Alrighty, after a good many hours of sleep I finally feel refreshed enough to actually do a real post of the finished coat. This coat was quite an adventure. I had been planning it since back in February, with fabric selections and pattern selections occurring around May, and the finished project happening mid-September, the last … More Pattern Review: Vogue 8626
Well, it is done. The winter coat for my sister’s Europe adventure that I have been planning since February is finished. Obviously, making a coat is a long and involved process. Even more difficult when the person you are making it for can only be fitted once or twice a week. And, of course, it … More Post-Sewing Exhaustion
I am super excited about the October Burda Style, and did my usual preview analysis. I was lamenting the fact that the pair of pants I was dying to make were not part of the preview on the non-German sites (which show the line drawings). Well, happy day, the previews have been updated to include the … More October Burda Style Preview Update
Alright, so I was supposed to be sewing up the coat for my sister. Of course, I really really wanted to make a dress for me for a party instead. So I did. It ended up… a little crazy though. But I like it. I just don’t know if I can wear it and not look ridiculous. … More Pattern Review: BS 05-2011-104
Sadly, at the previous Big4 pattern sales I was unable to acquire the latest fall patterns (6 Joann stores in the area and NONE of them have the new patterns for at least 3-4 weeks after they are announced), so I am hoping to polish off my wish lists with this round of sales. In … More JoAnn Pattern Sales – Vogue/McCall’s and Butterick
Ah, yes. I am still aglow over the October preview and super excited over the pattern sales. And, luckily, my fearful anticipation of the swarming masses of home seamstresses duking it out of the Burda drawers was for naught. Indeed, the few people who were there for patterns were all looking at Simplicity. And, unlike all of … More A Very Burda Weekend
While my sister is making her preparations to head overseas, she has been thinking a lot about the best way to pack and transport her stuff. She recently asked for an iPod case that would be simple but protect it from getting scratched up while in her bags. Although there are a plethora of iPod … More The iPod Pouch
Ok, so the Russian website is really on top of things and has posted their own full preview with garment and model photos, as well as the line drawings. On the whole, I think this may be the best Burda magazine of the year. There is still some of the crazy, but on the whole the designs … More Newsflash – October Burda Style Preview Posted
Somehow I missed the Butterick Royal Wedding pattern releases. Like everyone else on the internet I ooohed and aaaaaahed over the dress after the wedding. At the time everyone was trying to figure out the best way to copy the designs with available patterns. Well, the Big4 have caught up at last. I saw the patterns advertised in … More Somehow I missed these pattern announcements…
This is another project made for my sister. She found the fabric while we were at skating regionals, and decided she wanted some sort of skirt “with pleats.” After looking through my virtual pattern catalog, she decided on the A-Plus A Line which is free as a downloadable pattern from Burda Style. Line drawing of the skirt. … More Pattern Review: BSDL-D-01 A-Plus-A-Line
