Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
I have never used or even bought anything from the Liberty of London line of fabrics. However, I do know that they are a favorite among many home sewers on the internet. So I thought I would let you all know that Michael Levine is having a 2-day 20% off sale – you can get … More Liberty of London Sale!
So, though I had decided that my stash was quite full, circumstances dictated that maybe it wasn’t quite full enough. Circumstances being the new need to sew for others (in addition to my original two competition dresses, I now have to add a third for a new event I will be skating – team dance … More Fabricliciousness
The early preview for the May 2012 BurdaStyle magazine can be viewed here. So far I don’t see anything super inspiring, but also nothing hideous. Seems like most of the preview pictures are following the big trends this season: More color blocking Maxi dress I like the relaxed looking shirt and these pants too! I … More Newsflash – Burda May Early Preview Posted
Joann will be having a $0.99 pattern sale on Simplicity Thursday March 29 – Saturday March 31. Great chance to pick up some of the newest patterns at sale prices!
So… yeah… the age has gone up this week. And while my joints are screaming in protest, I did get some cool toys to help make up for it! Firstly, I got this awesome bag a while ago but it was given “as a birthday gift” so I have held off showing it until now. … More Getting a Little Older
It seems to be my luck that while reading the George R. R. Martin Ice and Fire series I tend to find other books that are engaging, interesting, and quick to read. Mr. CSI: How A Vegas Dreamer Made A Killing in Hollywood, One Body At A Time, the autobiography of television franchise CSI’s creator … More Book Review: Mr. CSI: How A Vegas Dreamer Made A Killing In Hollywood, One Body At A Time
So, right now I sort of have a few sewing project going, but because of this nothing really seems to be getting produced. So I will break this post down by project to see what is up: (1) Skating Costumes To be fair, this past week has been fairly busy in terms of skating events. … More Sewing Progress, Or Complete Lack Thereof
It seems like I am doing nothing but writing up posts on new pattern releases this week (quite literally, as I have been a bit sick), and today McCall’s has joined the lineup – with their new (early summer?) pattern releases. This release had a lot of kids and crafts patterns, along with another collection … More Newsflash – New McCall’s Patterns
BurdaStyle Russia has the full preview of the latest Burda Easy Fashion up for viewing. In general, there is nothing that I am super excited about, so I don’t think I will actually try to find this issue. But that doesn’t mean we can’t look at some of the designs inside… I think this skirt … More Newsflash – Burda Easy Fashion Spring/Summer 2012 Announced
Simplicity has announced yet another round of new patterns for Summer. You can check out the new collection here. In general there are lots of summery dresses, though in general most of them seem a bit bland. Simplicity has also jumped on the peplum bandwagon with this Project Runway pattern: And I did rather like … More Newsflash – New Simplicity Summer 2012 Patterns Announced
Doctor T Designs 