Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
The preview photos for the 2014 Spring/Summer Burda Easy Fashion are up on the German website. I usually don’t get too excited by the Burda Easy Magazines – I tend to favor more detailed and complex patterns from the company. However, I will say that I do appreciate a lot of the designs in this … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2014 Preview Posted… And Other News
As I may have mentioned, I have been recovering from the flu, and thus have been reading a way more than normal. I hadn’t the focus for anything too drawn out or too serious, so I thought I would pick up an old Sword & Laser book pick – Down and Out in the Magic … More Book Review: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
A busy week for new pattern announcements! Marfy has also released their spring line, which always has some drool worthy designs – here are my top picks: F3412 – I really like this dress! The straps interest me quite a bit. F3434 – Love the neckline on this one. I think the color blocking could … More Newsflash: Spring Marfy Patterns Announced
The new spring collections for Simplicity and New Look have been posted on the Simplicity website. The Simplicity release seems larger than normal, though there does look to be more home dec than normal. Of the adult patterns, there are a few that I think are fairly cute, some that are rather generic, and others … More Newsflash: Simplicity and New Look Spring Patterns Announced
The Russian Burda website has changed their main page, and I haven’t seen them posting any good Burda news there yet. The German website, however, has posted the first look at the April issue. It looks to be something of a mixed bag… There are definitely a few photos that excite me, though Burda’s continued … More Newsflash: April Burda Early Preview Posted
It is probably all too obvious based on the number of recent book review posts that I am dealing with the flu. Which was fine during the Olympics – online replays left me thoroughly entertained – but afterwards I turned to my big stack o’ books to fill the hours. It is one of those … More Book Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora
McCall’s has just announced their new spring patterns. About half the collection is for kids, and the rest is… less than inspired. I don’t know, maybe I am starting to hit a pattern saturation point where I feel like I’ve seen it all before, but all of the designs in this release just feel particularly … More Newsflash: McCall’s Spring Patterns Announced
When The Hunger Games first came out I was interested – I had heard a lot of favorable reviews on the internet. So I picked it up and looked at the cover description in a bookstore and was immediately incensed. Unfortunately for Suzanne Collins, I had just finished reading Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, which I obsessively loved, … More Book Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy
The full preview of the March edition is up on the Russian website. I have to admit I am totally covetous of most of the Burda Plus patterns in this issue. The rest of the designs… not so much. It not that there is anything particularly bad, it’s just that I don’t find any of … More Newsflash: March Burda Preview Posted
One of my reading goals for this year is to keep up with the Sword & Laser book club picks, in the hopes that I can find fantastic new fantasy and sci fi authors, and read more diverse picks from the genre. The February book pick was A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. … More Book Review: A Wizard of Earthsea
Doctor T Designs 