JoAnn is having a $1.99 Simplicity pattern sale tomorrow through Saturday. (Thursday, July 14 – July 16). I know some people were able to snatch up the latest patterns over the Fourth of July weekend, but for those of us whose local stores don’t stock patterns until at least 2 weeks after the release date, … More Pattern Sales: Simplicity
This was my first non-skating sewing project that I made this year, a simple knit top, Simplicity 3536. Simplicity 3536 I made view D, the sleeveless ruched shirt. The fabric was from a JoAnn’s 50% off red tag event, and the “buttons” (really sew on plastic jewels, but JoAnn applies button sale policy to them) … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 3536
Ok, again, I wasn’t going to post, but the new fall Simplicity and New Look patterns have been released here and here. Not too much of interest really. Except Simplicity does have a new Kate Middleton engagement knockoff dress pattern – a Project Runway pattern to boot! Simplicity 2145 Pattern is totally a knockoff. There are a few … More Newsflash – Fall Simplicity Patterns
Alrighty, so a few days ago I posted what I considered the best deals from the JoAnn Memorial Weekend sale. I am happy to say that, except for Simplicity Pattern 2172 (the steampunk pattern – I have NEVER seen it in a store, in any size, sale day or no, so I wasn’t too shocked … More JoAnn Memorial Weekend Sale – The Haul
For those of us in the US it is approaching the lovely long holiday weekend for Memorial Day. Which, of course, means massive craft store sales! I don’t have a Hancock close by, so again I will be making the rounds at the local JoAnns. There are a couple of great deals this time around: … More Memorial Weekend Massive Sale
As I mentioned in my previous post, I did some major stashbustin’ when I was scrambling for a replacement for the flop that was Simplicity 4014. It was about that time that I realized I need to have a better organization method for my patterns. I know this has been a hot topic on quite … More Pattern Organization
Alright, as we all know I did some major stash accumulation a few weeks ago. And I have a long list of things I need to get working on located on the left side of the blog. Top of the list: make a dress for the wedding I am going to in June. So I … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 4014
As I am relatively new to sewing (and much newer to blogging about sewing) I have not, as of yet, participated in an online sew along. I would desperately love to participate in The Male Pattern Boldness Jeans sew along, but the timing is just not so good. I have too many other things that … More Making Plans for "Cathy’s Living the Dream Fantasy Sew Along"
As promised, a pattern review for my “Aes Sedai” dresses. Luckily, since the movie release of Lord of the Rings, fantasy inspired costume patterns are not too difficult to come by. Sadly, all of the shapes are similar to those worn by Arwen and Eowyn. So I decided to make two dresses: one directly from … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 4940
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