The raincoat is practically done (I still need to finish the lining hems – I am doing those by hand so there are lots of TV watching plans for the rest of the week…) and I should be posting my review within the week. In the meantime I was able to sew up the muslin … More Burda Dress Muslin and Some More Fabric
I had been reading a lot of fantasy novels at the end of last year, so I decided I wanted to read something a little different over the holidays, and I settled on the amusing satire, How I Became Stupid by Martin Page. This novel details the adventures of Antoine as he searches for happiness, which, … More Book Review: How I Became Stupid
I only got around to posting the coat update yesterday, but I actually got a bit further along than I thought I would (sick again… means more sewing time). Now that my raincoat project is nearing completion (need to finish facings, linings, buttons, etc), I am starting to think about what my next few projects … More Sewing Challenge – Planning the Next Phase
I thought I would do an update post about my raincoat project. While I had hoped to be almost finished by now, a change in patterns did push the project back a bit. However, I thought it might be good to show a bit of my progress so far so you can see the innards … More Sewing Challenge Update – Raincoat Progress
PatternReview has announced the Best Patterns of 2011. This is one of the most popular posts each year, highlighting the previous year’s most popular patterns. For 2011 the top spots have gone mainly to dresses and tops. It is no surprise that Vogue 1250 (sisterhood of the magical dress pattern) took the top spot, and I … More Newsflash – PatternReview Best of 2011
This year I have decided to give myself a Tim Gunn inspired sewing challenge, based on his short lived television series, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style. However, when my mother recently got his book, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, I simply had to “borrow” it and read it first. This book was released … More Book Review: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
I wasn’t planning on going back to Joann’s this weekend, but I figured it was worth a shot looking for the new Vogue patterns, and I got lucky! Found all the new ones on my list, in the size I wanted. I am really happy that it seems Vogue is finally putting sizes 12/14 in … More Good Luck at Joann’s
After my pants I was planning on working on my raincoat, but a bad first choice of patterns delayed that a bit. While I was working on tracing and muslining my second version, I decided I would make one of the quicker items on my sewing challenge list – the any occasion top. What made … More 2012 Sewing Challenge – Item Number 2 Completed
Joann stores will be having more pattern sales Friday February 3 – Sunday February 5: *$1.99 Butterick*$3.99 Vogue*50% off all thread*50% off Olfa rotary cutting supplies*50% off “Simply Silky Prints” – great for linings*40% off Lisette fabrics (a favorite of many home sewers) Don’t know that I will be popping in for anything, but there … More Pattern Sales: Butterick and Vogue
BurdaStyle Germany has posted the first preview of the March 2012 issue! As expected, March is the transition to spring, with lots of florals and pastel colors. Although it is often hard to tell from the preview, I have to say that, so far, I am liking this issue! I haven’t seen anything I love, … More Newsflash – Burda March Early Preview Posted
