KOKESHI pinafore dress pattern and reprint of OTTOBRE design 1/2009

Hello Friends!

This sweet pattern is available in sizes 92-122 cm

We have published a Babushka pinafore dress pattern for babies in our spring issue 1/2009. This sweet pattern has been very popular and we have found it on sewing blogs all over the world. Also the whole magazine has been very popular, and sold out for few years already. Upon your request, we decided to make a reprint and it will be ready to ship in couple of weeks.

Babushka pattern in this magazine is published only for babies in sizes 62-92 cm. During these years we have got a lot of requests of similar pinnie pattern in sizes 98-122 cm. Now it is time to make your wishes come thru. We wanted to continue the same sweet theme "Around the world" and decided to decorate the pinnie with cutest little Kokeshi dolls applique. To make your sewing easier, we also included pieces of applique stabilizers in the package (Vlieseline® Vliesofix and Stickvlies).

Pattern is now available in our Etsy-shop.
OTTOBRE design®  magazine # 1/2009 you will find in our magazine shop.

So sweet Kokeshi dolls applique.

Reprint of Spring issue 1/2009 available now!

Sneak peek to summer issue 3/2013

Summer is coming soon!... and so is our freshly-baked OTTOBRE design summer issue 3/2013

This issue is released in Finland on April 22, 2013 and we start shipping the English, Dutch, Swedish, German and Finnish editions to subscribers early next week, so in Europe it should arrive April, 22.-27. and oversea countries 10-14 days later.  

Please notice! The release date for Russian and French edition is early May!

Fresh ideas, quick to make and fun to look at!

We wanted to make summer issue as easy as possible for you and put the entire summer wardrobe between the same covers. We wanted it to be a dream come true for home sewers: all you need to do is draw a few lines, stitch a few seams, et voilà! We decided to create lots of nice basic yet modifiable designs that are easy to make. They include several items requested by our readers and a whole bunch of fresh designs to be sewn from jersey. We were thrilled by the wonderful print patterns of the fabrics of this summer season and also dipped into our stash for bigger pieces of left-over fabric that could be recycled.

We included lots of stripes – from classic straight stripes to freehand-painted brush stripes. We allowed the stripes to go wild in our collection, as you probably notice on the jazzy front cover of the magazine. We threw in lots of color for both boys and girls. We ended up with so many ideas that we had to leave some of them out to be published later in our blog.

So discover our delightful summer issue sneak peeks and already enjoy the coming summer!

Requested jeans jacket pattern in sizes 92-122 cm

Challenging appliqués

Colorful left over pieces in jersey hoodie (from Lillestoff)

Sweet prints (fox and owls jersey from Znok and snaps from 3exter.se)

Cutest little babies (car print and blue stripes from Hilco)

Lovely babygirl (Elephant jersey from Lillestoff) 

Vintage clothing for special occasions

Velvet polka dots in voilee (from Hilco)

Jersey dresses and reminder

Just wanted to say hello and remind you to reply to our customer questionnaire by March 30, 2013 by clicking on one of the following links:

Questionnaire in English

Questionnaire in Finnish

Questionnaire in German

Have a nice weekend!

Second version of the black/beige jersey dress from OTTOBRE design 2/2013

Third version of the black/beige jersey dress from OTTOBRE design 2/2013 

Striped version of the Butterfly printed colorful
cover dress from OTTOBRE design 2/2013

QUESTIONNAIRE - KUNDENUMFRAGE

Greetings from the Arctic Circle! -  Hallo vom Polarkreis!

Even though winter is still very much here (-20° Celsius in the morning), the sun brings a promise of spring. We are busy working on the summer issue. Here are a few tasters of it.

We have often wondered who you, dear readers, actually are. Hannu-Pekka, our sympathetic, hard-working summer stand-in, is in the process of finishing his studies and we want to take this opportunity to help him with his graduation thesis. Please click on the appropriate link below and reply to a READER SURVEY. Below is Hannu-Pekka’s covering note for his survey.

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I’m a student of business studies at the Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences and working on my graduation thesis commissioned by Ottobre. The purpose of my thesis is to find out through a survey who the readers of the Ottobre magazine are and what they think about the magazine.

The questions are easy, and it will take less than ten minutes to answer them. You can reply to the questionnaire in English, Finnish or German. The respondents will be entered in a draw for a gift token for 100 euros to an Ottobre fabric store (either the online Etsy shop or the physical store in Rovaniemi) as well as for ten small product prizes.

You can submit the questionnaire anonymously. However, if you attach your name or pseudonym together with your email address you will be entered in the draw. Your contact information will only be used for carrying out the draw.

Please reply to the questionnaire by March 30, 2013 by clicking on one of the following links:

Questionnaire in English

Questionnaire in Finnish

Questionnaire in German

My warmest thanks for your contribution!

