BURDA MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION TRIAL

So, IвЂ™m letting go and trying a trial separation. IвЂ™ll still buy their vintage editions because they are the bomb diggity. And,В if I ever really want to sew something they have, I can download it from Burdastyle or beg someone to borrow a copy. But, I barely look through it anymore and it feels wasteful at this point. IвЂ™d be happy to give BWOF my $90 each year to support the industry. So, the last thing I need are more patterns that donвЂ™t make me happy when there are ten year old items I still think about sewing. I have ten years of BWOF, 25 years of Big Four and a few years of some indie designers I havenвЂ™t even gotten to yet.

BURDA MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVE

Now in the last six months I donвЂ™t go into an office every day (more like two to three times a week) so I just donвЂ™t need as many clothes as I used to.ДЇinally, I *have * that archive of patterns. I also spent two years working in a very casual work environment where jeans and tees were the norm. But, because I sewed waaay more when I was single. The truth is, I also donвЂ™t sew as much I used to. I donвЂ™t like the shapeless look that is better suited for straighterВ figures or smaller busts which look terrible on me, Captain of Team Busty Hourglass.

But, I donвЂ™t like that one pattern is repeated two or three times. I understand simplifying the patterns because people want quicker and easier. I DESPISE the condensed pattern pages but understand why they needed to do so. IВ onceВ loved nothing more than coming home to a new BWOF, pouring a glass of wine and thumbing through the latest issue.В But, I donвЂ™t do that anymore.В BWOF disappoints me more often than not. Now, I see one or two things that I think IвЂ™ll get to at some point. There were multiple items in each issue I wanted to sew IMMEDIATELY.

BURDA MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION PLUS

Now, you get maybe 15 patterns in straight sizes with the addition of plus and kids. The patterns were unique and interesting and looks I did not see reflected in the pattern cabinets at my local Joanns.Д«ack then, you got 30 patterns in the вЂstraightвЂ™ sizes alone in addition to kids and plus. They were easy to modify if need be and not that hard to trace. The patterns fit my then C cup well (ok, I was probably bigger than a C cup but the rest of me was skinny and I could cram myself into a 38 with no problem). I had a ready archive any time I wanted to sew. When I first started buying BWOFВ (as I still like to refer to it) ten years ago I was drawn in by the plethora and diversity of patterns delivered every month to my door. Grab a small cuppa and IвЂ™ll tell you why.

Which told me it was time to let my Burdastyle subscription lapse. Like, straight raised my shoulders up to my ears and shrugged. I received postcard notification a few weeks ago that my Burdastyle subscription was up for renewal.

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