My Image is one of the newer European sewing magazines, so I don’t know how many people are die-hard followers as of yet. I was lucky enough to get the first three issues from my sister when she came back from Europe for the holidays. I haven’t made anything as of yet, but I must … More Newsflash – My Image Spring/Summer 2012 Announced
Alison Dahl, the Creative Director and Editor of the BurdaStyle website (English version) is leaving. You can read her good-bye post here. She has been working with BurdaStyle since 2007, and was the author/creative director of the BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook. A few thought about what this could mean for us Burda fans: (1) She mentions “structural … More Newsflash – English BurdaStyle Website Creative Director is Leaving
This is yet another of my older projects that I wanted to post to my blog in order to keep a more complete catalog of finished items. Since I am obsessed with The Wheel of Time book series, I have long wanted to make myself costumes from these books. One of the most recognizable costumes … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 9887
First off I want to say thanks to everyone who commented on my last post! I really like being part of the online sewing community – such a great way to find sources of materials as well as inspiration and support. I decided to get some vintage buckles on Etsy because I want a color … More A muslin and Sewing Space Update
So I went looking for patterns and I got 4 that were on my list. Mostly a bunch of tops that I saw made up on Pattern Review and really liked: M6513 – From the latest McCall’s collection V8670 – This past December I decided I need a turtleneck for next December. V8699 – I … More Joann’s Haul and a Rant
Alright, so this is a project I completed quite some time ago, while I was still in my “everything I sew must be a costume” phase. But in an effort to have a mostly complete record of my sewing adventures posted to this blog I thought I would post this pattern review. Simplicity 5840 When … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 5840
The latest Vogues have been released and you can see them here. Overall I have to say that I think this is a pretty great collection – there are several patterns that I want to buy, and several others that are very similar to patterns that I have bought (I don’t need another version, but … More Newsflash – Spring Vogue Patterns Announced!
Thursday Jan. 26 – Saturday Jan. 28 Joann Fabrics will be having a sale on McCall’s ($1.99) and Vogue ($3.99) patterns. Although the new McCall’s patterns have been out for a while, this is the first time they will be on sale (at least in my area… we get patterns here very slowly), so I … More Pattern Sales: McCall’s and Vogue
I am excited to be posting the official review for my first completed project of my 2012 sewing challenge! BS-10-2011-127 Readers of my blog know I have been obsessing over these Burda pants since last October, and finally I have a pair of my own: My grey pants! My attempt at posing… Another front view … More Pattern Review: BS 10-2011-127
Alright, so I thought I would post an update on the progress of things for my 2012 sewing challenge. I finished the muslin for the Burda pants, and the fit was pretty good. I have decided I don’t like the patch pockets – they are too stiff and make the pants pucker funny around my … More Sewing Challenge Update
