Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
Aaaaaaaand I’m back! I’ve been away at the Roller Skating National Championships these past few weeks, with limited free time and spotty wifi, so blog posting went out the window pretty quick. Which was unfortunate because there have been several pattern releases/announcements/previews since I’ve been gone. Not to mention the fact that I managed to … More Newsflash: Fall Butterick Patterns Announced
The Fall/Winter 2014/2015 issue of My Image Magazine has been released! And it’s good. So good that I snapped up my own copy after glancing at the line drawing overview. While My Image doesn’t have as many patterns as Burda, it has a nice mix of tops, bottoms, dresses, and jackets, and this issue is … More Newsflash: Fall/Winter My Image Announced
The Russian Burda website has posted the full preview of the August issue. Although the July issue was rather disappointing, it seems that August is getting back on the track of awesome. Although I don’t think it is quite as good as some of this years earlier issues, I do think there are some really … More Newsflash: August Burda Preview Posted
Vogue has announced their fall pattern collection here. First impression on my initial cursory glance: me likey. Me likey a lot. Upon closer inspection I wasn’t as in love with everything as I had at first thought, but there were still a significant number of patterns that I have added to my wish list. Now, … More Newsflash: Fall Vogue Patterns Announced!
I (finally) managed to finish the dress I started making way back when I did my skating costume tutorial. Yeah, finishing school and moving shoved it to the UFO pile for a while, but it is finished now! Definitely not even close to my best work, but at a certain point you just want to … More Another Skating Practice Dress
Yes, yes, I know. I should sew fabric instead of buying it. But silly Fabric Mart sucked me in with more awesome sales. And I need to stop looking at the New Arrivals section. Seriously. The fact that Jo-Ann Fabrics strategically had a 50% off Red Tag at the same time as a major pattern … More I Have A Stash Problem
Burda Style Germany has posted the first look at the August Burda. Even more photos can be seen over at P-an-da blog. Looking just at the photos from Burda… I wasn’t too impressed. There were maybe a few designs I liked, but there are also a lot of oddly boxy designs. Looking at the more … More Newsflash: August Burda Early Preview Posted
McCall’s has joined Simplicity in announcing the first of their fall patterns. Despite the fact that about half of this collection seems geared towards kids, there are a surprising number of potentially interesting patterns this time around. I am especially excited by the skirt from “The Archive Collection.” In any case, let’s take a look: … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns Announced!
It’s been a long while since I posted any sort of finished project to the blog. In fact, it’s been a long while since I even updated my sidebar or status pages, which don’t even require half as much effort as an actual post. But, lest you think I haven’t been sewing… It looks like … More Just in case you think I haven’t been sewing…
So I’ve been busy at the regional championships for skating this past week, and so the post on these pattern releases is coming a bit late. I have some fun sewing finds to post about, as well as some new skating costumes to show off as well, though it looks like I am going to … More (Slightly Outdated) Newsflash: New Simplicity Early Fall Patterns and Early Preview of Burda Fall/Winter Collection
Doctor T Designs 