The next stop on my adventure to the 2013 National Roller Skating Championships is the Petrified Forest National Park. I have to say that this was probably my favorite stop on the trip. The first several viewpoints (north of the I-40) overlook the Painted Desert, which is a pretty view, but somewhat reminiscent of the … More Tales from the Road: Petrified Forest National Park
Burda Russia has posted the full preview of the September issue. And I am sad you guys. Really sad. This year on the whole has got to be the worst fall pattern releases I have seen since I have started sewing. Fall is always my favorite time of year (I love the cool crisp feel to the … More Newsflash: September Burda Full Preview Posted
I have recently returned from the 2013 US Roller Skating National Championships which was held for the first time in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the first time that the nationals have been held close enough to my home that driving was a preferable option to flying, and so I got to visit a few … More Tales from the Road: Experiencing the Impact at Meteor Crater
The latest collection of New Look patterns has been released on the Simplicity website. Even though this collection is a lot smaller than the Simplicity set, and even though about half of the patterns are for children, it is still infinitely more interesting. Which isn’t to say there are a lot of patterns I here … More Newsflash: Fall New Look Patterns Released
So sorry that the conclusion to this tutorial has taken so long! I have had the post written since forever ago, but I never found time to take and upload photos. In case you need a refresher you can find the earlier parts of this skating dress tutorial here: Part I: General Sewing Stuff Part … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part VI: Attaching the Skirt
Simplicity has just posted their latest collection on their website. If you are looking for costumes or pajamas you are in luck! So many pajamas you guys – so so many… If you are looking for patterns for fabulous fall clothes, well, might be you have to keep looking. As far as regular clothes go… … More Newsflash: Simplicity Autumn 2013 Collection Announced
The Russian Burda website has just posted the full preview of the Fall/Winter Burda Plus Magazine. My overall impression: not terrible, but not exciting. I don’t know, maybe I am just on pattern overload, but it seems like there aren’t a whole lot of the fall fashions I am falling in love with this year. … More Newsflash: Fall/Winter Burda Plus Full Preview Posted
At the beginning of the year I thought about all the things I needed in my wardrobe, I plotted, I planned, I gave myself a year-long sewing challenge. I did something similar last year, and I really enjoyed thinking about making clothes that work in a wardrobe, for multiple occasions, or fill a need in … More Throwing in the Challenge Towel: Sewing for ME!
In the whirlwind of skating costumes that have been consuming my life for the past few months I completely missed marking my four year sewiversary at the start of June. At New Year’s I tend to do a list of sewing projects I want to make, but halfway through the year (on my sewiversaries) I … More A Few Months Late… My Four Year Sewiversary
The Russian website has posted the first look at the September issue of Burda magazine. So far I am not too excited. I mean, it looks like there are a few things of interest, but nothing I am really looking forward to making. Hopefully the full preview will change my mind… Jacket: Is ok. Pants: … More Newsflash: September Burda Early Preview Posted
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