It feels like I have not posted here in months, but I am slowly getting back in the swing of things. I have not touched a sewing machine in almost three weeks (which feels bizarre), but there has been some knitting and hand sewing. One of these days I will cut into a new pattern, and who knows, it may be one of these . . .
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| Butterick 6286 |
The Holiday Butterick Collection has something for everyone,
including some new vintage reproductions. And they actually have some interesting style lines! Now if only those hats were included, I would be a very happy girl. It has been far too long since there has been a vintage hat pattern released. Hint, hint!
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| Butterick 6286 |
The sewn version of this suit is very unfortunate looking on the model,
but with proper fitting and some tailoring, I think it has some real possibilities. Of course, finding three suitable fabrics might prove to be
a challenge.
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| Butterick 6282 |
This dress reminds me of Vintage Vogue 9127 but with a
little less finesse. The upper pockets
throw off the proportions for me, but this one has potential as well.
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| Butterick 6282 |
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| Butterick 6285 |
The Gertie dress reminds me of this Butterick pattern, although this one has cut-in-one sleeves and I think I spy gussets in
the line drawing.
I am pleased to see some new Retro patterns from Simplicity
as well. I love the dress, although it is a massive fabric hog. Then again, most of my favorite silhouettes are as well.
The 1970s skirt is cute, although nothing jaw dropping. But since I cannot recall having a button front gored skirt in my pattern stash, I am probably going to add this one to my collection.
These designs are slightly more complicated and interesting
than the recent 1960s sun dresses that were released this past year, so
hopefully Simplicity will continue to search their archives for more interesting styles.
What I will not be able to handle is a Retro pattern from the
1980s, although I suppose it may come to
that soon enough. Yikes!
