The snake print trench coat is finally finished! Actually, it didn’t take as long as I had imagined, at least once all the pieces were cut out. Although this is probably the most complicated pattern I have used so far, just because it has so many small detail pieces: BWOF 01-2006-101B Although I made the … More Pattern Review: BWOF 01-2006-101B
So I know that since joining the sewing blog-o-sphere I have read many a great tale about the wonders of Black Friday fabric sales. So I thought I would post a list of what is on sale, where, and when to help keep track of the deals. I haven’t listed all of the sales, but … More Sewing Related Black Friday Sales!
On Monday, November 21, Anne McCaffrey, author of over 100 books and first female winner of Hugo and Nebula Awards, passed away. Though I can’t say I have read a large selection of her work, her contribution to science fiction and fantasy cannot be ignored. She will be missed by fans the world over.
Pardon the rant… I have a warm-up jacket that I use for skating. This past Sunday the zipper pull decided to disintegrate. That’s right. Disintegrate. It is currently in 5 pieces. I really don’t know what happened. One day it was fine. The next it was not. Now, if this were your run of the mill, … More I HATE Making Sewing Repairs!
While I am finishing up the detail work on my trench coat, and watching the world skating online, I thought I would ramble on about some of the other sewing (and skating) related things that occupy my attentions. I believe the fabric stash is a well studied problem amongst sewers of the internets. Let’s face … More Confession Time: My Other Stash
This was my first time placing an order with Atlanta Thread & Supply Company, and I must say overall I am quite pleased with the service. I was really excited when my big box of serger thread arrived: Box stuffed with serger cones! I was looking at the Joann’s thread after I ordered my machine, … More Happy Mail from Atlanta Thread Supply
Though I expect to be thoroughly and completely distracted during the next two weeks now that the world championships is being shown live, I have managed to make some progress on my snake print trench coat. My coat, before adding the collar. The back The sewing hasn’t taken nearly as long as the cutting and … More Trench Coat Progress Report
Alright, so I was poking around the internets a bit and I found a website that has live world’s streaming. It isn’t as nice as previous years, with the skater’s name, country, and scores showing up, but still – it is a live feed! Live Streaming of the 2011 Roller Skating World Championships is HERE! … More Newsflash – Live Streaming of Roller Skating World Championships!
Although I know many of us home seamstresses are waiting for the Black Friday sewing deals, Joann is going to be having some notable sales in the week preceding the big day. Thursday November 17 – Saturday November 19:*$1.99 Butterick Patterns*$3.99 Vogue Patterns Saturday November 19 – Wednesday November 23:*$1.99 McCall’s*$1.99 Simplicity Also, November 19 – … More Pattern Sales: Butterick, Vogue, McCall’s, and Simplicity
The Roller Skating World Championships started today with the Junior World Class Opening Ceremonies. The event was supposed to have been streamed live, but as far as I know, event streaming is still up in the air since the person who was to be in charge of the video has sadly passed away. I have not been … More Newsflash – Possible Live Streaming of Roller Skating World Championships
Doctor T Designs 