The Russian Burda has posted the preview of the March issue! All in all… I am not quite as excited as I was for February. There are a few patterns I am excited about adding to my collection, but I don’t know that there is anything I am going to make up right away. A … More Newsflash: March Burda Preview Announced!
I have been doing more sewing – of the non-year-long-challenge related variety! Though I think this “fills a need” in my basic wardrobe and it was clearing out the stash… so I am ok with that. Since I spent a lot of the end of last year not sewing, I have been wanting to get … More Pattern Review: BS-12-2012-139
You guys – I sewed! I was getting over my cold/flu/energy draining thing and decided that I really needed to get some sewing done. Of course, I didn’t really have the energy to sew something I needed to be sewing… like working on skating costume patterns for my clients, finishing up half-done projects from last … More Pattern Review: BS-11-2012-136A
Today is a two-for-one! The early preview of the March BurdaStyle has been posted, as well as the full preview for the Spring/Summer Burda Plus magazine. I also have a bit of a sewing update at the bottom of the post! ************************************************************************** The Burda Style preview for March has been posted on both the Russian … More Burda – March Preview and Spring/Summer Plus Magazine
There are a few news items on my sewing agenda today…. (1) Im Image Spring/Summer 2013 For the sewing magazine fanatics out there – My Image has just announced their Spring/Summer issue for 2013. You can check out a full preview of the magazine here. Line drawings for the patterns can be viewed here. And … More Newsflash: My Image Spring/Summer Magazine And Other Announcements
It feels like forever since I have been able to sew anything… And I am afraid to say I haven’t quite started back yet. I got some necessary mending done… but not much else. I am still organizing the sewing space. Mostly because it sort of became an all-purpose storage space when I moved home … More How Do You Organize Your Burda Stash?
The German Burda website has the early preview posted for the Spring/Summer Burda Plus magazine. In the past few years it seemed that the the Burda Plus was full of re-prints from the regular monthly magazines. However, it looks like a lot of the styles in this issue are new! And some of them look … More Newsflash: Burda Plus Spring/Summer Preview Announced
The new Burda Spring collection has shown up on the Simplicity website! Click here if you want to take a peak for yourselves. Overall I would have to say that this is a pretty decent Spring collection. It tends towards the simple (a few too many sack dresses and plain tunic tops) but there are a … More Newsflash: Burda Spring Envelope Patterns
Hello readers! This has been a crazy week… at least as far as my hobbies are concerned! First the release of A Memory of Light (which I have just finished and it is AWESOME – spoiler-free review to come in a few days after I have decompressed a bit), then Burda announces the February Preview (sorry I … More Newsflash: Burda February Preview Announced!
As my blog fans well know, one of my biggest sewing obsessions is BurdaStyle magazine. Each month I have been picking a best and worst pattern, and finally it is time to crown the overall winners for 2012. Like last year, I will be choosing a best and worst individual pattern (nominees are the best/worst … More A Year in Review: BurdaStyle Magazine 2012
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