 Hi you guys, Lindsay here. Welcome back to my channel, Inside the Hymn. There is another new Big Four collection out today. This time it is the McCalls. What are they calling it? Winter? Winter holiday. So we're going to do some first impressions and go through all the patterns and see what we think. Okay, so it looks like we've got quite a few Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am gowns. So that's exciting. Okay, first up is this Mrs. Dress. It is a lined floor length dress, close fitting bust with darts, interfaced neckline, side front and back seams, blah blah blah. Okay, awesome. It's like that thing, I'm pretty sure that's brocade or jacquard. Looks like a very high neckline, but it kind of comes off the shoulders a little bit. Yeah, princess seams, a little train in the back. This is unlined, unless that's the lining seams, but no, I wouldn't have those. Okay, then without a train and kind of like color blocking. And then here's another, I guess this is the same thing without the little sleeve cap. Here's our girl. Wow, dramatic. It does fit her really well and I'm loving the way this looks. This is just one of those things where this just does not fit my lifestyle. That's okay, though. If you've got a ball or a gala, this is very attractive. I feel like the princess seams in the front and the back, center back zipper, a little dart here. There's some really good shaping. I don't know which of these sleeves I like the best. Probably, probably these here, the ones that they made from the sample. But I don't know, is hers just like super high up on her neck or is that how it's drafted? It's hard to tell what is going on there, but that is very, very high up. And it also looks like really high on her shoulder too. Is this a little bit better? Yeah, I don't know. Maybe some fit issues going on with the neckline, but it's pretty. Okay, check this one out. Wow. Now that is a gown. So we're doing the center front cutout. We've also got some side cutouts and I think there's back cutouts too. So here it is with mesh inserted, so it's not just like skin showing. And then a mini version, that's actually really cute. And then a short like mini length skirt, I guess. Collie, there's just not a lot of fabric here. The sequins are a good choice. Yeah, see a little bit of a back cutout. Well, she looks fantastic. She looks fabulous. I actually really kind of like the little rocker mini version. I don't know why. I don't know where to go in that anymore than I have somewhere to go in the gown, but I still like it. And then here are the line drawing. So there's like no darts or seams really to speak of. I think all the shaping is built into the cutouts, I guess. I don't know. But yeah, there you have it. Pretty basic. I bet it's very easy to sew, which is probably why the sequins were such a good choice. I'm assuming that it is fully lined. We can check out the full details. Close fitting has lined bodice. So, oh yeah, you can see right there that there's no lined skirt. Elasticized waist. Interesting. Really kind of small up in here. Could be a teensy bit. I prefer it be up there, though, than cut way down low. So, yeah, the fit through the bust looks really good for like a front cutout. Even around here can be hard sometimes. But yeah, it looks really good. Okay. Oh, okay. Oh, this is the archive collection. So this is going to be like in your face vintage with the hair and everything. Kind of a lot of shadows. So I can't really see. Wow. Okay. And she's covering it up with her arm there. So I can't see that or that. And now she's sitting down in a gown. Come on, guys. This is an interesting placement for a go day. This is nice. I do like this twisty part. Wow. Okay. So that's all it is, is sunny. No. Go on. Sunny. So you've just got a pretty simple bodice with a waistband and then some seeming here. And then in the back, you've got kind of like a twisty little detail. There's the rest of your waistband and then the seeming with a go day right right in the middle where your your butt crack is. No better way to say it. And then this little shrug thing, which actually the shrug is really cute. I like that concept for a little sheer overlay. This maybe because I don't really dig like vintagey type patterns. There's just a whole lot of unflattering stuff going on here. So that's my two cents on that. Okay. Now we've got another little dress. This looks kind of summery. Oh, it's a jumpsuit. That's cute. I like this. Is this for knits? Close fitting bodice, flounce. Let's see the yardage. Yeah, moderate stretch knits. So sequin knit, velvet knit, interlock jersey. Let's see what else we've got. We've got a sleeveless version and a dress. Okay, this is kind of like the haltery version with the pants. And then I like this. This is very nice, I think. I wonder where the shaping is coming from. Let's see if we can see the back. If not, we'll go to the line