I don’t know how I missed it, but the latest Simplicity releases came out sometime in the past few weeks. Overall I’m not too inspired by the latest collection, though there are a few cute dress patterns, and a really fun doll’s pattern for Disney fans. S1194 – I know it’s a basic dress, but … More New Simplicity Patterns and February Burda Early Preview
The winter collection from McCall’s is here, the new New Looks are here, and the latest from Simplicity is here. Overall assessment: I think I found more to love in the fall collections, but there is also plenty here to be of interest. Lots more costumes/toys/crafts than usual, but that is normal this time of … More Newsflash: New McCall’s, Simplicity, and New Look Patterns Announced
Simplicity has got more new patterns available! Of course, these were posted to the Pattern Review website a while ago, and some lucky people already managed to snag them in a sale! They’ve only just been posted to the Simplicity website, and my local fabric stores don’t have them in yet. They’ve also got the … More Newsflash: Fall Simplicity & New Look Patterns!
Somewhere in the past few weeks Simplicity has posted some new costume patterns based on Disney’s Frozen – one for girls and one for dolls. It is hilarious to me that it has taken Disney this long to release an officially licensed pattern for this product. Even more hilarious, the girl-sized pattern is on back … More Simplicity’s Got Frozen Patterns! (Sort of…)
So I’ve been busy at the regional championships for skating this past week, and so the post on these pattern releases is coming a bit late. I have some fun sewing finds to post about, as well as some new skating costumes to show off as well, though it looks like I am going to … More (Slightly Outdated) Newsflash: New Simplicity Early Fall Patterns and Early Preview of Burda Fall/Winter Collection
The Simplicity website has posted the summer collections for both Simplicity and New Look. My overall impression – there are a lot of expected summer basics, but there are also a few patterns that I am really excited about, for various reasons. First up, let’s look at Simplicity: S1353 – It’s been a while since … More Newsflash: Summer Simplicity and New Look 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
Although these patterns have been out in stores for a few weeks (I even already bought some at a Joann’s sale), the Simplicity website has finally put up their new spring patterns. Although I thought most of these patterns were rather basic, a surprising number already found their way home with me, so I guess … More Newsflash: Spring Simplicity Patterns Announced
This is yet another project that I planned to make earlier this year, but got put off until recently. Â Then lack of availability made photo taking a bit delayed as well. Â But finally, as we head into mid-October, I present you with a really lovely spring/summer dress. Â My sister bought some pretty cotton voile last … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 1801
The latest patterns from Simplicity and New Look are posted to the Simplicity website. I have to say I am a bit surprised because I actually like quite a few of the New Look patterns (or, well, I at least think they are well styled on the envelopes), where Simplicity was a total snooze fest. … More Newsflash: New Simplicity and New Look Patterns Announced
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