Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
First off I want to say thanks to everyone who commented on my last post! I really like being part of the online sewing community – such a great way to find sources of materials as well as inspiration and support. I decided to get some vintage buckles on Etsy because I want a color … More A muslin and Sewing Space Update
So I went looking for patterns and I got 4 that were on my list. Mostly a bunch of tops that I saw made up on Pattern Review and really liked: M6513 – From the latest McCall’s collection V8670 – This past December I decided I need a turtleneck for next December. V8699 – I … More Joann’s Haul and a Rant
Alright, so this is a project I completed quite some time ago, while I was still in my “everything I sew must be a costume” phase. But in an effort to have a mostly complete record of my sewing adventures posted to this blog I thought I would post this pattern review. Simplicity 5840 When … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 5840
The latest Vogues have been released and you can see them here. Overall I have to say that I think this is a pretty great collection – there are several patterns that I want to buy, and several others that are very similar to patterns that I have bought (I don’t need another version, but … More Newsflash – Spring Vogue Patterns Announced!
Thursday Jan. 26 – Saturday Jan. 28 Joann Fabrics will be having a sale on McCall’s ($1.99) and Vogue ($3.99) patterns. Although the new McCall’s patterns have been out for a while, this is the first time they will be on sale (at least in my area… we get patterns here very slowly), so I … More Pattern Sales: McCall’s and Vogue
I am excited to be posting the official review for my first completed project of my 2012 sewing challenge! BS-10-2011-127 Readers of my blog know I have been obsessing over these Burda pants since last October, and finally I have a pair of my own: My grey pants! My attempt at posing… Another front view … More Pattern Review: BS 10-2011-127
Alright, so I thought I would post an update on the progress of things for my 2012 sewing challenge. I finished the muslin for the Burda pants, and the fit was pretty good. I have decided I don’t like the patch pockets – they are too stiff and make the pants pucker funny around my … More Sewing Challenge Update
Normally I am not a huge fan of the New Look collections, but I do think there are some cute designs in the new spring collection. A few of my favorites: I don’t know if I will be buying any of these (New Look just tends to not fit me particularly well and I have … More Newsflash – Spring New Look Patterns Announced
In an effort to have this blog be as complete a list of sewing projects as possible, I thought I would post some of my older projects that I haven’t shown off yet. When I fist started to sew I just wanted to make “fun” things – skating dresses, costumes, toys. Of course, now I … More Old Sewing Projects – Toys
I was wasting time on YouTube and found this video about making costumes for ballroom dance. If you can get past the cheesy dancing in the intro, you can see some fabulous gowns being made. Enjoy!