drawings. There's the back. Yeah, you can't really see much with the velvet. That's cute with a little draw or with a tie back, keeping that up on your shoulders because that's a lot of fabric to hold up. So it's nice to have the drawstring there. All right, let's look at some line drawings to get a better idea of the seeming. So the part without the sleeve flounce is a halter and it ties in the back. There's no darts back here, which makes me think that this is just all drawn into the side seam. And I guess with a knit, like you can get away with that easier than you can with woven. I don't know, I love this version, though. I think that's really cute. And then here are your jumpsuit versions. These do have an empire seam. This probably has it too, it's just harder to tell maybe with the flounce. I don't know. Interesting. I think this is nice little cape detail. One of the few ones with that flounce that I really thought was very flattering. Sunny, sunny. Okay, this one looks nice already. I'm digging semi fitted with line bodice have body darts, invisible back zipper, hook and eye, blah, blah, blah. Okay. So it does have a waist seam and it looks like some darting going up the bodice and down the skirt. Is this knit? No, this is woven. That's a great fit for a woven love it. And then here it is out of like a little metallic fabric. That's really cute. I love that for like an office holiday party. I think that's very appropriate. Here's, I guess she had the same, yeah, here's that like interesting square slash sweetheart neckline combined. Here it is in the line drawing. Cute. And like I've explained before, you guys can always add a, you know, a line or a gathered or pleated skirt to this bodice if you like that bodice shape. There's the back. Very nice. There's a little slit there. I love that they made two versions. Thank you for sewing up two samples. Very cool. So our version's really just very based on the sleeve and the neckline. So you have this batto neckline or this like sweetheart-ish type neckline. That's a really good looking dress. A really good fit. And I bet it's super simple. Okay, we've got a shirt dress with a little, well, this one has a mandarin collar, but other versions have a regular collar. And then this looks to be a little bit asymmetrical. And then it has a ruching down here, which creates all this bunching. So, I mean, kind of a lot going on. Yeah, asymmetrical button front closure, back yoke, forward shoulder seams and sleeve. So pretty traditional shirt dress details. It's just this asymmetrical little thing with this gathering and ruching here. That's cute, I think. I don't know. This, this can, like on her, it almost looks like she's just got her skirt twisted. On this, it looks a little more intentional. That's cute. Yeah, that looks more intentional, I guess. I don't know. You guys know what I mean? It almost looks like she's just got her skirt twisted around. Hmm. Like this looks very purposeful, but I think when she's wearing it, it doesn't necessarily. But yeah, lots of really great shirt dress details here with the forward shoulder, the back yoke, the two-part sleeve. There's a lot of really great qualities about this. I need to try this ruching on a more fitted skirt and see if I like that better than on a knit. Yeah, because this is all woven. I wonder if I would like that more in a woven, maybe like a cotton satin where it has a little bit of stretch to it, too. Okay, now we've got a little swing dress. Oh, cute. I love these little lace-up details. Those are fun. Pretty basic, raglan sleeve, little bust dart shift dress. This one has a fun bubble sleeve, which actually works really well to balance, like you have pear shape like me. This works to balance out the hips. Like when you look at this, this looks wider than this. And so that makes your hips kind of look smaller. Trickery. I want to know what's going on in the back as you guys know. Oh, no fish eye darts bummer. Well, good thing they're not hard to add. And it also has, it looks like a little bit of a high-low hem. Cute. I love this detail. Oh, you know, side pockets in a shift dress too. I'm not a big fan of that because they just like flop around in there. I don't love that. So I'd probably omit those and then you wouldn't have pockets at all. So there you go. I think there could be a lot of really fun fabrics, especially in the fall and winter. Like I feel like this version A, they are like leading you toward some kind of wool blend. See how it's like a window pane plaid. So that could be kind of fun and like more structured of a fabric. Okay, we've got another little jumpsuit here. Beautiful color, especially for fall. Okay, what do we have? A dolman sleeve, a wrap front, but it's very low. Something going on up here with the shoulder too. And then a slim pant. So I'm assuming this un-buttons or unsnaps here and it's open all the way down to the