Since the Marfy pattern book arrived, several weeks ago, I have been perusing it periodically, attempting to make some kind of decision concerning my pattern order. But now the time has come for the order to go in and I had to make some decisions.
In the past, I have ordered at least one coat pattern each year. This year, although I have plans to make several coats, I ordered no coat patterns. Do I have all the coat patterns I need? Not likely. Still nothing really stood out.
Not to worry, there was no shortage of patterns on my list. Here they are, in numerical order:
I really love this dress. In fact there is a Simplicity pattern that seems similar which I had considered buying but have not picked up yet, primarily because it has yet to find its way to the stock drawers at my local Jo-Ann Fabrics.
I might even like this dress better. I like Marfy’s fit better.
I ordered the jacket as well, although it is not really that unusual. But it goes so well with the dress and given how nicely Marfy patterns are drafted I doubt I will be disappointed.
Whereas it took a little while for that first dress pattern to firmly implant itself in my mind, this jacket caught my eye almost immediately. I just love the detail of the angled dart in the front with the pockets and the peplum in the back. Very simple, but very nice
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A blouse with interesting darts.
Then there were two rather feminine, "dressmaker " style jackets as opposed to the more tailored style that often attracts me. I really liked both but they also seemed terribly similar and different at the same time. First I would like one, then the other. Then I would decide to buy both, then I would convince myself that they were too similar to buy both. Then I would quibble again as to which one was most worth buying. In the end I just decided to buy them both.
Perhaps I am just intrigued by ribbons and bows this season, as one of the reasons I liked the above jacket was the little ribbon tie closure, and that is one of the features that I like about this blouse, as well as the gathers at the bust and the rather fitted shape through the waist.
I am also intrigued by the skirt. I passed it by at first, and then noticed it again later when I was looking for a pattern for a relatively straight but flippy skirt for a particular piece of fabric. This skirt is not what I had in mind for that fabric but it has stuck with me. It seems that a lot of skirts have godets, and a lot have bias ruffles, but this pattern, as it appears in the sketch seems to be some combination of the two and I am suitably intrigued. It is not that I couldn’t probably create something similar, but that I want to see how the people at Marfy do it.
The "year of the dress" may or may not be over, but I seem to be just getting started. There were two dress patterns that really caught my eye. First, I have been looking for a dolman wrap dress and this one looks tempting. The second dress has that nice soft gathering again, with a fitted band holding everything in shape at the waist.
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14 responses to “Marfy order”
They must publish different Marfy books in Italy. I never find anything I can use in them, because the styles are young and extreme. The patterns are included and you have to trace them according to the color line that is your (supposed) size. I finally gave up buying the books because they were expensive and all that ever happened was my friends and I would laugh about what we’d look like in the sailor pants that ended at the pubic bone and the dress that barely covered your boobs if you held perfectly still.
Burda is better, but even then there’s only a piece or two one could imagine wearing. And everything is so LONG. We don’t have pattern stores here, and I cannot draft for myself. Too sad.
They must publish different Marfy books in Italy. I never find anything I can use in them, because the styles are young and extreme. The patterns are included and you have to trace them according to the color line that is your (supposed) size. I finally gave up buying the books because they were expensive and all that ever happened was my friends and I would laugh about what we’d look like in the sailor pants that ended at the pubic bone and the dress that barely covered your boobs if you held perfectly still.
Burda is better, but even then there’s only a piece or two one could imagine wearing. And everything is so LONG. We don’t have pattern stores here, and I cannot draft for myself. Too sad.
What a delight to find your beautiful post this morning! Thanks, Mardel. I loved seeing some of the patterns not available on the Marfy site as I didn’t order the catalog this season.
What a delight to find your beautiful post this morning! Thanks, Mardel. I loved seeing some of the patterns not available on the Marfy site as I didn’t order the catalog this season.
That last (purple) dress is gorgeous. I hope you make that one!
That last (purple) dress is gorgeous. I hope you make that one!
Wow! Those two dresses are fantastic. To my eye they seem to have a vintage styling that recalls the 1940s.
Wow! Those two dresses are fantastic. To my eye they seem to have a vintage styling that recalls the 1940s.
I absolutely love this black dress. I don’t have a very small waist and those sleeves help to hide that fact. Great Blog .. Also, the Marfy Skirt pattern is flurty and cute. Can’t wait to see more. Rowena Tank, Prescott, Arizona
I absolutely love this black dress. I don’t have a very small waist and those sleeves help to hide that fact. Great Blog .. Also, the Marfy Skirt pattern is flurty and cute. Can’t wait to see more. Rowena Tank, Prescott, Arizona
Wow, those Marfy patterns are stunning. They are so tempting no wonder you need them all!! enjoy your break!
Wow, those Marfy patterns are stunning. They are so tempting no wonder you need them all!! enjoy your break!
Sono sempre belli i modelli di Marfy
Sono sempre belli i modelli di Marfy