I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday! Taking a small break between immediate family and extended family gatherings to post a bit of the exciting sewing loot I got this year. Fabric! Back – striped corduroy; Front – ribbed knits My sister got some too – Left to right: Brown corduroy for pants, green sequins, … More Merry Christmas! (And Sewing Loot Photos)
Well, since the events of last week were a bit devastating for me, I was a bit bummed this weekend. The sewing machine and serger have been moved to my parents house (perhaps a blessing in disguise? As I will be home quite a bit the next few weeks due to the holidays), but have not been … More Confessions of a Stash: December Weekend Haul
Well, Saturday shopping trip didn’t turn out as I had hoped. In fact, it didn’t turn out at all. There had been a plan to go to the LA Garment District (can you say fabric heaven?), but it got unscheduled sort of last minute. So all of my planning was for naught, and my Black … More Saturday Shopping Bust
Alright, so this looks like a lot of fabric, but I actually ordered some of it several weeks ago. It just all arrived on the same day. Since my next project will be a pair of lined pants, I thought I would try out the wonder that is Bemberg Ambiance Rayon lining. I have heard … More More Fabric Gluttony
I was going to get on the “reduce fabric purchasing” bandwagon, I really was. But, well, Columbus Day weekend sales happened, and enabling from my mother did not help my resolve. I think part of the problem is getting all of those great Burda back issues from 2006 – I have so many new ideas … More Can You Fall Off the Bandwagon If You Never Got On?
Ok, so I had a menial task that needed to be done for months… but since it was a boring menial task I put it off until the last possible minute. Which, of course, kept me up all hours of the night doing a boring repetitive task that only required minimal focus, but slightly too much focus … More Why Procrastination is Bad
I thought it might be fun to give you all a tour of my sewing space. I don’t know that I can call it a “room” as I am in a studio apartment, but it is a space dedicated to sewing. Originally I was using it as a bedroom, but I think it is much … More Sewing Room Tour
Alright, I wasn’t planning on buying any more fabric until I had worked down my current stash a bit (difficult because I have been taking on time consuming projects more than fabric consuming projects), but the Joann labor day sale tempted me. I did show some restraint though. I did put one bolt back before … More A slightly larger stash…
Ok, so I needed to pick up a zipper for a skirt I am working on (well, ok, and some lining because I just really didn’t like the color combo of fashion fabric/lining I had going on), so I went to local (non-Joann) fabric shop to get some stuff. Of course, as we all know, … More Fabric Store Adventures: Encounter of the n00b
So those Burda September designs were really depressing. Also, depressing: the August issue hasn’t arrived yet, so I will have to wait until the mail starts up again Monday. Sigh. I was a little bit depressed over this, so I bought fabric. Or, well, my mom bought fabric for me (yay mom!). My mother is … More Fabric Therapy
Doctor T Designs 