I’ve always done an end of the year sewing wrap-up post, but this year I was inspired to do a #sewingtop5 post by Gillian of Crafting a Rainbow. It doesn’t really change much from what I’ve done in years past, but it does offer some guidelines as well as add to the community feel of … More 2018 Sewing Top 5
Typically I spend the last week of the year I taking a look back at what I’ve read, how my skating year went, how much Burda impressed us, how successful my sewing has been, and what I want to do next year. I’ve followed this schedule every year since I started blogging. This tradition harkens … More A Non-Sewing Look Back at 2018
Well, September has ended, and my sewing plans have been less fruitful than I’d hoped. While I didn’t manage to complete a mini work appropriate wardrobe like I had hoped, I did manage to make a few of the pieces on my Fall Sew Geeky list, and have a few more in the works. Although I … More September Wrap Up and Looking Ahead
As often happens this time of year, I’m pretty burnt out. Post-nationals is always when the feelings of exhaustion rush in, even when I’m not skating! It seems that, even when I “take a year off” I’m still just as entrenched in the mad rush to get everything ready for nationals, and to help out … More Real Word Check-In and General Status Update
It’s that time of year again… The time of year when most sewing bloggers are participating in Me Made May. The time of year when most sewing bloggers are making lovely, bright spring looks. The time of year when cosplayers start debuting new looks for the major summer cons. That time of year when the … More That Time of Year – 2018 Edition
Although I’ve been sewing quite steadily over the past few years, this was really the first year I’ve made a significant number of garments for myself in quite a while, and, as it turns out, this has made me re-fall in love with sewing again this year. When I was spending most of my sewing … More A Year of Sewing: 2017
Though skating has not been as large a part of my life since my back injury, I was very happy to have been able to participate in the National Championships as both a judge and competitor this year. Last year I didn’t have much to report, but this year has seen a few major successes: Placed … More Skating Accomplishments 2017