crotch. Oh, some pleats here too. Elasticized waist on this one maybe. Yeah, see there's some pleating going on up here. So kind of like a kimono feel, but cinched in at the waist with some either gathers or pleats or something. That one's really cute. Hidden placket. That's a nice detail. Yeah, you can really see it there in the solids. It's cute. I just don't know how, I don't know how the fitting would be. And also I'm not as slim through here as she is. So I wonder if it would just, well, I guess it would be very hourglass shaped. It would be wider at the shoulders and then comment at the waist and then wider at the hips too. I mean, I haven't done a cigarette pant like even from a store in a very long time. Crepe, charmeuse, suiting, crepe x7. Interesting. It's cute. If you have a slim figure, this is adorable. I think it would look really good. Okay, now we have, is this a coat? Oh, it is. Oh, look at that. That's a like interesting sleeve. So you'd have to do something a little bit lightweight, like a lighter weight wool. You couldn't do melting. I don't think that would just be way too stiff. But that's interesting. I also don't feel like this is something you'd wear over something with long sleeves. Like that's a pretty narrow sleeve. Look at that. That is a fancy coat. There's that version. I guess that's the same. Oh, well, it doesn't have the belt either or a fancy sleeve. So you have a slim, I guess it's a skirt. I don't know. What do you call it on a coat? Or you have the circle skirt. Cute. Oh, I love when they take pictures like out in the wild. Yeah, this is definitely like a tank or a camisole. So there's not a lot going on in the sleeve here. There's just not a lot of room for it. I don't know what's happening there. That's interesting. Okay. What are we thinking about this coat? I think, again, it comes to fabric. They picked a really good one for this. It's got to be a lightweight wool blend, brocade, cotton blend. Yeah, lighter weight, kind of wintery fabric. All right, we've got some asymmetrical and some cutouts. Wow. Is this like the new take on athleisure? I'm kind of confused. Also, is this the fabric? And they just placed it perfectly to make it look like it was coming apart at this seam? That's interesting. Okay, short sleeve. I can't tell. Do this one have the asymmetrical hem? It's hard to tell. Here's another one. Oh, no. So see, this is where the stripe is. This stripe is a completely different fabric that they inset into here. That's cool. That's a good idea. Then you have your sweatpants with the contrasting fabric on the sides. What they did with her was inset this same stripe on the side. I'm assuming this is like a ponte or a sweatshirt place or something. It's actually kind of cute. I guess it depends on like maybe where you live. I can't imagine people in the Midwest rocking this out. But if you're a city girl, it's got to be comfortable. It's definitely interesting. Yeah, I think playing up this contrasting bit is really visually and creatively very inspiring. All right, we've got a top here with like a keyhole neckline, some kind of collar, drop shoulders, elasticized waist. That's cute. I like the bow. Mmm. I don't know. Just not my style. But I do like the tie. I'm just not like a Tucker in kind of girl and I wouldn't want to leave that out. But I also don't love this either. It's just a lot of fabric, I think. I don't know. I guess it could be cute. Maybe in a solid. Maybe it's this floral that's throwing me off. Let me know if you like that one. You guys are free to disagree with me. I hope you know. No judgment. Okay, so this is kind of like a corset. Yeah, with the boning, I'm assuming that's boeing. Um, and then the gathers under the bust. The sleeve is really nice. Yeah, um, boned lower body. Okay. You know, corset style tops are definitely not me, but if they were, this one's really cute. Look how cute that one is. That one's also adorable. There you go. Boned corset top. Yeah, I guess that they're doing the throwbacks to like the Victorian times or I don't know, whatever is in trend lately. That makes sense to add a corseted top. Um, this one is already a favorite without even really looking at it. Right? How cute is that? You know, I love a flounce. They've inset this one with lace. That's cute. It's also cute like that though. Oh, here it is with bands and also an inset. Okay, you can add piping. I think I'm assuming that's flat piping. Oh, and it repeats in the back. That's cute. Yeah, that's an adorable little, little top. I kind of like them all, to be honest. Yeah, that one's really nice. Okay, now we've got, I think this is like an active wear, um, like sweatshirt. It looks like princess seams with some pockets and this like fold-over collar detail. Okay, there's also this little fold-over detail here. Huh. I'm assuming it has the thumb holes too. So I'm assuming this is like for your bike or going