Ok, so I have been stalking the Vogue pattern website for about a week because I knew it was going to be time for a new release soon. So I wasn’t surprised when I got the announcement email from BMV website. Upon inspection of the new patterns I was, however, extremely underwhelmed. I mean I … More Newsflash: New Vogue Patterns!
Ok, so I really was trying to be good and not buy more fabric… But you know how it is when you have been looking for a very specific fabric for a really long time, and then you finally find it? And then you start to look for all the coordinating fabrics for that project … More Recent Sewing Acquisitions
For those of you who didn’t jump on one of the BMV online sales (like me – I don’t like to pay for shipping if I don’t have to), Joann’s will be having some Labor Day weekend sales from Friday August 31 – Monday September 3: $3.99 Vogue$1.99 McCall’s50% Off Red Tag Fabric There are … More Joann Memorial Weekend Sales
Ok, so these were actually sewn quite a while ago (over a month) but I never had time to post about them. I don’t feel the need to do any pattern reviews, since I used previously tested patterns, but I did want to post a few pictures. Vogue 1051: This is my fourth time making this … More Finished Objects! Navy Pants
Ok, so we all know I have been needing to deal with the post-nationals unpacking and cleaning. Of course, I have been making a lot of clothes the past few years, but most of them have been spending the past few months in a suitcase. But now I am faced with the arduous task of … More Out with the old…
Though I am crazy busy and haven’t really had time to keep up on my blog reading, I did want to post the new Vogue Patterns for fall. Overall this is a pretty great collection. At least, it feels very Vogue, if that makes sense. Very stylized. Perhaps not the most wearable patterns for everyone, but … More Newsflash: Fall Vogue Patterns Announced!
Joann Fabrics will be having a great sale for the week of the Fourth of July – Sunday July 1 – Saturday July 7. Some of the better deals: $0.99 McCall’s Patterns (time to get the new patterns or stock up on old ones!)$3.99 Vogue Patterns50% Off All Thread50% Off All Red Tag Fabric (Sale … More Sales Alert – Joann’s Independence Day Sale
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…
Joann’s will be having a pattern sale for Mother’s Day weekend: Friday May 11 – Sunday May 13. A good chance to find those new Vogue patterns for $3.99! And McCall’s will be on sale for $1.99 as well.
I have been stalking the Vogue website for the past few weeks just waiting for these to go up. Of course, they go up on the day when I am stuck at school/work and can’t look at them right away. Such is life. Anyway, you can check out all the new Vogue-y goodness here. Overall … More Newsflash – New Vogue Patterns!
Doctor T Designs 