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Tracings Vol. #29

Why should we wait for the season to sew the things we want to? I was tired of sewing winter tops so I decided its time for some spring sewing. And that's why we're dedicating this issue of Tracings to all things spring. We hope this excellent round-up of spring patterns, articles and ideas by Diane Severin will inspire you to start your very own spring wardrobe.

I was really inspired by Angela's column this month about the Little Black Dress and have already started planning my next spring dress.

Need some more help? Check out the winners of the Best Patterns

title this year and perhaps that's where you should begin. I know I did (Vogue 8815 Peplum top!)

Happy Tracing!

Deepika

In Volume #29

Sewing for Spring

Dressing up the Little Black Dress

Best Patterns of 2012

New Simplicity

Spring Patterns

Sewing for Spring

In the Spring, a woman's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ...sewing her spring wardrobe, to paraphrase the poet.

And this Spring is no different! We've been yearning for Spring for a few months now, and what better way to anticipate it than to decide what we're going to sew for that season.

Kwik Sew 3334: An unlined jacket great for Spring!

One harbinger of Spring is the announcement of Pantone's Spring and Summer color palette. This year the color is Emerald Green, as Angela Wolf described in her recent column.

Dressing up the Little Black Dress

By Angela Wolf

As I am going through my fabric stash, trying to come up with some ideas for Spring sewing, I can't help but think of the LBD.

Dresses are really making a comeback this year; from vintage-inspired to the classic style of Audrey Hepburn and Jackie O, many of the dresses shown this season are feminine and flattering on many shapes and sizes.

The Sheath Dress

The sheath is always a go-to when you're searching for the perfect dress to sew. It's such a simple dress, yet there is an abundance of design options to alter this basic pattern. Here are some of the more popular trends for this season:

Best Patterns of 2012

by Diane Egelston

Researching and writing PatternReview's eighth annual Best Patterns roundup provided boatloads of motivation to plan my next projects, as I found many beautiful interpretations of these simple-to-construct knit and woven classics.

Missing from the top-ten lineup were pants, which found their way into the top fifteen via

Sewaholic Patterns, the clear front runner for 2012 Pattern Company of the Year.

Comprising four of the top fifteen patterns, and three of the top ten, this new entrant into the independent pattern company pantheon has garnered 185 reviews in the past two years, making it a super success right out of the gate.

New Simplicity