The latest round of fall patterns have been announced by Butterick! You can take a look here. My overall impression: some decent wardrobe staples, but very few wow patterns. There are some nice dresses, but nothing that I really need to get… I feel like I could make something similar with many of the patterns I … More Newsflash – Fall Butterick Patterns
Ok, I really can’t resist a pattern sale! At this point I have polished off my wish list for all of the Big4 pattern companies except Vogue, as, even at sale price, they add up much more quickly than the other guys. However, I have been looking critically at my Vogue pattern wish list and … More Pattern Stash – New Additions!
For those of us who have been drooling over the latest Vogues – good news! Today through Sunday (August 5 – 7) Joann will be having a pattern sale for $3.99 Vogue and $1.99 McCall’s. As this is the fist sale after the release of the fall patterns, I expect there may be some difficulty … More Pattern Sales: Vogue and McCall’s
I know that one of the complaints of many of the older BWOF lovers is that there is no way to search through the patterns online. Well, the complaints have been heard, and the patterns are now searchable! Well, sort of. At least, dating back to 2009. But the patterns are searchable by style (dresses, … More BurdaStyle Russian Archives – New Navigator Feature!
Alright, as promised, here is a post about all of my recent sewing related purchases from my trip to Fort Wayne. Except, well, a lot of my buying didn’t actually occur in Fort Wayne. Luckily, I had the opportunity to spend some time (and a lot of money) in Shipshewana, Indiana. For those who aren’t … More Amish Paradise
So, I have been talking a lot about skating, what with the dance video posts, and the new updates about regionals and nationals, but I never actually got around to posting the skating costumes I made for this year. My original pattern review was located in this post, so you can see some of my … More Skating Costumes – More Kwik Sew 2601
Ok, so this is really sort of a continuation from yesterday’s post. When my sister was younger, she got one of those American Girl of Today looks-just-like-me dolls. Like most girls, she always wanted to dress like her doll, but this never really happened. I thought since I was making her the New Look rainbow … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 0581 (4364)
Due to lack of sewing at the moment – blame skating nationals and the live video feed – another older project pattern review. This is the first (only) New Look pattern I have made so far, New Look 6966: NL6966 I have made two views off of this pattern – view B for my sister … More Pattern Review: New Look 6966
Whilest I am in the middle of a few long, intense projects, I thought I would share another one of my early projects, Simplicity 2410. S2410 I don’t often wear skirts, but my sister does, and this was one of the first things I sewed for her. She picked out the fabric from the red … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 2410
Joann’s is having a sale on sewing notions – a great time to stock up! The sale will last all week (July 24-30). A few highlights of the sale are: -50% Off Notions wall – needles, snaps, etc. The stuff that gets used all the time, but not as much fun to buy as fabric. … More Joann Sew & Save Sale – Time to Stock Up
Doctor T Designs 