My joining the Russian Burda website is working rather well, as it seems that only logged in members can view the previews of the new magazines? Anyway, you might get to see the new designs here with any luck. Overall I have to say I am quite pleased with this issue. I think there is a … More Newsflash: June Burda Preview Posted
Ok, so today’s post is about what we are going to need to make our skating costumes. Since we are sewing something of a specialty item, there are a lot of particulars, but I expect you will probably already have a lot of them about your sewing space if you already sew. If you don’t … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part I: The Info Dump
So a few (well, more than a few…. sorry about that) months ago one of my readers had asked a few questions about my skating costumes, which I could have answered easily enough had I not been so busy at the national championships at the time. A question from one reader turned into a few … More Preface: Skating Dress Tutorial
A while ago my dad asked me what I have been doing with my time, sort of implying that I have been abusing my recently graduated status laze about and eat bon-bons all day. I gave him a look and told him I had been sewing. A lot. Mostly for skating people who have been … More Using My Hobby to Pay for My Hobby
The early preview of the June BurdaStyle magazine has been posted on the Russian website. So far I am sort of excited. I mean, yes, it is summer, so there are a fair number of boring boxy throw away patterns, but this issue looks like it also has more than a few really pretty dresses … More Newsflash: June Burda Early Preview Posted
The Vogue website put up their latest designs a few days ago, but a busy weekend and not-so-cooperative website meant I didn’t have much time to look through them until tonight. I have to say: I am not impressed. I can’t remember the last time I was so completely bored with a Vogue release, but … More Newsflash: New Vogue Patterns Announced
When I was shopping for fabric in LA I noticed one of the shop owners who had swept up his floor and then came outside to dump an entire dustpan full of glitter into the gutter. Environmental issues aside, I thought it was crazy that he could generate that much glitter dust just from cutting … More My Poor Bobbin Casing
I have been trying to be good and not buy too much fabric. Then my birthday happened and I got coupons… Which I mostly was able to ignore until about 5 hours before they expired. Which is when some really fantastic looking fabrics showed up in the “new arrivals” or “clearance” sections of my favorite … More Birthday Fabric Stashing
Simplicity has posted the summer New Look patterns to their website. I have to say, the clothes are certainly geared towards summer, but I don’t find them particularly inspiring. There are more than a few generic t-shirt patterns, coupled together with some nondescript pants and skirts. The dresses are probably the best thing in the … More Newsflash – Summer New Looks Announced
I have been waiting for the preview of the May Burda all week. Every time I checked the Russian website the page was up, but I couldn’t see any of the model photos. Actually, I still can’t see the model photos on the main page, and according to my reader Sewing Sveta, the Russian website … More Newsflash: May Burda Preview Posted (Sort Of)
Doctor T Designs 