Another year of sewing come and gone. I bought my sewing machine about two years ago, with the only goal of making skating costumes. You can read about the journey here, but suffice it to say that this year more than last year has truly been the “start” of my sewing obsession. Where I once … More Second Year Sewiversary
I have been doing a lot of talking about Burda lately, but I haven’t shown any of my projects. I thought it was about time I showed off my first Burda project ever. I discussed my introduction to Burda here. When I got the February magazine, there weren’t a lot of things I wanted to make, … More Pattern Review: BS 02-2011-106
Alrighty, so a few days ago I posted what I considered the best deals from the JoAnn Memorial Weekend sale. I am happy to say that, except for Simplicity Pattern 2172 (the steampunk pattern – I have NEVER seen it in a store, in any size, sale day or no, so I wasn’t too shocked … More JoAnn Memorial Weekend Sale – The Haul
Alright, as previous posts indicate, I have successful stalked the internets for the June Burda preview. And, luckily, the patterns I really like for next month all fall in the normal size ranges. Of course, I have not been so lucky with my previous issues for February, April, or May. It started in February when … More Tall, Small, and Regular – Demystifying Burda Sizing
For those of us in the US it is approaching the lovely long holiday weekend for Memorial Day. Which, of course, means massive craft store sales! I don’t have a Hancock close by, so again I will be making the rounds at the local JoAnns. There are a couple of great deals this time around: … More Memorial Weekend Massive Sale
Alright, so my Italian website has let me down. BUT the French and Russian websites come to the rescue! They are set up the same as the Italian site, so they are showing line drawings, model pictures, and garment pictures. What a concept. Alrighty then, on to the goodies. First of all, it appears there … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted, Part 2
Hooray, new Burda designs are posted on the German website! I do not care for this website as much as I do for the Italian or Russian ones, because they only post the garment pictures, not the line drawings or the model pictures. Usually I decide based on the line drawing if I like it, then … More Newsflash – June Burda Style Preview Posted
Alright, so this is something that has been bouncing about in the back of my head for a while. I learned what an FBA (full bust adjustment) was about six months ago. This may have revolutionized my sewing, because it made me really start to really consider fit. I know there are many people who … More Three Numbers, One Cup
Well, I attempted to acquire some of the new Butterick’s in the JoAnn sale starting today. That was a total failure. They didn’t even have places for the new patterns, let alone any of the actual patterns. They didn’t have the new books out yet either. Ah well. I am hoping that by Saturday a … More Epic Fail and Work in Progress
The end of this week (Thursday May 19 – Saturday May 21) JoAnn is having $1.99 pattern sale on Butterick patterns. The other good news: their new summer patterns are out! I am hoping they will be stocked so I can score a few of the new designs… I really like this pattern, the lapels, … More Pattern Sales: Butterick