to yoga, but it's also cute enough that you could like head to the food store, you know, after your, after your workout. It's like athleisure, I guess it's what it is. That's really cute. I like that. I love the details on it. All the different seams and stuff. Yeah, I think that's really adorable. I'm assuming like double knits and stuff. Athletic knits, micro fleece cotton knits. Athletic knits. What are athletic knits? All right, now we've got a little top or tunic. Nancy Zeeman again with the cool like asymmetrical pocket thing or those just welt pockets. Oh, and there's another seam up here. Okay, I know I'm not a tunic girl and I've talked before about how, if you can't see your crotch, then to me it's not very flattering, but this one's really cute. I do like this one a lot. No seaming back here. Let's check out what's happening here. So you have this inset with the pocket built in. That's just so interesting, right? Oh, and there is seams in the back. So these kind of act like fish eye darts a little bit. You couldn't even tell on the girls. Yeah, there it is right there. Interesting. There is still a little bit of fabric pulling, so maybe they didn't take as much out as they could have, but this is so cool. And it has bust darts and these little darts. Interesting. That looks like it would just be fun to sew. Moderate stretch knits, ponte interlock cotton. Cute. Okay, and we've got some mom and me pajamas. And then a bunch of kids clothes. Costumes, dog clothes, costumes. All right. Well, there you have it. What do we think of the new McCall's collection? Just kidding. Not the end. As I was shutting down, I saw this lookbook and I flipped through real quick and realized that there were a couple of patterns that weren't in the main catalog, which is really strange. I guess the website just didn't categorize them correctly. I don't know. But I pulled them out and here they are, which actually I'm glad I found them. This one's really, really cute. So this is a jacket and pant pattern. And you have this like oversized blazer and then these pleated kind of like coolots. And I imagine they have different lengths. So you've got your pant version here and then a much longer coat as well, which by the way, a mid thigh blazer is adorable. There she is all buttoned up. But I mean, who would really wear it that way? Not me. But this like kind of slouchy, like 80s vibe suit. I think it's really adorable. And then look at all of this width that you get in the pant leg tapered to smaller width at the ankle curved waistband, obviously. And there she is with her long coat. I don't know. The proportions could be a little bit funny depending on how you wear it. I think they might have buttoned these up for this. So it's giving you like a little too close fitting at the hip. But wow, those look good. Many little wedgy issue, but I think like opened up and real casual with the, you know, half open buttoned down top or just like the knit stripe top. I think it's really cute. I think it's a really fun way to think about work wear for sure. Okay, another one I found was this jacket and belt, which is just very elegant, very ladylike. I love the deep V of the jacket that it doesn't have any like thing covering you here. So you really do layer it. And here in the south, you know, we're just really about light layers mostly. So this is a really good option. And then she paired it with some leather leggings, which are awesome. You do have this lapel option, but again, it's very open collar. Oh, and then some fur. That's cute. And then this, which kind of just looks like a dress if I'm being honest, but I bet it doesn't like actually close. So I think that's a nice jacket. Let's see. So one large snap. So I guess you just snap it there and either you toss on your belt or you don't. But some different options there. Fabric wise, they're suggesting knits. I didn't even consider this to be a sweater knit. That makes me like it even more sweater knits interlock velvet knits novelty knits and then contrast faux fur. Huh, how much stretch that Wow, that's a lot of stretch. So it's almost like a coat again. I mean, it is like literally a coat again. I kind of love it even more. I love the shape of this sleeve. This is an awesome jacket. I like that a lot. Okay, and then we have this one, which is super fun. I'm pretty sure this is Sherpa and then this is some kind of like metallic, maybe a mini sequin or something, but they're doing the color blocking. And then you also just have a cropped version, which is lined with fur. I mean, that's got to be super warm. Oh, it says unlined. Well, how are they getting it back there? Then is that just a facing? I guess. Reverse side of fabric will show as contrast. So these are actual leathers and suede and you use the fur side as the inside. Interesting. Or like a double knit, like where in the world do they find a fabric that had this is the