As I’ve traditionally done, I want to take the next few days to look back at the year and really create a reference point for myself and how things have been. While the remainder of my posts will be sewing-related, I usually try to include one post that is more personal and looks at the … More A Non-Sewing Look Back at 2019
I just wanted to post a quick note to my dedicated blog readers who are probably hoping for upcoming posts about the new McCall’s patterns, the new MyImage Magazine, and the August Burda, not to mention my June Sew Your Kibbe update. Sadly, I have to admit that I won’t have time to get these … More Post Postponement
UPDATE: I’ve posted an update post here. I’d recommend reading it in addition to this post if you are looking for more information about what’s up with GLP News and what’ happening to BurdaStyle subscriptions in the US. Now, on to the original post… Ok, so for those of you who have long followed this … More Burda PSA: Disaster Strikes! GLP News Has Died
Hard to believe, but 10 years ago I bought a sewing machine off of Amazon… and life hasn’t been the same since. Looking back on my sewing journey, it has been an interesting road, and one that I know still has a long way to go. I wrote about why I started sewing way back … More 10 Year Sewiversary!
Typically I spend the last week of the year I taking a look back at what I’ve read, how my skating year went, how much Burda impressed us, how successful my sewing has been, and what I want to do next year. I’ve followed this schedule every year since I started blogging. This tradition harkens … More A Non-Sewing Look Back at 2018
As often happens this time of year, I’m pretty burnt out. Post-nationals is always when the feelings of exhaustion rush in, even when I’m not skating! It seems that, even when I “take a year off” I’m still just as entrenched in the mad rush to get everything ready for nationals, and to help out … More Real Word Check-In and General Status Update
It’s been a while since I’ve written a proper book review for the blog (despite having published one only a few days ago), but I think that The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women is definitely worthy of a full report. The Radium Girls is an historical account of the women who … More Book Review: The Radium Girls
Though skating has not been as large a part of my life since my back injury, I was very happy to have been able to participate in the National Championships as both a judge and competitor this year. Last year I didn’t have much to report, but this year has seen a few major successes: Placed … More Skating Accomplishments 2017
While I made many skating costumes for other skaters over the past season, I also managed to make some costumes for myself, because I skated this year! I was unable to compete the last two years due to a back injury. While it plagued me this year as well, I was finally strong enough to … More 2017 Nationals Skating Costumes
I think everyone would be pretty confident in saying that it has been a pretty good year from BurdaStyle Magazine. The Burda Plus sections in particular have been pretty fabulous. Although I feel that I wasn’t as excited by the issues at the end of the year, I think that this has been a pretty … More A Year in Review: BurdaStyle Magazine 2016
