Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
To all of my regular readers: I am in the final push of my crazy busy insane sewing/skating summer schedule. Posts will continue to be light for a while, but with any luck I should be back sewing things for myself (or at least postable objects) by the end of next month. In the meantime, … More Newsflash: August Burda Full Preview Posted
German Burda has posted a few preview pictures of the upcoming Fall/Winter 2013 envelope pattern collection. So far from the previews…. meh. I am actually more excited about some of the patterns I have seen in the upcoming August Burda than I am by most of these preview images. But, well, this is only a … More Newsflash: Burda Fall/Winter Collection Early Preview Posted
Ok, so I know I have seen a lot of crazy fabrics on other sewing blogs and often thought WTF? (The infamous silk South Park fabric comes to mind.) Now, I have seen some ugly fabrics in my time, but never anything so terrible I had to share it with the internet. Well, at least, … More What the Fabric: Celebrating the 4th
August is always a transitional issue as Burda moves from boring simple summer patterns to more detailed fall and winter looks. This year looks to continue that trend. Can’t say I am salivating over any of these designs just yet, but, well, certainly looks better than July. Right now I am questioning some of their fabric … More Newsflash: August Burda Early Preview Posted
You stay off the internet for a week and it gets really easy to miss things, like new pattern announcements. Except, well, I don’t know that missing this announcement would have mattered much. It is even more boring than the McCall’s release I looked at yesterday. In fact, I think it is entirely possible I … More Newsflash: New Simplicity Patterns Announced
First, let me say I am quite sorry I have been very lacking in posts lately. Regionals came up quickly, and blogging was one of the things to get lost from my schedule (along with sleeping and eating as it happens). But I did manage to get twelve costumes (mostly) finished in time for the … More Newsflash: Fall McCall’s Announced
The full preview of the July Burda has been posted to the Russian Burda website. As I feared/predicted/have come to expect, since the June Burda was soooo good, the July issue is, well, just not. I mean, there are some good pieces, but nothing that I would consider truly spectacular. And the crazy…. oh yes … More Newsflash – July Burda Preview Posted
Ok, well, maybe not the best thing, but definitely one of the perks is the need to go to the LA fashion district on a fairly regular basis to buy fabric, rhinestones, and supplies.  And it seems to have ended up as something of a tradition to end each visit at the Michael Levine Loft – … More The Best Thing About Sewing For Other People…
Ok, so last time we left off with a fitted leotard. Â Now we have to add elastic to all of the arm and leg holes, as well as all of the other openings. Â The elastic will (1) give a finish to the exposed edges and (2) keep the skating costume in place during actual skating … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part V: Sewing Elastic
I have made this pattern several times before, and consider it a TNT, but this time I made one for my sister. Â I had to trace a different size, but even with tracing, cutting, and sewing the top only took a little over two hours to complete. Â It was a bit of an excuse to … More Not a Pattern Review: Another McCall’s 6078
