Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
I just wanted to post an update and let everyone know – I have been sewing! A lot, actually. I just don’t have any finished projects to show off at the moment. Here are a few quick updates on things: The raincoat: is really almost done! I literally have half the lining hem to finish. … More Sewing Update – Darn those hems!
I recently borrowed and read Tim Gunn’s fashion book, A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style, as partial inspiration for my sewing challenge, and decided that it would also be fun to read his other book, Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work. I am really a fan of this book! Organized … More Book Review: Gunn’s Golden Rules
Simplicity has just released their latest patterns for spring – you can see the full collection here. As this is a spring collection, the offerings are full dresses and children’s clothes, with a few wardrobe patterns thrown in the mix. Simplicity is certainly upping its “designer” offerings – in addition to the ever popular Cynthia … More Newsflash – New Simplicity Patterns
For those of us who have been reading the Wheel of Time series for over a decade (or two), the announcement we have been waiting for has finally been made – January 8, 2013 is the official date for the release of the fourteenth and final book – A Memory of Light! The official announcement … More Newsflash – A Memory of Light Release Date Announced!!!
When I saw Lost at the Con recommended on a “geek blog,” I knew I simply had to read it. So, when I needed to order a teflon presser sheet I decided to round out my Amazon order with this book (please tell me I am not the only one who always adds something from my wish list … More Book Review: Lost at the Con
The full preview of the March issue of the BurdaStyle magazine has been posted to the Russian BurdaStyle website. March is the wedding issue and, as I suspected, some of the designs draw heavy inspiration from last year’s royal wedding. The Burda designs aren’t quite as literal with the interpretation as some of the other … More Newsflash – March Burda Style Preview Posted
The raincoat is practically done (I still need to finish the lining hems – I am doing those by hand so there are lots of TV watching plans for the rest of the week…) and I should be posting my review within the week. In the meantime I was able to sew up the muslin … More Burda Dress Muslin and Some More Fabric
I had been reading a lot of fantasy novels at the end of last year, so I decided I wanted to read something a little different over the holidays, and I settled on the amusing satire, How I Became Stupid by Martin Page. This novel details the adventures of Antoine as he searches for happiness, which, … More Book Review: How I Became Stupid
I only got around to posting the coat update yesterday, but I actually got a bit further along than I thought I would (sick again… means more sewing time). Now that my raincoat project is nearing completion (need to finish facings, linings, buttons, etc), I am starting to think about what my next few projects … More Sewing Challenge – Planning the Next Phase
I thought I would do an update post about my raincoat project. While I had hoped to be almost finished by now, a change in patterns did push the project back a bit. However, I thought it might be good to show a bit of my progress so far so you can see the innards … More Sewing Challenge Update – Raincoat Progress
Doctor T Designs 