So, although I am knee deep in skating costumes at the moment, I thought I might take a few hours to whip something up for myself, and when I saw the “Best of” contest on Pattern Review, I thought it might be fun to try the super popular Vogue 1250: Vogue 1250 Errrm, well, I … More Pattern Review: Vogue 1250
Just needed to get something off my mind, and I figured I might as well post it here. If you aren’t into the personal melodrama type blogging you can skip down a few paragraphs and read about sewing… But, first, a bit of a personal ramble: Have you ever knowingly made a stupid decision? I … More Random Thoughts and Anecdotes
I wasn’t planning on going back to Joann’s this weekend, but I figured it was worth a shot looking for the new Vogue patterns, and I got lucky! Found all the new ones on my list, in the size I wanted. I am really happy that it seems Vogue is finally putting sizes 12/14 in … More Good Luck at Joann’s
Joann stores will be having more pattern sales Friday February 3 – Sunday February 5: *$1.99 Butterick*$3.99 Vogue*50% off all thread*50% off Olfa rotary cutting supplies*50% off “Simply Silky Prints” – great for linings*40% off Lisette fabrics (a favorite of many home sewers) Don’t know that I will be popping in for anything, but there … More Pattern Sales: Butterick and Vogue
So I went looking for patterns and I got 4 that were on my list. Mostly a bunch of tops that I saw made up on Pattern Review and really liked: M6513 – From the latest McCall’s collection V8670 – This past December I decided I need a turtleneck for next December. V8699 – I … More Joann’s Haul and a Rant
The latest Vogues have been released and you can see them here. Overall I have to say that I think this is a pretty great collection – there are several patterns that I want to buy, and several others that are very similar to patterns that I have bought (I don’t need another version, but … More Newsflash – Spring Vogue Patterns Announced!
Thursday Jan. 26 – Saturday Jan. 28 Joann Fabrics will be having a sale on McCall’s ($1.99) and Vogue ($3.99) patterns. Although the new McCall’s patterns have been out for a while, this is the first time they will be on sale (at least in my area… we get patterns here very slowly), so I … More Pattern Sales: McCall’s and Vogue
Joann’s will be having a few overlapping sales, with the best time to go (most items being on sale) January 1st & 2nd. A few things to stock up on: *$3.99 Vogue*$0.99 McCall’s*50% Off Thread (I need to pick up some Wooly Nylon I think…)*50% Off Notions Wall*40% Off Cutting tools*50% Off Red Tag Fabrics … More Pattern Sales: Vogue and McCall’s
Joann will be having some pattern sales for anyone looking to get some last minute stocking stuffers… Friday December 16 – Saturday December 17:*$1.99 McCall’s*$3.99 Vogue Saturday December 17 – Saturday December 24:*1.99 Butterick In addition, the week of Dec. 17-24 will be Joann’s “Coupon Commotion” so there are lots of 40% and 50% off … More Pattern Sales: Vogue, McCall’s, and Buterick
As I stated in my last post – I had this top all cut out and ready to go when I decided to just make my pajama pants instead. Which meant I delayed the sewing by about a day, which meant my top still got finished in a timely manner, despite my wandering attention span. … More Pattern Review: Vogue 7997
Doctor T Designs 