New patterns being released

7/29/2013

Several new patterns of mine are being released today, as well as a couple for which I've just done the patterns and samples. Over the next couple of weeks I will devote one or two blogs to each of these patterns to explain the choices I made and show you how things were sewn.

22 Comments

Haldir

7/28/2013 11:41:34 pm

OMG! All looked JUICY especially the Galadriel one! :D
Can't wait to get my hands on them as the base for my future Middle-Earth Costume Projects but it's gonna be a long wait for now as my local Spotlight only stock up on the new patterns some 6-12 months later than USA. >_<

Laura Hubbard

7/29/2013 12:38:45 am

Wow! And you're not on <i>Project Runway</i> because?

Andrea

7/29/2013 02:47:53 am

Haldir ... cant' you order patterns on the Simplicity website? Where do you live?

Laura ... I would LOVE to be on Project Runway. Tried once ... grrrr.

Laura Hubbard

7/29/2013 02:54:58 am

Andrea—I remember you saying you tried out for PR and didn't make it. My guess is that you're: (a) too stable; and (b) too good at what you do.

However, knowing you for the consummate actress you are, couldn't you develop an off-the-wall character that would make the producers scramble to get you on the air?

Laura Hubbard

7/29/2013 02:55:26 am

Laura Hubbard

7/29/2013 02:55:51 am

Andrea—I remember you saying you tried out for PR and didn't make it. My guess is that you're: (a) too stable; and (b) too good at what you do. However, knowing you for the consummate actress you are, couldn't you develop an off-the-wall character that would make the producers scramble to get you on the air?

Bonnie Half-Elven link

7/29/2013 06:44:58 am

I love the Galadriel dress! My fellow LOTR costumers are salivating over the Dwarves. I'm looking forward to your getting in more detail about them. While I have yet to even think about making the Galadriel dress, I wondered about the possibility of making it more of a mermaid style to get the effects in the film (even though it's not the actual way the dress is made) without a train.

Lisa Logan

7/29/2013 09:00:10 am

I was just thinking that I would love to hear about what it's like to make patterns for a pattern company like Simplicity. Do you work at home or in their workrooms? Do you propose the ideas, or do they tell you what they want? Do you do the sewing for the photo shoots? Do you work on salary, commission, and/or royalties? Do you do the grading? Write all the instructions? I think that a blog (or 2 or 3) describing the general process would be very interesting!

Andrea

7/29/2013 09:59:45 am

Great idea!
Thanks Lisa

Maureen

7/29/2013 11:40:46 am

I may have to start thinking seriously about when I'll retire, just so I'll have time to sew some costumes.

Maureen

7/29/2013 07:57:48 pm

I want to know what fabric you used for the Galadriel dress that drapes so beautifully. Looking forward to reading the story of these patterns.

Andrea

7/30/2013 07:38:24 am

I will talk about that Wednesday.

Hazel

7/29/2013 11:03:47 pm

I can not wait until the Galadriel one is released over here in the UK!

Mary bennett

7/30/2013 04:01:50 am

Where can I buy these patterns for the dwarves from the hobbit?

Andrea

7/30/2013 07:39:37 am

They should be in the store in less than a week and available at the Simplicity website in a few days. I will let people know when.

Mithril link

7/30/2013 04:54:23 am

Is there a Tauriel pattern in the future? I hope so! These look great. So cool they are doing Thorin. And finally an Amy Brown pattern!

Heather Walt link

10/2/2013 09:01:19 am

Great site, did I read this right that its free from Weebly?

Andrea Schewe

10/2/2013 09:25:38 am

Thanks!
Weebly has a free version which has some limitations. I am paying for this site but not much.

Caitlin Wood

12/26/2013 12:31:26 pm

G'Day. I have been eagerly awaiting the release of pattern 1917 (I think), the Edward Ian ladies dinner pattern. I was disappointed to not find it available in the latest Simplicity pattern book here in Australia. How do I get my hands on that pattern?

Serena Meacham

2/24/2014 03:28:13 pm

Do you think a Tauriel costume pattern could be in the works? I've been looking for one for months now and can't find anything close.

Serena Meachan

2/24/2014 08:09:40 pm

The answer to your question is, YES. I just finished a pattern in December that has one view for Tauriel. I'm guessing it will come out early summer, but that's just an estimate.
Thanks for commenting.
Andrea

Andrea

2/24/2014 08:12:02 pm

BOY am I sleepy, just woke up. I noticed I put your name on the "name" line in my comment above ... ha ha

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I am a commercial pattern maker who is now "sewing over 50"!
I love to sew and hope to encourage others to come back to sewing.
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