So the full preview for the February Burda is here. And you can watch the German promotional video too. After the awesome magazines we’ve been getting the past few months I’d hoped the trend would continue… But, sadly, no. The February issue is full of a mostly dull assortment of boxy silhouettes. I will say … More February 2016 BurdaStyle Magazine
I’ve started making it something of a tradition to create hand-crafted gifts for my friends during the holidays. Last year I made some awesome scarves, and this year I wanted to keep the hand-made tradition going. I knew I wasn’t going to have a ton of time to make things, and I wanted to do … More Holiday Gift Sewing
The latest magazine from My Image was announced a few weeks ago, but I was too busy to sit down and write a post when it first came out. On the whole I think there are some good summer pattens here; I’m especially excited by the jeans pattern and potentially by the oversized cardigan as … More My Image Spring/Summer 2016
Continuing the new pattern round up, today I’ll be looking at Simplicity and New Look! The fact that Simplicity has updated their website (pretty, but not totally functional) has been delaying my review, as I’ve been waiting to see what the new releases look like. It seems that Simplicity has posted the latest from New Look, … More New Simplicity and New Look Patterns
I’ve been so busy with the holidays I haven’t any time to catch up on all the recent pattern releases, and I’ve reconsidered my plan to do one massive assessment, so rather than this being a very image-heavy-photo-dump-more-sewing-patterns-than-you-can-handle sort of post, I’ve decided to string it out over the next few days. Figured I’d start it off … More New Year, New Patterns! First New Vogues of 2016
At the end of the year I always like to look ahead and set out sewing goals for the next year. I haven’t been very good about finishing them, but it at least gives me a chance to see what I’m thinking about, and what patterns I’m excited about sewing. Looking back, I have to … More Sewing Goals 2016
In one sense, this year was the least productive sewing year I’ve ever had. To be frank, the past few years of sewing for others was really killing it for me. I think I sort of needed some down time – it was really frustrating to want to sew things, but not have the time … More A Year of (minimal) Sewing 2015
Looking back, I have to say that, on the whole, this felt like a rather lackluster year for Burda. Every issue had at least one pattern I really liked, but, honestly, there were very few issue where I wanted to make many of the garments, and most of the things I did want to sew … More A Year in Review: BurdaStyle Magazine 2015
I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to post this, but, I decided it should be done for posterity’s sake. Even more than last year, this has been an up and down season for my skating. It has been highs, lows, and even lower lows. Highlights: Passed my Gold Medal American Team Dance Test. This … More Skating Accomplishments 2015
The end of the year will soon be upon us, which means I’m going to start my week of retrospective posts. This year I read a lot of fairly enjoyable books, a fair number of classics, and quite a few books from long-running series I’ve been following. Here’s a look back at my year in … More Reading Round Up 2015
