Burda has just posted their early preview of the November issue. While I don’t expect it to be as full of awesome goodness as the October issue, there are a few things in the preview that leave me excited to see more when the full preview comes out… Cape/jacket. Not sure if I would make … More Burda Early Preview – November 2011
Ok, so there were a lot of proposed changes up for the 2011-2012 USARS skating season. While the new official rule book isn’t out yet, and, indeed, even the official announcement of the dances and figures haven’t been posted, I was able to find the requirements posted to the North East regional website (opens to … More Newsflash – 2011-2012 Skating Dances and Figures Announced (Sort Of)
Ok, so I had a menial task that needed to be done for months… but since it was a boring menial task I put it off until the last possible minute. Which, of course, kept me up all hours of the night doing a boring repetitive task that only required minimal focus, but slightly too much focus … More Why Procrastination is Bad
Vogue has released some new patterns! Looks like a lot of party dresses, some fall/winter coats, and a few accessories. Overall I find the silhouettes to be too boxy and oversized for my taste. Even with most of the dresses I find that I either an not excited or I have something that would be … More Newsflash – New Vogue Patterns Announced
Although I do not currently have any patterns from the Canadian pattern company Jalie, I have been eyeing their fabulous jeans and some of the skating patterns for quite a while. I do plan to order from them eventually, but I want to do one massive order to reduce shipping costs. In any case, they … More Newsflash – New Jalie Patterns
So I have started on my wooly green winter Burda coat – the BWOF-01-2001-120/121 mashup. The last time I made a Burda coat, I used an envelope pattern and I preemptively made a lot of adjustments because I was in a rush and I was used to Big4 sizing. That turned out to be a … More Oh Burda, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways…
Check out this great interview with Brandon Sanderson! He is a fantasy writer who was chosen to complete the Wheel of Time series after the original author, Robert Jordan, passed away in 2007. He also writes great books of his own – highly recommended! My favorite is the Mistborn Trilogy, although I have enjoyed reading … More Interview with Brandon Sanderson
I thought it might be fun to give you all a tour of my sewing space. I don’t know that I can call it a “room” as I am in a studio apartment, but it is a space dedicated to sewing. Originally I was using it as a bedroom, but I think it is much … More Sewing Room Tour
Ok, as promised, here are some pictures of my new-new skates: Pretty Harlick boots Roll Line Giotto Plate Shiny new Roll Line Giotto wheels. I have been able to wear them a few times and so far I really like my new vice grips on wheels figure skates. Ok, I kid. But not really. Anyone who … More Fancy Italian Footwear, Part VII
I was wasting time looking stuff up on YouTube and happened to run across some of these old videos of world class pairs skaters from the early 80’s. Stunning.
