While I was being distracted by all the gorgeous gowns at the Emmy Awards (on a Monday? What?), McCall’s put out their new fall collection. I have to say that although there are quite a few basic patterns that are less than exciting, there are also a few interesting designs (and one totally awesome coat) … More Newsflash: New McCall’s Pattern
Simplicity has got more new patterns available! Of course, these were posted to the Pattern Review website a while ago, and some lucky people already managed to snag them in a sale! They’ve only just been posted to the Simplicity website, and my local fabric stores don’t have them in yet. They’ve also got the … More Newsflash: Fall Simplicity & New Look Patterns!
It seems like I’ve poked my head back into the sewing blog-o-sphere just before it is ready to explode! I know there’s always a sewing blog event going on somewhere, but it feels like there are going to be even more things coming up than normal in the next few weeks. Aside from Self Stitched … More Sewing Things About the Internet
Somewhere in the past few weeks Simplicity has posted some new costume patterns based on Disney’s Frozen – one for girls and one for dolls. It is hilarious to me that it has taken Disney this long to release an officially licensed pattern for this product. Even more hilarious, the girl-sized pattern is on back … More Simplicity’s Got Frozen Patterns! (Sort of…)
The German website has some preview images up for the Fall/Winter Burda Plus Magazine. About half of the images look to be reprints from the regular monthly issues, but some of the new photos for this issue look fantastic! Oh, this dress! I loves it! I want something with that neckline. Do we have any … More Newsflash: Fall/Winter Burda Plus Early Preview Posted
So my post the other day was a bit… melodramatic. I want to say thank you to everyone who has commented. I know I’m not the only one who has gone through crazy burn-out/quarter life crisis/less than fun life stuff, but it was still nice to hear advice from everyone who has dealt with similar … More Getting Over the Melodrama
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
(WARNING: This post is long and whiny. I wrote it a while ago, and debated posting it, because I generally try to keep things… a little more positive on the blog. However, this blog really was supposed to document my sewing journey, and I suppose that includes the lows, as well as the highs. So … More Sewing PTSD
Seeing as how this is (supposed to be) a sewing blog, I feel that it is about time I start actually posting some sewing projects to it. So far this year I have sewn five skating dresses for myself (well, one of them was actually started, and mostly finished, two years ago, so it doesn’t … More 2014 Skating Dress(es)
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
Doctor T Designs 