The final issue of 2014 is here! The full preview of the December Burda can be seen on the Russian website. I wasn’t overly excited by the early preview of this issue, but I have to say some of the garment photos/line drawings have caught my eye in the full preview. I don’t think this … More Newsflash: December Burda Preview Posted
So post nationals my sewing space was pretty much a hot sparkly mess. Like, a really, really bad mess. Like, I can’t see my cutting table bad. It was bad you guys. Really, really bad. But re-organizing my stash did seem to help quite a bit… A view from the trenches – buried in boxes! … More The Sewing Space – A Work in Progress and Other News
My copy of the Burda Vintage magazine arrived in the mail the other day. While I was hoping to get a few more patterns than we were shown in the early preview, I wasn’t too surprised when I didn’t. What I was surprised about was the quality of the magazine – it definitely felt like … More Burda Vintage is Here!
When the October book for the Sword and Laser book club was announced I was quite excited – it sounded fun and interesting and different. And to some extent it was, but in other ways it felt very similar to many young adult novels I have read in the past. Alif the Unseen by G. Willow … More Book Review: Alif the Unseen
By this point it should be fairly apparent to anyone who has seen my blog that I am pretty much a Burda fangirl. So when I heard about the release of the latest book in the BurdaStyle collection, BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials, I was rather excited and pre-ordered it right away. This was, unfortunately, … More Book Review: BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials
The German website and P-an-da blog have the early preview up for the December Burda issue. I have to say, I’m not loving the official early preview photos overly much – perhaps it is the fabrics hiding details, but everything looks sort of generic and blah. I am, however, seeing at least a few things of … More Newsflash: December Burda Early Preview Posted
The winter collection from McCall’s is here, the new New Looks are here, and the latest from Simplicity is here. Overall assessment: I think I found more to love in the fall collections, but there is also plenty here to be of interest. Lots more costumes/toys/crafts than usual, but that is normal this time of … More Newsflash: New McCall’s, Simplicity, and New Look Patterns Announced
One of my favorite issues every year is the “Burda Classics” issue – simple, classic designs that work well in a wardrobe. This year, however, the magazine has been names “Burda Vintage” and apparently has updated versions of Vintage Burda patterns. I’m not normally a huge vintage pattern sewer, but, I have to say, I’m … More Newsflash: Burda Vintage Early Preview Posted
The Russian Burda website has the full preview of the November Burda posted. I’ve been excited about this issue since the October issue showed up – and I have to say I’m not disappointed. Even designs that I was a bit luke-warm towards during the early preview seem to have won me over with line … More Newsflash: November Burda Preview Posted
I’d heard a lot of things about Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. It’s good, it’s not good, it’s exciting, it’s boring. People told me it was the sort of book you either love or you hate. Sword and Laser had chosen it as a book pick a while ago, and SyFy has recently optioned it for … More Book Review: The Magicians
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