BurdaStyle Russia has the full preview of the latest Burda Easy Fashion up for viewing. In general, there is nothing that I am super excited about, so I don’t think I will actually try to find this issue. But that doesn’t mean we can’t look at some of the designs inside… I think this skirt … More Newsflash – Burda Easy Fashion Spring/Summer 2012 Announced
Simplicity has announced yet another round of new patterns for Summer. You can check out the new collection here. In general there are lots of summery dresses, though in general most of them seem a bit bland. Simplicity has also jumped on the peplum bandwagon with this Project Runway pattern: And I did rather like … More Newsflash – New Simplicity Summer 2012 Patterns Announced
Alternative post titles were going to be something along the lines of “I Love My Mommy” or “My Mother is an Enabler.” Because last weekend when I went to the store to get more lining material for skating costumes (a necessary purchase, and mostly for my paying clients) my mother came along. And when I … More Practical Fabrics
I love getting things in the mail. It is so terribly exciting. Especially when said mail is coming from halfway around the world. One of the best things about having my sister study in Europe is I can force her to get cool stuff for me she loves me and sends me awesome gifts. Though perhaps … More I Love Getting Packages
Last year I decided it was time to start reading George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. And now I have finally finished the second book in the series, A Clash of Kings. The second book in the series will soon be shown as a TV drama on HBO, … More Book Review: A Clash of Kings
The full preview of the April Burda Style has been posted to the Russian website here. And, well, I have to say I am actually more excited now that I have seen the full preview. I don’t know that there is anything that will cause me to rip out the pattern sheets upon arrival as … More Newsflash – April Burda Style Preview Posted
Even though I am working on skating costumes, and I expect I will keep working on skating costumes for the next few weeks, I can’t help but think about all the other projects I am wanting to sew when I am done, and what I want to do next for my year-long sewing challenge. Mostly, … More Button Down Shirt Version 1.0 and Other Things
The creators of My Image Magazine (and Young Image for those of you who sew for kids) have launched their own individual pattern line called Imagewear Patterns. I have only made one thing from the magazine, but so far everyone who has tried them seems to love the pattern drafting. While I have to say that … More Newsflash – My Image Imagewear Patterns Now Available
This weekend I have been doing a lot of (ugly) skating muslins in leftover floral print lycra, the utter hideousness of which would render my lovely readers blind, I am sure. And I have been toying with some gloves, but they are too tight and my fingers are too long, so I might post a … More Another Practice Dress
When my sister came home from Europe for the holidays, she brought back a stack of new sewing magazines, with the (at the time) full set of My Image among them. I am excited by a number of the patterns in the My Image magazines, but decided that the first thing I wanted to sew … More Pattern Review: My Image M1003
Doctor T Designs 