Last year I had a great year in skating, and this year was as good if not better! It has been a little over a year at our new skating club, and it has proven to be delightful. I feel like I have a lot more friends in skating than I ever have before, and … More A Year in Review: Skating Accomplishments 2012
Last year I did a week of end of the year recap posts, looking back at what I had accomplished, and what I hoped to accomplish in the coming year. I think it is fun to go back and look at these posts and also helps put they year into perspective. I thought I would … More End of the Year: Reading Round Up 2012
Firstly, I want to thank all of my lovely readers for the nice comments on my previous post! I was great to hear from you all and I really appreciated all of your warm words. In the meantime, it seems that Simplicity has released their latest collection of new patterns. Overall I think this is … More Newsflash: New Simplicity Patterns Announced!
Ok you guys, the Big Scary Thing I had to do… it is done. And now I am a doctor. But not that kind of a doctor. More of a Dr. Indiana Jones kind of doctor, and less of a Dr. House kind of doctor. Except with more computers and fewer interactions with Nazis. Anyway, the … More That’s Dr. SewSkateRead, Thank You Very Much
McCall’s has posted their latest line of pattern offerings. My overall impression: meh. It looks a lot like the last line. McCall’s is obviously trying to be the young, hip, and cool pattern company in the BMV(K) line-up. But mostly it looks like the designs are either very poofy tops, color blocked boring dresses, or … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Patterns Announced
After the fabulous issue that was December I had high hopes for the start of Burda’s new year. Sadly, those hopes were dashed with the full preview of the January issue. I suppose after the brilliance that was December it is natural that there would be something of a lull in the next issue. And … More Newsflash: January 2013 Burda Preview!
I have been quite stressed the past few months what with finishing up school things. Which will be coming to a close (with a little bit of luck) this week. As a celebration for finishing my paper (I hope) I am doing a little blogging. I haven’t had any time to sew. But apparently stress … More November Fabric Splurges
Hard to believe that we aren’t even in December yet, but already the first preview of the 2013 Burda collection is up! And… well… ummm… yeah. Color me not impressed. This time around it looks like we have… Dresses that just aren’t as cool as December: This dress is ok, but not spectacular. This sort … More Newsflash: January Burda Early Preview Posted
Butterick has released their winter collection of patterns – you can look at it here. Overall it seems like this collection has a Retro-inspired feel, but there were a few patterns that seem to be following the modern trends. When I looked at the thumbnails I wasn’t too inspired at first, but a closer inspection … More Newsflash: New Butterick Patterns Announced
Perhaps a better title for this post would be, “BurdaStyle: A Redemption Story.” As you might recall, I was none too thrilled by the early preview of this issue. Luckily, the early preview showcased most of the boring patterns from this issue, instead of the good stuff. When I looked through the full preview on … More Newsflash: BurdaStyle December Preview Posted
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