Hannu-Pekka Salminen

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Obwohl bei uns noch klirrende Kälte herrscht (heute früh -20°C), macht die Sonne uns schon Versprechungen auf den kommenden Frühling. Wir arbeiten gerade an der Sommerausgabe und zeigen Ihnen hier ein paar Kostproben aus der nächsten Ausgabe. 

Wir haben schon oft überlegt, wie ist eigentlich das Leseverhalten unserer Kunden. Da unsere sympathische und fleißige junge Urlaubsvertretung Hannu-Pekka  bald sein Betriebswirtschaftsstudium abschließt, möchten wir ihm unsererseits bei seiner Abschlussarbeit helfen und gleichzeitig Antworten auf unsere Überlegungen erhalten.  Unten finden Sie Links, deren Fragen Sie durch Klicken auf KUNDENUMFRAGE beantworten können! Beiliegend finden Sie ein Begleitschreiben von Hannu-Pekka betreffend seiner Forschung. 

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Ich studiere Betriebswirtschaft an der Fachhochschule Rovaniemi und mache meine Abschlussarbeit für Ottobre. Für meine Arbeit will ich mit dieser Umfrage herausfinden, wer die Leser/innen von Ottobre sind und was sie über die Zeitschrift Ottobre design denken.

Die Fragen sind kurz und das Beantworten der Fragen nimmt insgesamt wenige Minuten in Anspruch. Die Fragen können auf Finnisch, Englisch oder Deutsch beantwortet werden. 

Unter den Teilnehmern werden drei Gutscheine in Höhe von je 100 Euro für das Stoffgeschäft von Ottobre ( nach Wahl entweder für den Etsy-Shop im Internet oder für den Laden in Rovaniemi) sowie weitere zehn Produktgeschenke verlost. 

Wenn Sie Ihren Namen oder ein Pseudonym sowie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse angeben, nehmen Sie an der Verlosung teil. Ihre Personenangaben werden nur für die Verlosung verwendet und nach Beendigung der Aktion gelöscht. Ohne Teilnahme an der Verlosung können Sie die Fragen auch anonym beantworten. 

Die Antworten müssen bis zum 30.3. 2013 bei uns eingegangen sein. 

Auf Finnisch

Auf Englisch

Auf Deutsch

Ich bedanke mich ganz herzlich für Ihre Teilnahme!

Hannu-Pekka Salminen

How to use our online magazine

Hi!

We have got a lot of new customers all over the world. We like to welcome each and every one of you and give you some practical tips to use our online magazine. Here is how it goes!

We'd also like to remind you, that NOW it is perfect time to mail us your pattern wishes for autumn and winter 2013.

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Sneak peek to OTTOBRE woman 2/2013

Hi everybody!

we have sent the OTTOBRE woman 2/2013 to print house week ago and now it is time to show you a sneak peek of it's content.
A brief glance at fashion magazines and catwalk reports gives the impression that almost anything is trendy this summer. The collections blaze with flowers, plaids, stripes, graphic patt erns and wallpaper textures. Minimalist and bold prints appear side by side in perfect harmony. The palette includes both translucent natural shades and intense bright colors, spiced up with a touch of gold and glitter. It’s hard to work out from this what actually is in fashion! Perhaps it’s better to focus on styles instead of fashion trends.

The official release date is March 2. 2013 in Finland. Shipping to other continents will take 1-2 weeks.

Content

BOLD PATTERNS AND MINIMALISM

Beautiful dresses, a blouse and a pencil skirt for special occasions and socializing in summer. A fabulous biker jacket in linen, pleated pants and a viscose jersey top. A jersey dress and stretch cotton pants in wild animal prints. A delicious jersey blazer and a jersey top. A plain-cut ramie coat and narrow-leg pants.


LAID-BACK SUMMER PIECES

Narrow floral pants and snazzy shorts paired with a voile blouse and a draped tunic. Easy-wear viscose jersey dresses and a sundress from bold border-print fabric. A special-occasion dress and blouse in silk, and a pencil skirt in floral satin. A much-requested knotted tunic and flared stretch linen pants.

Kevätsiivous!

Siivoamme talven kankaita pois kesämallistojen tieltä!

New fabrics and pattern links

Hello!

The early spring is the best time here in our arctic town. The sun is slowly starting to peek behind the hills and and we are able to see all the beautiful colors around us: sun shimmering over the snowbanks, bright blue sky, lilac moments early in the morning... everyday luxuries of our life.

During the long dark period we have been almost hibernating, but now it is time to wake up!  Postmen have been busy carrying us new fabric rolls and now it is time  to show you the latest goods in our shop.

Beautiful blue shades, pale pinks and a bit of retro prints are waiting for you. You're welcome!

In our latest spring magazine we promised you free patterns for a hat and a bib. You find the links here:


Hat: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l0nqqsgm14o4qgr/Hat.pdf

Bib: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zabmdw2f1cqh47e/bib.pdf