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I am cheered as always to see new patterns come out, Vogue can't be far behind, but haven't exactly had my socks knocked off by this latest McCalls batch.
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| This dress is interesting in that the garment shot shows a wider skirt than the line drawings, and the pleats explain that. If the bodice wasn't so boring I might have considered it. |
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| Is that a centered zipper I see in this double-knit dress? You are kidding. This definitely would have an invisible zipper in RTW and there is not a zipper application harder to do than a centered zipper. The sample makers shouldn't put in details they wouldn't see in real clothes or wear themselves. |
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If you live where I live any jacket with a nice warm neck catches your eye. I think it would be possible to get creative with this pattern and I just might do that. But tell me where were their heads when they put a cozy neck on a jacket and then made it an unlined garment. Warm neck, cold body? The pattern companies seem to be in love with unlined jackets which to my mind are a contradiction in terms, plus those jackets stick and never hang right. |
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| This one caught my eye as wearable and sort of interesting but there is no bust shaping and a FBA would be too much trouble to add in such a simple dress. |
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I don't really need this pattern but thought this had potential for sewers who wanted a slim knit pant without going to leggings extremes and you have to love that natural waistband. I will look to see other sewers working on this one and may change mind about not needing it. So overall I probably won't make an order for any of these, but might throw the jacket into the basket if Vogue delivers and I do my usual first-sale-possible purchases. Tell me did I miss anything? |
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Not seeing anything in these I have to have. :O)
Nope. Like you, the only pattern I am liking is the coat, also because of the collar. But then I rarely get excited by McCalls. Let's hope Vogue is more exciting. :)
Always love to read your opinions on the new patterns. You really don't mice words. Jacket is really the only one that catches my eye, and adding a lining would not be a difficult thing. I have come to the conclusion that whoever designs these unlined jackets lives somewhere in the warmer climes.
I liked 6436, mostly because it came with multiple cup sizes. 6436 had promise, but I think I already had something like it. I loved 6456. Version A is reversible and B is lined.
I am going through a phase when I am actually pleased that the new pattern collections don't have anything that I feel I must have - because I have way too many patterns at the moment and don't want to be yearning after any more!
I haven't been excited about anything since spring/summer patterns...I starting to wonder what that says about me! *LOL*
I really like the jacket but think the bias trim at the neck looks a bit sloppy.I don't mean technique-wise, but just having those bias trimmed edges butted up like that. It appears they took a collar and just turned it up.
I do like the pants and may give those a try, the slit ankle version with some flats. Love the waist.
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