Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
For those of us in the US it is approaching the lovely long holiday weekend for Memorial Day. Which, of course, means massive craft store sales! I don’t have a Hancock close by, so again I will be making the rounds at the local JoAnns. There are a couple of great deals this time around: … More Memorial Weekend Massive Sale
Alright, so my Italian website has let me down. BUT the French and Russian websites come to the rescue! They are set up the same as the Italian site, so they are showing line drawings, model pictures, and garment pictures. What a concept. Alrighty then, on to the goodies. First of all, it appears there … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted, Part 2
Hooray, new Burda designs are posted on the German website! I do not care for this website as much as I do for the Italian or Russian ones, because they only post the garment pictures, not the line drawings or the model pictures. Usually I decide based on the line drawing if I like it, then … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted
Alright, so this is something that has been bouncing about in the back of my head for a while. I learned what an FBA (full bust adjustment) was about six months ago. This may have revolutionized my sewing, because it made me really start to really consider fit. I know there are many people who … More Three Numbers, One Cup
Well, I attempted to acquire some of the new Butterick’s in the JoAnn sale starting today. That was a total failure. They didn’t even have places for the new patterns, let alone any of the actual patterns. They didn’t have the new books out yet either. Ah well. I am hoping that by Saturday a … More Epic Fail and Work in Progress
The end of this week (Thursday May 19 – Saturday May 21) JoAnn is having $1.99 pattern sale on Butterick patterns. The other good news: their new summer patterns are out! I am hoping they will be stocked so I can score a few of the new designs… I really like this pattern, the lapels, … More Pattern Sales: Butterick
The skating world is fairly small. And while we all know some people better than others, everyone still knows everyone. So it was that today the skating community was shocked and saddened by the passing of Yumi Goody. USA Roller Sports Article She was part of a skating family; very involved with the sport and … More In Memory: Yumi Goody
So I was picking up a couple more sale patterns today (I know, I am bad! But also, I passed big scary exam, so I will conveniently ignore this problem for today, so, lalala can’t hear you), when I found some nice remnant fabric that just needs to be made into a coat. Sadly, there … More Chickens or Eggs?
Apologies for the long time away. Now that really big scary day-job related test event is over, more time will be had for posting about fun stuff. Last weekend, as I am sure many are aware, was Mother’s Day. Which of course meant making something fast, because usually there is more time between Easter and … More Mother’s Day Apron
As I mentioned in my previous post, I did some major stashbustin’ when I was scrambling for a replacement for the flop that was Simplicity 4014. It was about that time that I realized I need to have a better organization method for my patterns. I know this has been a hot topic on quite … More Pattern Organization
Doctor T Designs 