wrong side? Huh, I love the cropped like I love the crop a lot. But this looks like a sweatshirt fleece or something. Cute, cute outfit all around. Interesting. So yeah, you would really have to work hard to find some double faced fabrics. But once you did, you could come up with a really cute combo. Interesting. I love this little cropped one so much. Even this with the contrast sleeve is really cute. I don't know about those patch pockets, but adorable. But yeah, you would really need to find a fabric that had awesome insides and outsides. Okay, so that is officially it. There are no more patterns in the look book that I didn't already cover. I did want to point out though that this pajama set was really cute with this little piping detail. I kind of skipped over it because it was like a mommy and me. But that's a really sweet little pajama. Okay, you guys, I swear this is the last one. These are all hidden. I was looking through the look book again and realized that these have different pattern numbers. So they are different. The mommy and me pajamas is different than these pajamas. So we're going to look at these because it is a woman's pattern. Okay, so as I was saying a second ago, it is really cute with all the little piping details and stuff. This one is kind of like a robe with pants, which I think is interesting. You couldn't wear the robe without the pants though. So that to me is a little bit fussy. But here is the elongated version. I love how they're getting this flair and like all this drape. I'm not exactly sure how that's happening. I don't know if there's, oh, because there's a seam line. So it's like an actual coat pattern, but meant to be worn as a bathrobe. I think that that is adorable. Again, I love the flat piping. They even included on the inside, which is a really nice detail. And then here's a really long version. That's beautiful. Here are your pants. So cute little angled pockets, ribbon, tie, flat trim again on the cuff. And then here she is. This fabric, I'm 99% sure, came from Joanne. I was just there and I feel like it was some kind of crepe, which doesn't make sense for pajamas, but it was like a knit crepe, I guess. But you know how sometimes Joanne's does this a single print in many different fabrics? Maybe that's what's happening here. And I just didn't see this one in the other knits, but maybe it's the crepe. I don't know. Seemed like it'd be a little itchy to me, but maybe not. And she has like real shoes on. So I don't know if they're trying to tell you that you can wear this out with your earrings. You know, you see people wearing pajamas out on the streets. I'm not sure if that's what's going on here, but it is really cute. And I guess if you're gonna wear pajamas on the street, this is the best way I've seen to do it so far. But mostly, I'm obsessed with this. I just love that it has like an actual waist seam and all the piping. They didn't leave the piping off of anything, which is great. Don't know what this is. It looks like the drawing got messed up. This is supposed to be on this line here. Whoopsies. But yeah, super cool. So I wonder how this is being closed. Let's see if there's a button or a snap or what. Spice tape piping, ribbon piping. It doesn't say. It doesn't say how that is being closed. So that means it could be, well, it has to close somehow. Maybe not. Maybe it's just the belt. Maybe there's like some interior ties or something. I don't know. Hard to tell. Length and construction variations featuring options for quilting and purchase piping, purchase bias tape, semi-fitted ankle length pants, drawstring slash pockets, piping trim. Yeah, I don't know. Anyways, cute little pajamas, cute little robe. Okay, officially, officially. This is definitely it. Wow. Thanks for keeping up with me on this one. So sorry. But I am honestly looking at these patterns for the first time. So sometimes I miss some. And then sometimes they're just not in the collection. So if you're going to shop these, make sure you head to the Lookbook. The Lookbook has all of them there. If you just go to like new sewing patterns and click here, they are missing a few. So that's how that's how that happened. There are definitely some ones that stand out to me. I think this one is going to fit beautifully. This one has adorable little details. I also think this is very interesting and could possibly make it into my stash. And then once we got to the end here, like all these casual tops, I really like a lot too. So let me know in the comments below which one was your favorite. Be sure to reference some detail, like for this one, say, you know, the black and gold gown instead of the item number, because I just will never remember all the pattern numbers. But let me know which ones you like. Let me know if any of these will make it into your stash in the next couple of months. And until next time, I will see you all very soon. Bye!