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Burda 6/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 2/5/2020. Here we are looking towards June for Burda 6/2020! The first look has been published and wow! I am tentatively excited about what I am seeing so far!... Read More
Burda 1/2020 #108 Pattern Review
This post is a Burda 1/2020 #108 Pattern Review that I actually sewed in January! It is always a buzz for me when I sew a Burdastyle project in the... Read More
Burda 5/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 10/4/2020. I have been so busy setting up homeschool for my 5 kids over the last 2 weeks that I lost track of time and here we are with... Read More
Burda 7/2016 #115 | Review & Video Tutorial
Burda 7/2016 #115 Plastron Dress I am super excited to share this post – a double whammy that is a pattern review and has a video sewing tutorial! The pattern... Read More
PODCAST S2 EP.01 | The Secret Life of a Fabric Shop Owner with Fabrics For All | Saturday Night Stitch Show
Sarah shares her journey from fashion student to becoming the owner of Fabrics for All – a fabric shop based in Leeds. SHOW NOTES WHATS IN THIS EPISODE: Advice for... Read More
Video | KnipMode 3/2020 Line Drawings & Review
This post is a review of Knipmode 3/2020 line drawings. Based in Holland, Knipmode is a fashion sewing pattern magazine with an inclusive size range. This is my third year... Read More
Burda 4/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 6/3/2020. Its that time of the month when Burda teases us with what’s to come in the next issue – the April 2020 issue, aka my birthday month issue.... Read More
Vintage Burda Patterns | How to trace
If you have ever wondered how to trace vintage Burda patterns from retro sewing magazines – then read on. In this deep dive post, I am showing not just how... Read More
Colette Patterns Moneta Knit Dress – 9th one!
For this month’s Minerva Blogger Network project is my 9th Colette Patterns Moneta knit dress. I think by the time you sew the same pattern nine times – its become... Read More
A Sewing Podcast Episode Extravaganza!
Sewing podcasts are a great way to explore the craft and hear the voices of other seamstresses. There is a joy to the feeling of companionship that comes with hearing... Read More
Oscars 2020 | Red Carpet Looks
Oscars 2020 Red Carpet Looks – Faves and not so faves I feel bad for all the other award shows that spend thousands to hold their events only to be... Read More
Sewing Vintage Burda 7/1969 8107 PT.2 – Tracing
#sewvintageburda2020 Continuing on from my previous post sharing the oldest of my Burda magazines – July 1969, I traced out the chosen pattern. In this post, I am sharing my... Read More
Vintage Burda July 1969 #sewvintageburda2020
Yikes! I can’t believe I am actually doing this! After my 2020 Sewing Goal #1 post declaring publicly my goal to sew with vintage Burda magazines – I had the... Read More
Video | KnipMode 2/2020 Line Drawings Review
This post is a review of Knipmode 2/2020 line drawings. Knipmode is a Dutch sewing magazine that I have been subscribing to for 2 years. This year, one of my... Read More
Video | Erasable Highlighter Review: KnipMode vs Burda Tracing Wars
I have been subscribed to Knipmode for several years now. My KnipMode sewing magazine collection is of modest size – the second largest next my Burda collection. There’s just one... Read More
2020 Sewing Goal #1 – Sewing Vintage Burda #sewvintageburda2020
#sewvintageburda2020 or what have I got myself into?! Have you ever embarked on a journey that you can’t quite figure out how on earth you ended up there? I am... Read More
Burda 12/2018 #109 Review & How to Sew
This project started off as “The Daunting Silk Dress Project” – basically because I have always been so scared of sewing with silk. After hearing many a sewcialists’ tales of... Read More
Inspired by Stella Jean
Have you ever stumbled upon a designer whose creations have you so enthralled that you spend the next 2 hours devouring any and everything you can find about their collection?... Read More
Burda 7/2019 #117 Review
This post is a Burda 7/2019 #117 pattern review. I have been sewing with Burda consistently these past 12 months and the more I use their patterns – the more... Read More
Vogue Spring 2020 Patterns | Faves
Vogue patterns have released their latest spring offerings. When I started sewing I used to eagerly anticipate the new Vogue releases but as time passed they all seemed too samey... Read More