Keeping warm at skating practice during the winter months is all about layering. I don’t see much point in making practice dresses that I can’t wear year-round, and having the option of taking off a long sleeve shirt is nice during days where the rink is warmer than anticipated. The thing is I am very … More Pattern Review: Burda 6990
This was an interesting year for me and skating. I partially feel like I haven’t accomplished quite as much as I wanted in terms of passing tests, but I also am quite pleased with how I did competitively, especially at the National Championships. I moved into a new event this year, so my success was … More Skating Accomplishments 2013
I have been a big fan of The Skating Lesson – a vlog that covers the latest news and gossip in the ice skating world – since it first got started. It has been a great way to keep abreast of figure skating news with minimal effort, and it is refreshing to hear about the … More Book Review: The Second Mark
Ok, so a few days ago I showed off my first attempt at a figure dress for the season. It turned out alright, but it wasn’t quite as impressive as I wanted it to be, so I decided to make a second dress for nationals. Earlier this year I bought this fabric from the LA … More 2013 Figure Dress #2 – The Galloping Peacock
This year I knew I wasn’t going to have a lot of time to decorate my own costumes, so I wanted to make something that would have maximum sparkle with minimum effort. I found this great sequin fabric in the Los Angeles Fashion District, and lined it with some acetate slinky. It had a lovely … More 2013 Dance Dress
I have been a bit slow in posting the skating costumes I made for competition this year because I was waiting for some of the good professional photos to come. I don’t have a lot of good photos of this particular dress because I only wore it at regionals, and the lighting was terrible. I … More 2013 Figure Dress #1 – Teal Lace
I have been posting photos of my trip to and from Albuquerque. Of course, being me, while I was there I had to visit every fabric store in the city! Oh, and I managed to get in a side trip to Santa Fe as well. All in all I managed to visit four fabric stores, … More Tales from the Road: New Mexico Fabric Finds
The final stop on the road home was a bit out of the way – Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is one of those things that is so iconic it was a bit surreal being there. It (obviously) looks quite a bit like the pictures and images that are so prevalent, but the … More Tales from the Road: Grand Canyon National Park
The next stop on my adventure to the 2013 National Roller Skating Championships is the Petrified Forest National Park. I have to say that this was probably my favorite stop on the trip. The first several viewpoints (north of the I-40) overlook the Painted Desert, which is a pretty view, but somewhat reminiscent of the … More Tales from the Road: Petrified Forest National Park
I have recently returned from the 2013 US Roller Skating National Championships which was held for the first time in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the first time that the nationals have been held close enough to my home that driving was a preferable option to flying, and so I got to visit a few … More Tales from the Road: Experiencing the Impact at Meteor Crater
Doctor T Designs 