Ottobre Woman Spring 2015 Issue

Have you heard of Ottobre? It is a Finnish company that prints pattern magazines for both women and children. The women's Spring/Summer issue just arrived today! The pictures above are both the same magazine- they put a cover on both the front and the back! We carry it at SewBaby and are taking orders for the issue right now at 15% off. If you compare it to Burda magazine, the designs are much more down to earth and easier to make. Lots of things that you will actually wear! Every time I get a new one, I say "I'm going to make everything in this issue!" I haven't yet succeeded in that goal because I get distracted too easily, but I really would love to do that.

Here's a couple of nice pants and tops. Gosh I love the fabric on that A-line top! Notice the shoes too. Mostly flats in this issue. I really appreciate that.

This Kimono jacket and skirt look like my style. In fact, I think I have the perfect fabric for it.

They always include some sort of fitness attire. Those Finns must be so healthy! I used to wear shorts that short in the 80's. Ahh, memories!

And various types of dresses, so whether you are a sporty type, or a girly girl, you will probably like one of the options. I really love this yellow dress. I don't usually wear full skirts, but this one seems to be just moderately full. Can you see it in a bold floral set on a black background?

And also a special occasion type pattern or two, for those graduations and weddings coming up. This one below is the same pattern as the sporty one above. That cropped jacket would be cute in a solid linen too.

The line drawings and instructions are clear and easy to understand. They usually include a wider range of ages and sizes in their models. I'm a little surprised to not see any plus size or older models this time. I really appreciated seeing the designs on someone closer to my size and age!

If you think you'd like to try this one, hop on over to SewBaby and order your copy!

Have you tried sewing with Ottobre before? Do you like their style? Which would be your first thing to make?

Happy Sewing!

Ann

What to Wear in Madagascar

To be honest, I have no idea what to wear in Madagascar, and this title may need to be changed to "what NOT to wear in Madagascar" in a few months. We will have to wait and see. My 22 year old daughter, Alyssa, left for the Peace Corps this week, and she will be stationed in Madagascar for the next 2 years and 3 months. Yes, you read that right- TWO YEARS and three months!!! We are very proud of her for wanting to help make the world a better place, and for being fearless in doing so, but it will be a looooong time for Mama and Papa back home. Not knowing anything about Madagascar, the first step in figuring out what to pack was to figure out the weather and the cultural norms. Madagascar is a very large island off the southeastern coast of Africa. It's very, very unique in it's ecosystem, and has many species that are not found anywhere else in the world- most famously lemurs. Right now, it is experiencing it's rainy season, as you can see by the

Giveaway Day

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Vogue 9305 Asymmetrical Tunics

It's April and we're expecting snow tonight. Have we switched hemispheres? Nevertheless, I am sewing with visions of warm sunny days. And for those warm sunny days to come, I imagine sitting in the shade with a light breeze flowing through the air, enjoying a light beverage with friends. Just close your eyes and you can imagine too. What would you be wearing? Well, I love a dramatic asymmetrical tunic made of the softest linen. As luck would have it, I found just the fabric in the "As Is" section in Fabric Mart's sales category. With just some irregular dye marks on the selvage, it was marked down, but still completely usable. It started out as a solid color, but I did an ombre dip dye process to get this look- more on that later! For my pattern, I chose Vogue 9305 , a tunic with a shaped hemline, and two styles of pants (I didn't make the pants). This pattern must be the biggest bang for your time possible. The tunic went tog

Kathy {Kathy Sews}March 5, 2015 at 2:00 PM
I see several things I really like here! I've been eyeing this issue since it was posted on Ottobre's site. Now is that jacket (the white long-ish one) a knit or a woven? I made my 1st Ottobre pattern a couple moths ago and was really pleased with it. I may need to pre-order :)
dinagideonMarch 5, 2015 at 7:22 PM
Oh I wish I had known you all sold it. I ordered it this morning from The Wooly Thread, which is fine, but I know you! So next time (after next fall, I ordered the Fall 2015 issue from them, too), I am getting the issues from you! Yay!!! I can support a blog friend.

I love all of these beautiful designs, but I really want to make up the cute tee and shorts because I want to believe that the former "fairly warm" Virginia will be back, I had no idea that we had moved to Canada, lol, all this ice and snow IN MARCH. ;-)

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