$50 Pattern Binge (not incl. shipping & sundry other items)

I have a few Neue Mode patterns in stash, but have only tried one years ago in a semi-tailored jacket class I took (the jacket was a disaster on the inside, but I tried a lot of new techniques & I wore it to work with pride that season). I recently heard through the online grapevine that Neue Mode was going out of business, so I rushed on over to mynotions.com to see if there were any patterns I absolutely needed. Of course, I ran across the $1 pattern page and was in hog heaven!


I mostly picked up basics, but also got quite a handful that I thought had interesting details, reminded me of current trends, or just caught my eye!

Here's the breakdown of a few choice ones:

The shirtdress ....



and a good platform for working up the Safari look (view B1), both of which are tres chic right now.

I call these "Basics with a Twist." I think that dress (or some variation thereof) out of a nice wool or suiting-weight blend would be a great way to mix up the Fall/Winter wardrobe a bit. I don't know if the trousers would be right for my figure, but interesting look at the waist, I thought. And the skirt seems pretty versatile.

A few had interesting design/style lines:

I like the variation on the princess seams -- you get the long, slenderizing line, but a bit of interest at the waist/upper hip.

The overblouse/waistcoat got me on this one! Plus, lucky for me plenty of seams for achieving the perfect fit.

I also picked up a few men's patterns in anticipation of the day when DBF gets tired of being my measuring, pinning, fitting assistant and personal cheerleader and figures out that he could get something tangible out of my hobby, too!