The preview photos for the 2014 Spring/Summer Burda Easy Fashion are up on the German website. I usually don’t get too excited by the Burda Easy Magazines – I tend to favor more detailed and complex patterns from the company. However, I will say that I do appreciate a lot of the designs in this … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2014 Preview Posted… And Other News
A busy week for new pattern announcements! Marfy has also released their spring line, which always has some drool worthy designs – here are my top picks: F3412 – I really like this dress! The straps interest me quite a bit. F3434 – Love the neckline on this one. I think the color blocking could … More Newsflash: Spring Marfy Patterns Announced
The new spring collections for Simplicity and New Look have been posted on the Simplicity website. The Simplicity release seems larger than normal, though there does look to be more home dec than normal. Of the adult patterns, there are a few that I think are fairly cute, some that are rather generic, and others … More Newsflash: Simplicity and New Look Spring Patterns Announced
The Russian Burda website has changed their main page, and I haven’t seen them posting any good Burda news there yet. The German website, however, has posted the first look at the April issue. It looks to be something of a mixed bag… There are definitely a few photos that excite me, though Burda’s continued … More Newsflash: April Burda Early Preview Posted
McCall’s has just announced their new spring patterns. About half the collection is for kids, and the rest is… less than inspired. I don’t know, maybe I am starting to hit a pattern saturation point where I feel like I’ve seen it all before, but all of the designs in this release just feel particularly … More Newsflash: McCall’s Spring Patterns Announced
The full preview of the March edition is up on the Russian website. I have to admit I am totally covetous of most of the Burda Plus patterns in this issue. The rest of the designs… not so much. It not that there is anything particularly bad, it’s just that I don’t find any of … More Newsflash: March Burda Preview Posted
The Russian Burda website has posted the full preview of the Spring/Summer edition of the Burda Plus magazine. Half of the designs have been used previously in regular Burda magazines (BS-05-2012 and BS-07-2012), but I thought we should take a look at a few of the new designs… My favorite new designs for this issue … More Newsflash: Burda Plus Spring/Summer 2014 Full Preview Posted
It’s a double preview day – both the German and Russian websites have posted the early preview photos for the March 2014 Burda magazine and the 2014 Spring/Summer Burda Plus magazine. Right now I am feeling like Burda is going a bit overboard with the dust ruffle sleeves, but overall there are quite a few … More Newsflash: March Burda and Spring/Summer Burda Plus Previews Posted
I have been a bit of a bad blogger. Well, lazy at least. A few weekends ago Elizabeth of SEWN suggested a bit of a blogger meet up in the LA garment district. I thought it would be fun to go before I have to start running around looking for skating costume materials (oh man you … More Blogger Meet Up and Lofty Fabrics
Although Simplicity was quite slow in posting their own spring collection, they managed to get the new Burda envelope patterns up before I could find them on the German website! These releases are always have a wide range of pattern types – from fancy gowns to swimsuits. It always seems to be a mixed bag … More Newsflash: Burda Spring/Summer 2014 Patterns Announced
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