Patterns!

I had a most excellent experience at the Hancock pattern sale - and by that I mean I got all but one pattern on my list, and said pattern was probably the lowest priority of them all, so I really did get all of the patterns I was totally craving.  Also, Hancock is next to the most amazing Chinese food place - so yummy! So, though the total driving time was something just under two hours (round trip) it was TOTALLY worth the effort:

16 new Burda patterns... I love when family members help me skirt the 10 pattern limit.

Also, does anyone else notice that the fabric stores only stock ONE of each Burda pattern at a time?  What is up with that?  My apologies to anyone else who went in looking for the latest patterns... but I guess the Burda-crazed rabid sewist gets the pattern early bird gets the worm?  Or something like that.  Oddly enough I actually didn't have any competition at the pattern drawer.  One lady was sort of casually looking through the $0.99 Buttericks, and looked a little shocked and somewhat appalled when I marched up to the drawers, whipped out my list, and started  piling up patterns right and left.  But, well, I am sure you sewists of the internets understand.  Cuz you are hardcore.

Anyway, here are some of my favorites that I got:

Love the large collar on the trench style coat.

I NEED these pants.  And I like the top a lot too.

I love love love this vintage dress.

This looks like it would be a great summer dress.

While I was there I also got some cheap white cotton to use as lining/underlining for some thin cottons I have that I plan to use for dresses this summer.  Too boring to warent a photo, but at $3.33/yard it was another happy reason for driving all the way out to Hancock's.

And, as if that wasn't enough, I also got some AMAZING Patrones magazines from a certain someone in Europe...

Patrones No. 310 and Patrones Extra No. 12

Ironically, said magazines hail from Spain, but were shipped from a Germany pattern company to England, where they went from one town to another, got handed off to a family friend who was visiting, who brought them back to the US, where I claimed them in what I am sure looked like somewhat shady dealings in a parking lot.  Quite the journey, but I have them now, and I couldn't be more excited.  Here are some of my favorite patterns:

From Patrones #310:

Love this little bolero-esque jacket

And I really love the classy fitted lines on this jacket too - I must make this.

I LOVE the LBD feature in this issue - I want to make ALL of them

How many LBDs does a girl need?  Eight, apparently.

From Patrones Extra #12:

I am always a sucker for a good trench coat.

Love the shirt, both these skirts, and this jacket too.

Another great sleek fitting jacket.

Love the long coat with the 3/4 sleeves, and the dress is cute too!

Yet another great jacket, and I love these pants!

There are, of course, lots of other great patterns in these issues, but those were my favorites.  I am super excited with these magazines!  Between my Burda envelopes and Patrones magazines I am going to be in a happy daze of pattern awe all weekend.  Well, that and I am going to be sewing my fingers off trying to get more skating costumes done...