Patrones 305

We just had a long weekend in Western Australia (Foundation Day, marking when the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829).   Public holidays are usually fabulous opportunities for sewing but I couldn't work out what to sew.  Got fabric out.  Put fabric back.  Hunted out patterns from the top of the wardrobe.  Put them back.   Washed things.

How do you get re-inspired when you are feeling like sewing but don't know what to sew?   I usually go back to making basics like TNT trousers for a while.  I'm going to go for a fabric browse tomorrow to see if that gives me some ideas.  

So no finished projects to show but Patrones 305 arrived.  This is the full summer season edition.   As you would anticipate lots of summer dresses, shorts, cotton tops. 

Does anyone know if Patrones send you a subscription renewal notice if you subscribe direct?   

The first section is 'shorts y minis' so cotton tops, shorts and miniskirts. 

The next section is 1950s style dresses (I think).  The first dress is very beautiful.

The next section is described as Original/Different/Creative styles. Oddly, they aren't.  Patrones often has fabulously original styles that you see in no other pattern mags, but this section is made up of fairly standard things.  More summer cotton tops, a couple of baggy pants, a jumpsuit and waistcoat.   

 Next 6 long maxi dresses.

Then the Plus size section.  Iria (given that they use the same model every month I reckon she deserves to be described by her name - I think this is it from the credits) is this month wearing a couple of summer cotton tops, a pair of knickerbocker style pants, and a sleeveless dress.   The top is pretty.

 And the final section - white baby dresses.  This net covered dress is very cute.

 And last - next months Patrones - vacation clothes.

Patrones 304

Maybe it is having new reading glasses that I can actually see out of.  Maybe (urrr... well definitely) I am avoiding doing more momentous things (like cleaning the house) by sitting here with a coffee pondering why Patrones looks different this month.   But somehow it does.   I think my copy just had a printing glitch and involves peculiar colours and smudgy bits.  I've touched up the photos to look vaguely normal.

It does have some very nice patterns though.  No difference there.  

This is the summer special.   We are halfway into autumn in Australia but there are still quite a few things that would be fine for our season. 

First, a summer dress section.  The photographer needs a stern talking to for giving us mere garment glimpses.   

Next a section on white shirts - 5 white shirts, a couple of pairs of trousers, a skirt and a pair of shorts.  Very nice. The next 2 are my favourite patterns from this magazine, particularly the second- what a lovely bow detail.    

There is a section on summer casual basics.  Cotton casuals I would say.  shorts, blouses, a few trousers, a dress and even a cotton pants suit.  This top is nice.  

There are 3 summer maternity dresses.

And the final section is the plus size selection which includes an illustration of the fattening power of different clothing styles.  Same woman - but example one:

And example two.

She looks so different in each pic doesn't she?