The last weekend of the month, Thursday October 27 – Saturday October 29, both Joann and Hancock are having some more pattern sales… Joann’s will be having yet another pattern sale (seems as though they are having more this month than usual?), this time for:*$1.99 Butterick*$3.99 Vogue. *50% Off Notions Wall Hancock will also have*$3.99 Vogue*$1.99 Simplicity*50% … More Pattern Sales: Butterick, Vogue, Simplicity
I was going to get on the “reduce fabric purchasing” bandwagon, I really was. But, well, Columbus Day weekend sales happened, and enabling from my mother did not help my resolve. I think part of the problem is getting all of those great Burda back issues from 2006 – I have so many new ideas … More Can You Fall Off the Bandwagon If You Never Got On?
Simplicity has just come out with some new winter patterns. Although I don’t think I will be adding many to the wishlist, there were a few patterns of note: The cape trend continues…. Decent men’s pattern. Odd, being able to say that. Another pattern for guys. Hopefully this will be a continuing trend? Doll’s pattern … More Newsflash – Winter Simplicity Patterns
I guess since September is National Sewing Month the sewing gods have answered my prayers and Joann will be having a 3 day pattern sales that inclue the Burda envelope patterns! I plan on using that 10 pattern limit in as many stores as possible, because who knows when there will be another Burda sale? … More Joann Sales – Simplicity and Burda!
Although I really need to get in gear on that wooly winter coat, I wanted to do a few simple projects to get back in the swing of sewing, and I thought a few “instant gratification” tops would be good projects. I have been doing a lot of sewing for the sister, before she is … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 3842
This weekend (Friday August 19 – Sunday August 21) Joann will be having a 50% off sale on all thread (regardless of brand) and a 5 for $5 sale on Simplicity patterns. I am only looking for one pattern, but regardless I may get some more thread. Really, what I will be needing soon is … More Joann Sales – Patterns and Thread
Simplicity has released another new set of patterns that you can look at here. Mostly this release includes children’s clothing and Halloween costumes of the crazy/generic/cheap looking variety. The non-costume and non-child patterns are totally boring. Although Simplicity 2053 gave me pause, inspecting the actual garment photos leads me to believe that this pattern won’t be … More Newsflash – More Fall Simplicity Patterns
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)
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
I cannot resist a pattern sale. It is true. Last week I got some of the new Simplicity patterns: Ok, I got the Middleton engagement dress pattern. Costumes… More costumes… And this week I fell into the $0.99 Butterick trap: Shirts More shirts… And yet another costume. But the skirt is so pretty! I think … More I cannot resist….
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