My review for McCall's new fall patterns 2010

After being away for almost a month I am back and here is my first view on the new fall patterns for 2010. I will start with the McCall's patterns release for this fall. Here is my point of view on some of these patterns.

M6167 reminds of last year fall trend of tartan and pin tucked shirts. Also, this is another of those styles that I would consider to wear only if I get pregnant again. The asymmetrical shirts are going to be everywhere this fall.

M6170 brings of an interesting "comeback" of a 90's style blazer. I love it but won't be sewing it, maybe another of my blogger buddies who has more time on her hands will try it.

M6171 is trendy and classic at the same time, but I have seen this before also on the late 90's. I would not sew this either because of the front zipper since I am not an expert when it comes to zippers.

M6173 will be added to my collection. Leggings have been around for the last three years or longer. They don't seem to be leaving us soon.

Simplicity 2596 floral top

Here is one of my latest projects. This shirt can take less than 2 hours to make but it took me a week since lately I only sew for 30 minutes at night and that includes the cutting process.
I used a floral silky fabric. I made view E but I did not add the lace to sleeves and the neck. This is a very easy to use pattern and I recommend it for beginners.

I cut a size 14 but I think I could have use a size 12 because it is very "roomy". I looks good on me anyways.

If I use this pattern again I will try to sew view A.

Out of print Simplicity 0508 finished project

Here is the finished dress I made using out of print Simplicity Pattern 0508 which I considered to be unpopular because there where not reviews at all at Pattern Review and it went too quick to the out of print category.

Here is the not so popular pattern. It was easy to sew, I just wish I used the right size.

I did not use the darts on this dress. The dress was still to tight on me even though I added more inches to the bust and the hips. It still won't fit on me since I have not loose all the weight after having my twins. Still, I think it is a very nice dress.

Here is the back. I consider I need to get more practice sewing zippers but it is OK.

I added a Burda pattern to my collection

When I saw this pants I thought that they are just so cool. So fabric is cut already just waiting for me to get started. I will work on view B.

Vogue 1161

I am planning on making this dress because I think it is stunning and doesn't look so complicated. Vogue pattern 1161 has also been influenced by the 80's fashion. I remember wearing a pant set with a shirt with a very similar cut on the back.


I received a Metrostyle catalog and look what I found... A similar dress for just $39! Should I buy it or make it my own way?

Thanks to Sharon!

This is the vintage pattern that my blog buddy Sharon sent to me about a month ago. It is from the 80's era. I really like that children clothes were more formal back then. Hopefully I will sew this in the future when my baby gets a little bit bigger.

Not blogging on April

I actually did some serious sewing last month but have not make any reviews or taken pictures. I will start posting pictures and reviews tomorrow.

I would like to thank Sharon for sending me a wonderful girl vintage pattern. I will be posting soon about it too.

It is all about the "pintucked" shirt

Vogue pattern 1165 is a trend that I have being seeing everywhere in the stores. Personally I find it too difficult to sew. Just looking at all those pleats or "pin tucks" that I will have to spend doing makes me feel sleepy. Also I am not a fanatic of making shirts with collars and lots of buttons. Or lets say when I tried it in the past it just looked homemade.
There are a few reviews at Pattern Review mentioning that it is not a difficult shirt to make, but still I am not giving it a try. I am posting about this because I really think it is a better idea to go buy one. By the way I saw one yesterday at Target for only $19.99. The shirts are similar to the Vogue pattern, not identical.

The shirt from the top picture can be purchased at Chadwicks.com and the shirt from the bottom picture can be purchased at Metrostyle.com

http://chadwicks.com/

http://metrostyle.com/

The fabric for the unpopular dress

The dress is taking its form but as I mentioned on a comment it won't fit for this Easter Sunday. I need to loose around 10 pounds before I can put this number. It looks great in the dress form which by the way has two inches more at my waist, hips and bust compared to what my measurements were before getting pregnant.

I will finish the dress anyways. I think I will be able to use it by the summer. As you can see the fabric looks like you could use it to make a reversible spring coat too or upholstery. It is very nice actually.

Unpopular Simplicity 0508

I think I bought this Simplicity pattern just a few months before getting pregnant. About a month ago, I purchased a very nice linen flower print fabric at Joann Fabrics. The fabric looks like it could be use for home decor but it is intended for apparel.

I was planning to use a vintage pattern from the 60's era and make a nice Easter dress. It turned out that two yards of fabrics was not enough which made me look into my pattern collection and decided based on the yardage and kind of fabric to use Simplicity Pattern 0508 printed on 2008. Can you believe there are no reviews of this dress at Pattern Review and also that this pattern is not available anymore at the Simplicity website? Was this an unpopular pattern or what? I did not find anyone who has made this dress. I googled it, searched more than twice at Pattern Review and got not results at all.

For now, what I have done is turning pretty easy. The dress is looking nice. I noticed that the sleeves may be difficult to attach and also the dress may not fit me because I cut it in size 12 and I have not loose that much weight but I will finish it anyway for the future in case it doesn't fit. I will start posting pictures of my "unpopular dress tomorrow".