JoAnn craft stores will be having yet another $1.99 pattern sale on Butterick this week Thursday June 9 – Saturday June 11. During the previous Butterick sale, I was thwarted in my attempted to acquire the newest spring patterns. Hopefully they are in stock by this time, and I can finish off my wish list. I … More Pattern Sales: Butterick, Round 2
So, as may have been obvious, I have recently been ooooh-ing and ahhhhh-ing over the Burda Style Magazine pants patterns. I would really really love to be able to make the perfect pant. I have never been able to find pants that fit. Too long or too short. If they fit my thigh then the … More Pattern Review: Vogue 1051, Or The Search for the Perfect Pant
Another year of sewing come and gone. I bought my sewing machine about two years ago, with the only goal of making skating costumes. You can read about the journey here, but suffice it to say that this year more than last year has truly been the “start” of my sewing obsession. Where I once … More Second Year Sewiversary
I have been doing a lot of talking about Burda lately, but I haven’t shown any of my projects. I thought it was about time I showed off my first Burda project ever. I discussed my introduction to Burda here. When I got the February magazine, there weren’t a lot of things I wanted to make, … More Pattern Review: BS 02-2011-106
Alrighty, so a few days ago I posted what I considered the best deals from the JoAnn Memorial Weekend sale. I am happy to say that, except for Simplicity Pattern 2172 (the steampunk pattern – I have NEVER seen it in a store, in any size, sale day or no, so I wasn’t too shocked … More JoAnn Memorial Weekend Sale – The Haul
Alright, as previous posts indicate, I have successful stalked the internets for the June Burda preview. And, luckily, the patterns I really like for next month all fall in the normal size ranges. Of course, I have not been so lucky with my previous issues for February, April, or May. It started in February when … More Tall, Small, and Regular – Demystifying Burda Sizing
For those of us in the US it is approaching the lovely long holiday weekend for Memorial Day. Which, of course, means massive craft store sales! I don’t have a Hancock close by, so again I will be making the rounds at the local JoAnns. There are a couple of great deals this time around: … More Memorial Weekend Massive Sale
Alright, so my Italian website has let me down. BUT the French and Russian websites come to the rescue! They are set up the same as the Italian site, so they are showing line drawings, model pictures, and garment pictures. What a concept. Alrighty then, on to the goodies. First of all, it appears there … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted, Part 2
Hooray, new Burda designs are posted on the German website! I do not care for this website as much as I do for the Italian or Russian ones, because they only post the garment pictures, not the line drawings or the model pictures. Usually I decide based on the line drawing if I like it, then … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted
Alright, so this is something that has been bouncing about in the back of my head for a while. I learned what an FBA (full bust adjustment) was about six months ago. This may have revolutionized my sewing, because it made me really start to really consider fit. I know there are many people who … More Three Numbers, One Cup
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