So those Burda September designs were really depressing. Also, depressing: the August issue hasn’t arrived yet, so I will have to wait until the mail starts up again Monday. Sigh. I was a little bit depressed over this, so I bought fabric. Or, well, my mom bought fabric for me (yay mom!). My mother is … More Fabric Therapy
Ok, I really can’t resist a pattern sale! At this point I have polished off my wish list for all of the Big4 pattern companies except Vogue, as, even at sale price, they add up much more quickly than the other guys. However, I have been looking critically at my Vogue pattern wish list and … More Pattern Stash – New Additions!
Alright, as promised, here is a post about all of my recent sewing related purchases from my trip to Fort Wayne. Except, well, a lot of my buying didn’t actually occur in Fort Wayne. Luckily, I had the opportunity to spend some time (and a lot of money) in Shipshewana, Indiana. For those who aren’t … More Amish Paradise
Ok, I am still super happy with this dress that I made, and I can’t wait any longer to post it. As you may recall, I was invited to a (most excellent and absolutely lovely) wedding in June. My fourth wedding ever, and third in recent memory, I was determined to wear something other than … More Pattern Review: BS 04-2011-109
So while I haven’t been posting or sewing much lately, I have been thinking about sewing and acquiring lots of new fun fabrics and patterns in the last half month. Firstly, Fashionista Fabrics had a huge sale of old Burda World of Fashion magazines. Sadly, they are all sold out now, and they currently only have June … More Confession Time: Accumulation of a Stash
I was finally able to acquire the new Butterick patterns at a $1.99 sale! Although the local JoAnn store didn’t have ANY of the new patterns (or even place holders for them) the other stores in the area did happen to have them, and in the sizes I was looking for. Managed to get all … More Success!
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
So I was picking up a couple more sale patterns today (I know, I am bad! But also, I passed big scary exam, so I will conveniently ignore this problem for today, so, lalala can’t hear you), when I found some nice remnant fabric that just needs to be made into a coat. Sadly, there … More Chickens or Eggs?
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
Doctor T Designs 