Ok, so while I will spend hours pawing through the new Burda Style previews each month, I am only giving the announcements and previews of their other product lines a cursory review. The full preview of the Fall/Winter Burda Plus can be seen on the Russian website. This is actually a great issue. Can’t resist showing some … More Newsflash – Burdas Abound
Although I really need to get in gear on that wooly winter coat, I wanted to do a few simple projects to get back in the swing of sewing, and I thought a few “instant gratification” tops would be good projects. I have been doing a lot of sewing for the sister, before she is … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 3842
After the death of my twin needle (I know, I know, one should ALWAYS have a spare twin needle, but I had been using the one that came with my machine up to this point. It has served me well. It may now rest in pieces), I decided I needed to get some more so … More Online Order Review: CTS USA
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
I have already done an official pattern review for Vogue 1051 here. This time around I made a few moderate fit changes: * I took in 1/4″ from each side of the back pant leg at the knee *I took in 1/2″ at the top of the side seam on the waistband Since I was making … More More Vogue 1051
This weekend (Friday August 19 – Sunday August 21) Joann will be having a 50% off sale on all thread (regardless of brand) and a 5 for $5 sale on Simplicity patterns. I am only looking for one pattern, but regardless I may get some more thread. Really, what I will be needing soon is … More Joann Sales – Patterns and Thread
My sister loves her back shirt with the “twentyone” label. It is simple, drapey, comfy… what’s not to love? However, like a lot of clothing these days, it hasn’t stood well to wear and now is getting holes and tears. She is so in love with the style, she asked me to copy it for … More A Return to Sewing: Black Twentyone Copycat Shirt
Simplicity has released another new set of patterns that you can look at here. Mostly this release includes children’s clothing and Halloween costumes of the crazy/generic/cheap looking variety. The non-costume and non-child patterns are totally boring. Although Simplicity 2053 gave me pause, inspecting the actual garment photos leads me to believe that this pattern won’t be … More Newsflash – More Fall Simplicity Patterns
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
This time Burda Russia wins out as the first website to have the full preview with model and garment photos and line drawings. If you think you stand it, you can take a look here. Since one can never be entirely sure of Google Translate (it tells me “Puff Pastry!” when I want to click through … More The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Burda (aka Newsflash – September Burda Style Preview Posted)
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