So a few weekends ago a friend of mine was having a Star Wars themed surprise birthday party. This happened to be the friend I sat next to at the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So when I found out her boyfriend fiancé was planning her birthday engagement party and asking everyone to … More 30 Minute Rey Cosplay
I (finally) managed to finish the dress I started making way back when I did my skating costume tutorial. Yeah, finishing school and moving shoved it to the UFO pile for a while, but it is finished now! Definitely not even close to my best work, but at a certain point you just want to … More Another Skating Practice Dress
Yes, yes, I know. I should sew fabric instead of buying it. But silly Fabric Mart sucked me in with more awesome sales. And I need to stop looking at the New Arrivals section. Seriously. The fact that Jo-Ann Fabrics strategically had a 50% off Red Tag at the same time as a major pattern … More I Have A Stash Problem
Ok, so I was being really good about limiting my fabric intake. But, well, then I happened to come across some really great pieces that just had to come live in my stash. And this seemed to happen a every time I went to a fabric store to pick up some thread, or at every amazing … More Stash Confession of Epic Proportions
I don’t often post when sewing sales happen – as many stores aren’t accessible to a lot of my readers, and I kind of figure that if you want to know when sales happen you will have signed up for a mailing list somewhere along the way. But Black Friday is a bit different. Keeping … More Sewing Savings – Black Friday Deals
This was actually the first garment I sewed up after returning from nationals (though first I spent a week cleaning my sewing room, and then waited a few more days to start sewing after that), but the photo taking got delayed a bit. Of course, then I got distracted sewing dresses to wear to some … More Pattern Review: BWOF-02-2006-128
I was trying to be good this month… but coupons and sales got the best of me. A lot of this has been used already or will be used in an upcoming project though… so maybe it is justified? A little bit? Somewhat? Either way, fabric goodness from Joann and Hancock:
So while I was recently at a pattern sale I happened to walk by a happy stripped knit that called my name and begged to be made into one of the great knit tops that was in this year’s September Burda. Although there were three knit tops I was really liking, I finally decided to … More Pattern Review: BS-09-2012-104B
That is so not ever coming out.
So one of my favorite things to do when I am traveling is look for fabric stores. Even if it is just a Joann or Hancock, usually the stock is significantly different from my local area as to make it worth the effort. This year at regionals I had a good bit of luck at … More Regional Fabric Acquisitions
Doctor T Designs 