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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Holiday Break!
Hopefully with enough snow to do skiing and lots of sunshine!
After my return I will start a new WIP which will be named "Sherlock Holmes meets Miss Moneypenny" , so stay tuned and have a nice sewing week!
In den nächsten 8 Tagen werde ich sicherlich nichts tun, was auch nur im Entferntesten mit Nähen oder Bloggen zu tun hat ( ok - mein aktuelles Strickprojekt reist mit, also doch etwas zum Thema...). Ich werde nämlich DORT sein. Hoffentlich mit genug Schnee zum Skifahren und viel Sonne.
Gut erholt starte ich nach meinem Urlaub nochmal ein WIP, genannt: "Sherlock Holmes meets Miss Moneypenny", Ihr könnt also gespannt sein.
Bis dahin Euch allen eine schöne Nähwoche!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
I am a moon...
Sorry, I could not resist...
You are The Moon
Hope, expectation, Bright promises.
The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.
The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Pattern review Burda 8028
Description: pullover in 4 different options, I sewed view B
Severity: ***
Does the finished project look like the drawing/pictures ? yes
Were the sewing instructions easy to follow: yes, definitely
Modellbeschreibung: Pullover in 4 verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, ich habe Variante B genäht
Sieht das Modell aus wie auf dem Foto bzw. die technische Zeichnung im Heft ? ja
Friday, February 16, 2007
Frühling!
Friday, February 09, 2007
....hups, zu schnell geklickt,,,,
Es waren nette Kommentare von Irina und Sabine, die ich irrtümlich gelöscht habe....
Wenn Ihr Lust habt, schreibt doch nochmal :-) So ein blödes Versehen....
Zerknirschte Grüße,
Katrin
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Pattern Review Butterick 4815
Size: 12 ( but it could be slightly larger, maybe I will wear it open...)
How much fabric did you need ? 70 cm long, 140 cm width - since it is a gobelin fabric it is relatively thick
What do you like/disklike about this pattern ? + : it is very quick & easy to sew -: the neck parts extended while sewing since they were cut in cross grain; the instructions recommended to "staystitch", which I skipped, so this might be my mistake...
Summary: nice basic pattern for vests in every style. For view C I would recommend thinner fabric, ideal would be fabric with elastic.
Schwierigkeitsgrad: einfach
Größen: 6-12 ( ich habe Größe 12 genäht, ok - könnte ein bißchen größer sein, ich habe die Overlock etwas großzügiger eingesetzt und da die Nahtzugabe im Schnitt enthalten ist....Im Moment werde ich die Weste offen tragen...)
War die Nähanleitung verständlich und gut nachzuarbeiten ? ja
Was hat Dir an dem Modell gefallen, was weniger gut ?+ : schnell und einfach zu nähen; -: das Vorderteil hat sich zum Nacken hin beim Nähen etwas gedehnt, das liegt wohl am schrägen Fadenlauf, die Anleitung empfiehlt vor dem Nähen, den Teil mit einem "Staystitch" zu sichern. Da ich das bewusst übersprungen habe, ist es wohl auch eher mein Fehler...
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Clean up your stash!
However, there are many ladies who are really addicted to sew wonderful dessous and I ordered some nice packages last year I want to sell them.
If you are interested you can find my offering here.
I want to sell the clothes I sorted out to a second hand store. They already informed me that they will only sell up-to-date labeled clothing...( Who sorts out up-to-date clothes ? Has this anything to do with 2nd hand ? ). Ok, we will see. I also managed to depart from some self-sewed items, I am really curious whether they will have a chance there.
Do you have any experiences with second hand sellings ?
I also finished the gilet from the Butterick pattern and another interesting shirt from Burda.
I will post pictures and a pattern review for both soon.
Tonight I want to cut out this pattern from Burda. I found a very nice structured black knit
fabric and I am going to make the second version. For collar, hip-part and cuffs I will use the fabrics´structure in a 90° turn as the body parts.
I think this will work out really nice.
I will keep you updated about the project...
Friday, February 02, 2007
blog-browsing
as you already might have seen I added a linklist with blogs I often visit to my sidebar. It is not complete yet, so, if you don´t see your blog listed be patient, I am still updating.
I found an interesting web-page in this blog:
Burda offers an English web-page with free Burda pattern downloads, User models etc. It seems to be quite new, so not everything is already active. However, I think this page is interesting to browse by...
Please have a look here !
Have a nice weekend!