Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
I have barely started any holiday sewing (and I’m still drowning in commissions), and work has been a bit crazy lately. Not to mention all the holidaying (and food making for said holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), so my blogging has gotten a bit behind the times. Which is why it is crazy to think that … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns Posted
I’ve been buying My Image Magazine since they first came out in late 2010, and I’ve been quite pleased with the few patterns I’ve sewn up so far. (Really must sew more from them!) So, usually, when a new magazine is announced I jump on it right away. However, I’m a little bit… less than … More Newsflash: Spring/Summer 2015 My Image Magazine
Hard to believe we haven’t even hit Thanksgiving yet here in the states, and we are already getting a glimpse of Burda’s first issue for next year. (I know, I know, technically it comes out mid-December, but, still, first issue of 2015). January is usually the issue of crazy carnival get-ups and what can sometimes … More Newsflash: January Burda Early Preview Posted
The Holiday/Winter Collection of Butterick patterns has been announced. When I first looked at the overview photos I wasn’t too impressed. I thought a lot of the designs looked like some pretty typical boxy oversized winter faire, or like the typical simple holiday dress patterns. But, actually, after looking at the line drawings and additional … More Newsflash: Butterick Winter Patterns Are Here
The final issue of 2014 is here! The full preview of the December Burda can be seen on the Russian website. I wasn’t overly excited by the early preview of this issue, but I have to say some of the garment photos/line drawings have caught my eye in the full preview. I don’t think this … More Newsflash: December Burda Preview Posted
So post nationals my sewing space was pretty much a hot sparkly mess. Like, a really, really bad mess. Like, I can’t see my cutting table bad. It was bad you guys. Really, really bad. But re-organizing my stash did seem to help quite a bit… A view from the trenches – buried in boxes! … More The Sewing Space – A Work in Progress and Other News
My copy of the Burda Vintage magazine arrived in the mail the other day. While I was hoping to get a few more patterns than we were shown in the early preview, I wasn’t too surprised when I didn’t. What I was surprised about was the quality of the magazine – it definitely felt like … More Burda Vintage is Here!
When the October book for the Sword and Laser book club was announced I was quite excited – it sounded fun and interesting and different. And to some extent it was, but in other ways it felt very similar to many young adult novels I have read in the past. Alif the Unseen by G. Willow … More Book Review: Alif the Unseen
By this point it should be fairly apparent to anyone who has seen my blog that I am pretty much a Burda fangirl. So when I heard about the release of the latest book in the BurdaStyle collection, BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials, I was rather excited and pre-ordered it right away. This was, unfortunately, … More Book Review: BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials
The German website and P-an-da blog have the early preview up for the December Burda issue. I have to say, I’m not loving the official early preview photos overly much – perhaps it is the fabrics hiding details, but everything looks sort of generic and blah. I am, however, seeing at least a few things of … More Newsflash: December Burda Early Preview Posted
Doctor T Designs 