Simplicity Project Runway Patterns

Simplicity has 6 new patterns, "inspired by Project Runway". While they don't look straight off the PR runway, one of them caught my eye - 3538. (It can't be any worse than the Sandra Betzina Today's Fit 2991 jacket flop. And I like that ruffled sleeve variation.) The others, including one girl's pattern, seemed like repackaged regular kind of MOR (middle-of-road) Simplicities -- with the exception of introducing "Sketch and Stitch - From concepts to design to reality" fashion croquis kit. Basically a pattern instruction sheet with the elements of the pattern pieces, a figure model illustration and ideas to make your own design. If this is what it takes to get people to sew, inspired by Project Runway - kudos to Simplicity. Of course, I'm sure I'll have to "make it work" with fit tweaking, but if Simplicity sees good sales from these patterns, they'll make more and better ones.

I got this $15.95 pattern for $1.99 at Hancock's Holiday Open House sale yesterday, and you know the other stores will be having deeply discounted (99c-$1.99 ish) pattern sales for the holidays. Just open the first Simplicity file drawer and look for the blue envelopes. They are all at the beginning of their numbering system.