Alternative post titles were going to be something along the lines of “I Love My Mommy” or “My Mother is an Enabler.” Because last weekend when I went to the store to get more lining material for skating costumes (a necessary purchase, and mostly for my paying clients) my mother came along. And when I … More Practical Fabrics
I love getting things in the mail. It is so terribly exciting. Especially when said mail is coming from halfway around the world. One of the best things about having my sister study in Europe is I can force her to get cool stuff for me she loves me and sends me awesome gifts. Though perhaps … More I Love Getting Packages
The full preview of the April Burda Style has been posted to the Russian website here. And, well, I have to say I am actually more excited now that I have seen the full preview. I don’t know that there is anything that will cause me to rip out the pattern sheets upon arrival as … More Newsflash – April Burda Style Preview Posted
Even though I am working on skating costumes, and I expect I will keep working on skating costumes for the next few weeks, I can’t help but think about all the other projects I am wanting to sew when I am done, and what I want to do next for my year-long sewing challenge. Mostly, … More Button Down Shirt Version 1.0 and Other Things
The creators of My Image Magazine (and Young Image for those of you who sew for kids) have launched their own individual pattern line called Imagewear Patterns. I have only made one thing from the magazine, but so far everyone who has tried them seems to love the pattern drafting. While I have to say that … More Newsflash – My Image Imagewear Patterns Now Available
This weekend I have been doing a lot of (ugly) skating muslins in leftover floral print lycra, the utter hideousness of which would render my lovely readers blind, I am sure. And I have been toying with some gloves, but they are too tight and my fingers are too long, so I might post a … More Another Practice Dress
When my sister came home from Europe for the holidays, she brought back a stack of new sewing magazines, with the (at the time) full set of My Image among them. I am excited by a number of the patterns in the My Image magazines, but decided that the first thing I wanted to sew … More Pattern Review: My Image M1003
Normally it takes me a while to make anything out of my Burda magazines, but for some reason the March issue seemed to grab me and scream – make me right now! Perhaps I wanted to get away from my sewing challenge for a bit, or maybe I just wanted some quick knit projects, or … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2012-108B
While I am waiting for the full preview of the April edition (German Burda has put the garment photos here, but I like to wait until I can see the garments, line drawings, and model photos before I pass judgement), Burda has also announced a special kids issue (you can see previews here and here), … More Burda Easy and Burda Kids – Spring/Summer 2012 Announced
The second item completed in my bout of spontaneous sewing is style 122 from the March Burda. This was one of the patterns I liked right away, and it grew on me the longer I looked at it in the magazine. Even better, the top uses the same pieces as shirt 121, which I also … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2012-122
Doctor T Designs 