Jo-Ann is having the last sale of April: one day only – Saturday April 30. McCall’s and Butterick patterns for $1.99 and Vogue for $3.99. I am going to try and get the remaining patterns on my list of wants; hopefully then I will only be on the watch for a Burda sale at some … More Yet Another Pattern Sale
Since I only started sewing about two years ago, and have only been interested in sewing normal clothes for less than a year, I avoided being part of the Great Burda Schism of Ought 10. This was when all English speaking followers of Burda felt lost and abandoned as their beloved burdafashion dot com was … More A Story of German Engeneering – My Relationship with Burda
Alright, this will be the first and official review of my skating costumes made using Kwik Sew Pattern 2601. This is my only TNT (tried-and-true/tried-and-tested) pattern as of yet. I have used it for every single skating costume I have made. I have recently acquired some new KwikSew patterns with different sleeve options (raglan sleeves), … More Pattern Review: Kwik Sew 2601
Ok everyone! It is that most exciting time of the month – yes, it is the day of the Burda Style magazine previews! Now, as we are all aware, the English Burda Style website is essentially useless in terms of finding out any information about the magazine or patterns offered by the company. So we … More Newsflash – May Burda Style Preview Posted!
As promised, a pattern review for my “Aes Sedai” dresses. Luckily, since the movie release of Lord of the Rings, fantasy inspired costume patterns are not too difficult to come by. Sadly, all of the shapes are similar to those worn by Arwen and Eowyn. So I decided to make two dresses: one directly from … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 4940
I thought it would be fitting for my first pattern review to be of the first pattern I ever used, Butterick 6698. My first pattern, now out of print (OOP). I was invited to a large exciting costume party, and through much debate and planning, it was decided I would go as Yuko from xxxHolic. … More Pattern Review: Butterick 6698
So today was a very good day for my stash. Been saving up/planning for the pattern and fabric sales for a while, so when fabric gets to $2/yard I buy! In any case, lots of stash accumulation to show off… I will say it took several hours and several JoAnn stores to acquire all the … More Stash Accumulation
As I am sure many (well, ok, probably all) of the sewistas out there are aware that JoAnn stores are having a sale starting on Sunday April 10 through Saturday April 16. Vogue patterns can be had for $3.99 (limit 10) and McCall’s for $0.99 (limit 10). That’s right people. $0.99 pattern sale. So, you … More Pattern Sales: McCall’s and Vogue
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