The preview of the first Burda Easy magazine for 2020 is up on the German Burda site. It looks like it is going to follow the recent Burda Easy format, with 3 variations of 6 styles that cover a range of garment types. These styles are usually pretty simple, but also quite trendy. Let’s take … More BurdaEasy Magazine #1 2020
The spring collection from Vogue is here! The Vogue releases are often the most anticipated, and I think there is a lot of great stuff to see in this one, so let’s take a look: V1671 – I really like this dress. It has nice structure, and I think the cut of the sleeves and … More Spring 2020 Vogue Patterns
So back when I was still skating, our club decided to do a fundraiser where we worked to sell drinks at a major sporting event. We were outdoors in 110 degree heat, selling soft drinks and other beverages to the parched sports fans entering the arena, and we worked for a good 14 hours that … More The Gatorade Effect
New year new patterns! There is always a bit of a lull around the holiday times, but I expect we shall start to see the rolling out of new pattern releases in the next few weeks to prepare for the upcoming spring sewing seasons. My Image Magazine has released their 20th(!) issue, which, for those … More My Image Magazine #20 – Spring/Summer 2020
The first release of the new year from McCall’s is here, and while we get a lot of what we would expect as far as designs go, we also get something totally new and unexpected, which is that there is now a name hashtag printed on each pattern cover. It’s… interesting. I’ll provide more thoughts … More McCall’s Patterns Early Spring 2020
The second Burda issue of 2020 will soon be here! Both the German and Russian sites have posted previews, and I have to say that I am quite excited for several of the patterns in this issue. While I know that I probably won’t make a majority of the styles this month, I actually really … More February 2020 BurdaStyle Magazine
Well, I started this year off with grand plans…. And I’m pretty sure my blog followers know that they’ve pretty much fizzled out due to the crazy busy year I’ve had in all other aspects of my life. But, does that mean this challenge was a total bust? I don’t think so. I mean, sure, … More Sew Your Kibbe Challenge Wrap Up and Looking Forward
December reflections and roundup summary goes here. In the meantime, here’s what’s been going on around the sewing blogosphere… Merriam Style’s YouTube channel continues to provide interesting Kibbe related content including: Wedding dresses for the body types Bone Structure Test for Body Geometry Aly Art finishes her great series with a videos about makeup for … More Sew Your Kibbe Challenge – December Round Up
Ok, first things first, I have to give a shoutout to Carolyn at Diary of a Sewing Fanatic because her post totally inspired me to do a decade-long look back at my sewing. It’s actually a pretty great time for me to do this because I got my first sewing machine in May of 2009 … More Best of a Decade: Sewing in the 2010s
Firstly, I have to give a shout out to Gillian of Crafting a Rainbow, who inspired me to start participating in the Sewing Top 5 last year. Although, this year I’m really not sure we can properly call this post a “Sewing Top 5” because I haven’t even fully made 5 things this year (for … More 2019 Sewing Top 5
