The spring patterns from Butterick have been release! My initial thought when I scrolled through the New Patterns page was somewhere between a yawn and a don’t-need-it-not-gonna-buy-it response. However, upon closer inspection I do think there are some worthy purchase-when-on-sale patterns in this collection, so let’s take a look: B6554 – This raglan sleeve ruffle … More Butterick Spring 2018
This is the second item for my spring capsule/Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest. I’ve entered the top-making phase of the contest, one down and 2 to go. This isn’t the sort of top I typically wear, but I actually really enjoy the shape of the sleeves and relaxed fit. Here is my version: Here is my … More Pattern Review: Butterick 5388C (Sew Geeky Spring/Wardrobe Contest Item #2)
When I came up with my original Sew Geeky plans, this jacket wasn’t on it at all, but I added it to meet the criteria of the Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest, and I’m so happy I did! I love this jacket! Simple, casual, warm, easy, and colorful. Definitely fits with what I’m wanting to wear … More Pattern Review: BWOF-03-2003-109A (Sew Geeky Spring/Wardrobe Contest Item #1)
So far this year has been a pretty banging one for Burda – January and February were both stellar editions of the magazine. I don’t think March is quite as good, but it’s still a pretty decent issue. March, as per tradition, is the “wedding issue,” so it skews a bit towards fancy frocks and a … More March 2018 BurdaStyle Magazine
The Spring/Summer Burda Easy Magazine has been announced! Burda Easy is now only available in German (at least through the US subscription service), but the patterns can be pretty simple, the instructions tend to be more cohesive, and the pattern sheets are much easier to trace off. Typically there are a few base patterns, each … More Spring/Summer 2018 Burda Easy Magazine
It’s been a while since I’ve written a proper book review for the blog (despite having published one only a few days ago), but I think that The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women is definitely worthy of a full report. The Radium Girls is an historical account of the women who … More Book Review: The Radium Girls
This post has been sitting in my “Drafts” folder for years. I wanted to write a review of the whole series, but I realized I was never going to finish this book series because it wasn’t good, and after reading Marie Kondo’s book about decluttering your life, I knew that spending time on the Divergent … More Book Review: Divergent
The latest patterns from Simplicity have been announced! I feel like I’ve been a bit down on most of the Spring collections this year, and I can’t say this release has changed my mind. I think there are lots of nice patterns here. Certainly plenty of things that I think people will make and wear quite … More Spring 2018 Simplicity Patterns
Before we get into this, I just want to throw out there that all of the products mentioned have been purchased with my own money, are not sponsored in any way, and all reviews are based on my opinion and experience working with the products. I have a lot of links to a lot of … More Makeup Overhaul and Product Review (Wardrobe Planning Post #11)
Doctor T Designs 