A return to sewing! I am happy to report that after the long holiday weekend shipping has resumed and my serger replacement blades have arrived! Huzzah! I have ordered two sets so that I won’t have to suffer bladeless should another pin incident occur in the future. Simple things make me happy. So this means … More Happiness is…
The past few weeks haven’t been the most productive in terms of sewing – first I had to relocate the machines, then holiday festivities were keeping my busy, and lastly I accidentally broke my serger blade on a pin, which has put quite a stopper in my productivity this past week since all of my … More Sewing Update
Happy New Year! Best way to start off the new year – new patterns! Especially from Burda! The German Burda website has posted a preview of their Spring/Summer 2012 Catalog (Envelope patterns). I usually find more to my liking in the Fall/Winter collections (this is true of all the pattern companies), but I might have … More Newsflash – Burda Spring/Summer Envelope Collection Preview Posted
One thing I have noticed about my sewing – I seem to make a lot of things I would NEVER buy from a store. I don’t think I would ever spend money on things like a green wool coat (too expensive), a snake print trench (too frivolous), or a very fitted party dress (because I would … More Sewing Plans 2012: The Tim Gunn 10 Essential Items Challenge!
Joann’s will be having a few overlapping sales, with the best time to go (most items being on sale) January 1st & 2nd. A few things to stock up on: *$3.99 Vogue*$0.99 McCall’s*50% Off Thread (I need to pick up some Wooly Nylon I think…)*50% Off Notions Wall*40% Off Cutting tools*50% Off Red Tag Fabrics … More Pattern Sales: Vogue and McCall’s
Yesterday I did a recap of my Best/Worst sewing projects from 2011. Looking ahead to the new year, I thought it would be a good time to actually *gulp* catalog my stash. Ok, well, I have been working on this for a while because it is so darned big. Other than elastic, I don’t really … More 2011 Stash Stats
I already did a post on what I considered to be the best and worst Burda patterns of the year, but I thought I should also give a look at what were the best and worst of my personal sewing adventures in 2011. Although I had hoped to finish a few more projects (which are … More Sewing Year in Review
Burda’s pattern envelopes are now available on the Simplicity website! Other than the Russian Burda website (which doesn’t remove the OOP patterns as I found out at a recent Joann’s sale), there isn’t anywhere online that has a consistent view of the Burda envelope patterns, so this is sort of exciting. Maybe this means there … More Newsflash – Burda on Simplicity Website
The German Burda website has posted the early preview of the February issue here. February looks like it will have an interesting mix of styles… Casual “winter” beachy styles… Asian influence (I am sort of excited for this section)… Bright colors… Modern styles… Maternity clothes… And pretty dresses for the plus sizes… So far I … More Newsflash – February Burda Early Preview Posted
Overall I would have to say that this really was a great year for me and skating. My main goal has been to pass proficiency tests, and this year I completed: #1-6 International Solo Dance #10-12 Circle Figures Which included passing the Gold Medal for figures! This has been a long time goal of mine, … More A Year in Review: Skating Accomplishments
Doctor T Designs 