Ok, I figure it is about time to post my finished skating costumes from this year – I started working on these at the end of March, and finished everything at the end of July. I won’t be posting a lot of the outfits I sewed, since a majority of them were for other people, … More Finished Object: 2012 Figure Skating Dress
Since I haven’t been posting as much in the past few months some of this is a backlog, and some of it is souvenir fabric shopping from nationals. The patterns were won in a hard-fought Ebay battle. There may or may not have been blood. From Fashion Fabrics Club: Blue wool jersey (for a top) and red … More Fabric and Patterns, Oh My!
Ok, so I went to the Joann’s in the few days before nationals to get some serger thread. I also got: Navy cotton twill, denim, and blue/gold brocade. The twill was bought with the idea of being used right away, but the others were red tag purchases that couldn’t be passed up. ($3 brocade? Yes … More Unexpected Pre-Nationals Fabric Acquisitions
Ok, so despite the craziness of prepping for nationals, frantically replacing my sewing machine, and trying to get everything done, I was too excited by my recent stash acquisitions that I just had to share them. It has been pretty hectic since my sister returned from Europe, and I haven’t had time to properly document … More Last Great European Pattern Haul
Ok, so I knew I was going to need to go to LA garment district to get a few things to work on skating costumes for nationals. What I wasn’t expecting was a 50% off of solid fabrics at the Loft. For those keeping track, that means $1.25 per pound. So, while I was quite … More Unexpected LA Fabric Haul
So one of my favorite things to do when I am traveling is look for fabric stores. Even if it is just a Joann or Hancock, usually the stock is significantly different from my local area as to make it worth the effort. This year at regionals I had a good bit of luck at … More Regional Fabric Acquisitions
Ok, so I was took my mom to the local (non-Joann’s) fabric store, and she was not at all helpful when I tried to practice the art of restraint. So, I got fabric. Lots of fabric. Teal rayon jacquard (my favorite!), teal rayon, and ITY knit print. Crazy knit print and glitter stretch fabric (both … More Willpower Fail!
Ok, so I went to Joann Fabrics to get the latest Butterick patterns on sale: They had all the patterns I wanted! It probably helped that they forgot to put the $1.99 sale sign out… But I made the mistake of stopping at the good Joann’s (yes, there is a good one – they have … More It followed me home…
While I do not need more fabric and I will refrain from buying any this time around, I couldn’t help but feel that it would be good to pass along the news that fabric.com is having an awesome 30/50/60% off sale.  While there are lots of great fabrics to be had, I can’t help but point … More Fabric.com – Fab Sales!
If a sewing-obsessed person can’t sew up the patterns they are dreaming of, they apparently buy fabric to make up for it. A lot of fabric. A lot a lot of fabric. Too much fabric. So, um, yeah, I bought a lot of fabric from Fabric Mart… But to be fair, they were having a … More If One Can’t Sew…
Doctor T Designs 