It’s interesting to note that this is all happening at the same time that Simplicity, McCall’s, and Vogue all seem to have some level of “rebranding” happening as well.

I’m hoping this means they intend to keep things going, but that they have to sort of use these stopgap measures in the meantime to keep it all under control. I think this forced them to redo the website (probably why it feels so rushed and bungled) and might also be why they are doing a “best of” type release from the past decade. Previously, the Burda envelope patterns have some deal to be distributed by Simplicity in the US, but I heard Burda bought back whatever rights or deal they had going on there. So, I think a lot of the “upheaval” might also be coming from the fact that all of the US pattern companies also got purchased by a new parent company. What do you all think? Do you think Burda’s recent approach of using the envelope patterns as an outlet to re-release older designs is helpful? Or does it feel like a waste when we used to get a bunch of new exciting designs in the catalog? Feel free to discuss it all in the comments!

I do think this could be a good option for people who maybe are newer to Burda though, and might not have access to the 10+ years of Burda that many of us longer-time sewists have stockpiled over the years. I do think a lot of these look like really great items for spring and summer wardrobes, but, as I previously stated, I already have them in the stash. I also don’t think I’ll be picking any of these up I’m certain I have most, if not all, of these in a magazine somewhere, and I’ve even made a few of them. I’ll post some general thoughts at the bottom, but in the meantime here are all of the “new” releases:Īnd that’s it! Overall I think Burda has picked some of its “greatest hits” from the past 10 years or so to re-release as envelope patterns. There look to be a lot of re-prints (dating back as far as 2011 based on my super quick and not at all thorough research), so I’ve decided that, in the interest of my own time and sanity (I’ve just returned from a long trip and I’m trying to get back in the swing of life… not to mention stabilize my body’s concept of time zones) but I think posted all of the images so that if you feel like going through everything it’s here regardless.

The latest catalog patterns from Burda have been announced, and you can check them out on the German site here.

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