I was getting a bit worried, because my October Burda hadn’t shown up on its normal timetable (I rather predictably get my issues on the Monday following the full preview postings on the Russian website). Happily, it along with the Fall/Winter Burda Easy have both shown up, providing me with much motivation to get other … More My October Burda Came, But Now I Want November!
The full preview of the Fall/Winter 2014 Burda Easy Magazine has been posted on the Russian website. I was obsessed with several designs in the early preview, and although I think Burda pretty much used the preview to show us the good stuff, overall I have to say this is a pretty awesome issue, especially … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Fall/Winter Full Preview Posted
The full preview of the October edition of BurdaStyle Magazine has been posted over on the Russian website. Based on the early previews I had already decided I was pretty excited for this issue, and while I’m still firmly rooted in the excitement camp, there are a few more “BWTF” nominees for this month than … More Newsflash: October Burda Preview Posted
First things first – I sewed! A dress! But it is not for me. It was for my sister, so I didn’t really get paid for it, technically, though she awesomely circled the smallest Whole Foods parking lot in the world so I could run in and get the really good fish sauce. The barter … More Exciting News!
Both the Russian and the German Burda websites have the early preview photos of the Fall/Winter Burda Easy Magazine posted. (Side note: the German website also has a few garment photos from the regular October issue up for viewing as well.) P-an-da has more of the model photos up as well. In any case, I … More Newsflash: Fall/Winter Burda Easy Preview Posted
I was in Lincoln, Nebraska for over two weeks during the roller skating National Championships. It is a long time to be away from home, and I read through all of the books I had brought with me a few days after arriving. Luckily, Lincoln has some awesome used book stores, and I was able … More Book Review: Ready Player One
Sorry for the rather whiny post yesterday… I’ve got a follow-up coming tomorrow, with some strategizing for the future, but let’s just say a week of doing absolutely nothing except binge-watching the second season of The Great British Sewing Bee Season 2, coupled with an introduction to the writings of Adele P. Margolis has helped … More Newsflash: September Burda Preview Posted
Brandon Sanderson has become one of my favorite authors over the past few years. Although I enjoy all of his works, I really look forward to his long epic fantasies. He is fantastic at creating fascinating worlds and unique magic systems. So I had very much been looking forward to returning to Roshar in the … More Book Review: The Words of Radiance
A few weeks ago (at the end of July) the digital preview of the Fall/Winter Burda Catalogue Collection was announced on the German website. Individual patterns can be seen here. As of the time of this writing, the new patterns aren’t up on the Simplicity website yet, or on Pattern Review. Hopefully they will be … More (Very Outdated) Newsflash: Fall/Winter 2014-2015 Burda Catalogue Patterns Announced
Burda posted the first look at the September issue on their German website while I was gone last week – definitely enough there to pique my interest. P-an-da has got a full preview up (with line drawings!) and I have to say I’m not entirely as excited as I thought I was going to be, … More Newsflash-ish: September Burda Early Preview Posted
Doctor T Designs 