Normally it takes me a while to make anything out of my Burda magazines, but for some reason the March issue seemed to grab me and scream – make me right now! Perhaps I wanted to get away from my sewing challenge for a bit, or maybe I just wanted some quick knit projects, or … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2012-108B
While I am waiting for the full preview of the April edition (German Burda has put the garment photos here, but I like to wait until I can see the garments, line drawings, and model photos before I pass judgement), Burda has also announced a special kids issue (you can see previews here and here), … More Burda Easy and Burda Kids – Spring/Summer 2012 Announced
After reading Roller Skating for Gold, I was inspired to try to find videos of many of the legends mentioned in the book. I have been doing a series of posts on the various dances used on the international level, but I have been quite lax in posting other great skating videos to my blog. … More Artistic Roller Skating – An Overview
Recently, I was wasting time on Amazon (well, I was looking for something, but the stupid incredibly helpful Amazon search engine found lots of other things for me to spend money on), and I found a wonderful book on roller skating that I didn’t even know existed – Roller Skating for Gold by David H. Lewis: Amazon … More Book Review: Roller Skating for Gold
So a while ago I posted about my Fat Tuesday Fabric Haul, and finally the rest of the fabric I had ordered has arrived! Maybe not quite as exciting, but I thought I would share anyway. I have been dreaming about a lot of the pants in the Patrones my sister brought back from Spain, … More The Rest of My Fabric Has Arrived
The second item completed in my bout of spontaneous sewing is style 122 from the March Burda. This was one of the patterns I liked right away, and it grew on me the longer I looked at it in the magazine. Even better, the top uses the same pieces as shirt 121, which I also … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2012-122
Alright, so I am taking a bit of a break from my sewing challenge (and making skating dresses) to sew up a few things because I decided I wanted to make them now. Also, because they are fast knit projects and won’t take up a lot of time. This is the first of these quickie … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2012-121A
For those of you who are fantasy and science fiction fans, you have probably already heard the news, but Michael Whelan will be producing the cover art for both the print and e-book versions of A Memory of Light – the final Wheel of Time book. The artwork for the first 13 books in the … More Wheel of Time – Cover Art Update
Joann’s will be having a $0.99 pattern sale on Butterick Thursday March 1 – Saturday March 3. At that price I don’t know if I can pass up at least a few of the new spring releases! Also, for anyone who is looking for the latest Simplicity patterns (and wasn’t lucky enough to find them … More Pattern Sales: Butterick and Simplicity
BurdaStyle Germany has posted the early preview of the April edition. My first impression: meh. Very meh. I mean, some things look ok, but nothing looks spectacular. This is fine, but not as pretty as the similar dress in the previous issue. The skirt is fine, but boring. Pants might be ok, but the shirt … More Newsflash – Burda April Early Preview Posted
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