been stepping up their game recently, and I’m actually pretty impressed with several of the new patterns in this release. I’m definitely picking up a few … More McCall’s Winter Holiday Patterns 2018
So after reviewing the comments from my November Burda post, I realize I’m probably in the minority, and that most people seem pretty excited by this issue. I’m still not overwhelmingly excited about it, but I am sort of warming up to it. Working on my Kibbe pattern posts really is giving me something like … More Burda Update and Dirndl News!
The Simplicity Winter Holiday patterns are here! As is typical with this release, we are getting a lot of PJs, holiday crafts, and kids clothes. However, we are also getting a decent number of winter styles and subdued holiday party looks. There are a lot of patterns in this release, so let’s take a look: 8786 … More Winter Holiday 2018 Simplicity Patterns
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
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