Butterick has finally joined the party and announced their new fall patterns. While there are a lot of baggy shirts and giant cover-ups, there are also some great retro and retro-inspired patterns. Overall I think this is a great set of patterns, so let’s take a peak. Firstly, there were a lot of basic (dare … More Newsflash – New Butterick Patterns Announced!
So, what do Barbie and I have in common? A wardrobe inspired by Tim Gunn! The new Tim Gunn Barbie collection! How many essential items can you spot? I see: A trench coat (in a neutral color) A button down shirt (in classic white) Jeans (classic skinnys in a dark wash – Tim’s favorite!) Any … More What Do Barbie And I Have In Common?
The German Burda website has posted the Early Preview of the Fall/Winter Burda Easy. I don’t usually go out of my way to buy a Burda Easy, especially since these patterns lack a lot of the details that make me love things in the regular issues, but I figure these things are always worth looking … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Early Preview Posted
As many of you long-time Burda subscribers (or crazy obsessed fans who spend too much time and money on Ebay) know, back in the day (like 2007 and earlier) Burda World of Fashion (now Burda Style) used to feature reader-submitted designs. I am not entirely certain when this stopped, but this article on the German Burda … More Burda News: A Return to Reader Designs?
Ok, so these were actually sewn quite a while ago (over a month) but I never had time to post about them. I don’t feel the need to do any pattern reviews, since I used previously tested patterns, but I did want to post a few pictures. Vogue 1051: This is my fourth time making this … More Finished Objects! Navy Pants
Ok, it has been a while since I have had to plan out my sewing schedule, and while I should get back to my button-down shirt and Patrones pants that are mid-project with patterns that are either ready to be cut for muslin #2 or have been traced from the magazine already, but I have entirely … More Sewing Plans – Early Fall
Apparently my addiction to coat patterns is legendary – you know it is bad when other sewing bloggers have to inform you that a new magazine is out and that you really need to take a look at it. Oh yes, bad indeed. In any case, the new My Image magazine is out – you … More Newsflash: My Image Fall/Winter 2012-13 Announced
Ok, so we all know I have been needing to deal with the post-nationals unpacking and cleaning. Of course, I have been making a lot of clothes the past few years, but most of them have been spending the past few months in a suitcase. But now I am faced with the arduous task of … More Out with the old…
What is even better than $1 patterns? $0.50 books! My sister dragged me to the local library book sale, and I found a lot of awesomely fun stuff: A book about the process of creating an animated film, and a History of the Donner Party. Encyclopedia of Games, I Am A Strange Loop, and Encyclopedia … More Awesome Library Book Sale!
The German website has posted a digital flip-through catalog of their new Fall/Winter line! The Simplicity website is less helpful, mixing in the new patterns with the old, but at least you can order them, if you feel so inclined. Anyway, although some of these patterns look awfully familiar: This was in the October 2011 … More Newsflash: New Fall/Winter Burda Envelop Patterns Announced!
Doctor T Designs 