Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
Continuing on in my whirlwind tour of skating equipment, I have finally reached what is probably the most personal piece of all skating equipment – the boot. While skaters tend to have strong preferences for their equipment choices, the boot is probably the one that skaters will argue, debate, and go to war over. Possibly … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Boots
For those of you who are at all interested in the 2012 USARS Roller Skating National Championships, this is an all-info included update post with lots of important links. First of all, the main page for downloading schedules and other important information: 2012 Speed Skating Nationals 2012 Figure Skating Nationals For those of you who … More Skating Update: Nationals Links and Regional Results
The German website is first to post a preview of the August garments, but it looks to be only a partial posting. You can see their preview with the garment photos and line drawings. The awesomesauce new Russian website has the full preview here. Overall I have to say that, even if there isn’t anything … More Newsflash: Burda August Preview Announced
Joann Fabrics is having a $1.99 Sale on Simplicity patterns Thursday July 12 – Saturday July 14. A good chance to get any of the new patterns you might have an interest in…
Ok, so I have actually been doing a LOT of sewing lately. I just haven’t been showing much of it off. So I figured it was about time to do some finished object posts. I still don’t have any really good pictures of my finished competition outfits, but I am slowly collecting pictures of the … More Finished Objects! More Skating Practice Dresses
Ok, so I knew I was going to need to go to LA garment district to get a few things to work on skating costumes for nationals. What I wasn’t expecting was a 50% off of solid fabrics at the Loft. For those keeping track, that means $1.25 per pound. So, while I was quite … More Unexpected LA Fabric Haul
So one of my favorite things to do when I am traveling is look for fabric stores. Even if it is just a Joann or Hancock, usually the stock is significantly different from my local area as to make it worth the effort. This year at regionals I had a good bit of luck at … More Regional Fabric Acquisitions
The Russia website has posted their early preview of the August issue. Burda is definitely heading into fall, and I must say that there is a lot more to intrigue me than in the summer issues. Although it is a bit hard to tell before the line drawings come out, so far I am liking … More Newsflash – Burda August Early Preview Posted
Due to the magic of post scheduling, I have had several posts up over the past week, though I have been busy at the regional championships. Regionals was an interesting mix of highs and lows. On the one hand this is the most events I have placed well in (4th or better therefore qualifying in … More Good to be Home
Joann Fabrics will be having a great sale for the week of the Fourth of July – Sunday July 1 – Saturday July 7. Some of the better deals: $0.99 McCall’s Patterns (time to get the new patterns or stock up on old ones!)$3.99 Vogue Patterns50% Off All Thread50% Off All Red Tag Fabric (Sale … More Sales Alert – Joann’s Independence Day Sale
Doctor T Designs 