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
I am a bit frustrated because the sewing mojo is high – I have a lot of projects I want to make, it is finally getting cold out, so I can actually wear the coats on my list, and my brain keeps wandering to all the things I want to sew. Not to mention all … More (Lack of) Sewing Progress
Ok, I don’t typically post “real life” things here, BUT I am going to make an exception because I finally got LaTeX to number pages in the format required for my super long thesis document. Me, after pagination worked out. (Picture from realitytvgifs) I still have a ton of work to do, but I have wasted … More The Page Number Happy Dance
Life has gotten super busy lately (“real life” work is heading into crunch time, skating obligations are picking up, and I am slogging along on my trench coat project), so I have to admit I am really surprised I actually managed to read a book for fun in the meantime. Of course, to be fair, … More Book Review: The Emperor’s Soul
Firstly, for those of you who have been through the storms on the East Coast and have been able to give the all-ok on your blogs – I am happy you made it through! For those who haven’t been able to post yet – I hope you are doing ok too! I realize there is … More Sewing Plans: Trendy Metallic RTW Inspired Trench Coat
Doctor T Designs 