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
And Star Wars week continues on the blog! It sort of feels like Star Wars is staring to take over my life. Which is debatably a good thing. After my Rey cosplay, I got invited to go to a few other Star Wars themed events, and I wanted something a little less literal. So I found … More Pattern Review: Burda 6667 – Brown Rayon Cardigan
So a few weekends ago a friend of mine was having a Star Wars themed surprise birthday party. This happened to be the friend I sat next to at the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So when I found out her boyfriend fiancé was planning her birthday engagement party and asking everyone to … More 30 Minute Rey Cosplay
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
I’ve started making it something of a tradition to create hand-crafted gifts for my friends during the holidays. Last year I made some awesome scarves, and this year I wanted to keep the hand-made tradition going. I knew I wasn’t going to have a ton of time to make things, and I wanted to do … More Holiday Gift Sewing
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
At the end of the year I always like to look ahead and set out sewing goals for the next year. I haven’t been very good about finishing them, but it at least gives me a chance to see what I’m thinking about, and what patterns I’m excited about sewing. Looking back, I have to … More Sewing Goals 2016
Doctor T Designs 