Monthly Archives: September 2010

Burda Score – Times Two

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Noile

I’m in Hungary right now — yeah, I’m surprised, too — and guess what I found at a gas station on the day I arrived: Yes, at a GAS STATION!  I can hardly find Burda Style in the United States, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books/Magazines | 6 Comments

Vogue 8151 – Darted Tee

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Noile

I’ve never been a big fan of Sandra Betzina’s patterns; they seem a little, just slightly, on the matronly side.  Really nice patterns, if you were inclined that way, but, I don’t know, blocky maybe?  Maybe kind of matronly?  And … Continue reading →

Posted in Tops | 6 Comments

Reality Check

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Noile

A lot of people have asked me to post a picture wearing my clown pants, so here it is.  I was fooling around when Mr. Noile was taking my picture, and when I saw the result, I realized that my … Continue reading →

Posted in Pants | 10 Comments

Simplicity 5502 – Chevrons

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Noile

This is about a 45 minute top — there’s nothing to it really, so whipping one up is really no problem.  I love stripes, though, and that makes all the difference.  Twenty minutes to sew, and a lifetime to match … Continue reading →

Posted in Tops | 9 Comments

Vogue 1116 – The Clown Pants!

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Noile

Yes, the andreakatzobjects AKO atrocities!  And I love, love, love them! Remember how I was vowing, in my very last post, about how I was never going to make anything geometric again, blah, blah, blah?  Well, I forgot about Vogue … Continue reading →

Posted in Pants | 7 Comments

Vogue 1192

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Noile

So I’m spending this year getting fit, and I’ve decided that I’m tired of wearing boxy, over-sized clothes that look good in theory, but pretty awful on actual bodies.  Now I want clothes that are shaped like me, not like … Continue reading →

Posted in Dresses | 9 Comments

Vogue 8675

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Noile

As many bloggers have already noted, the illustration for this pattern evokes a big “ho hum”;  it looks like just another boring Vogue basic: Then, a lot of us saw this photo, and took a second look: Much better, isn’t … Continue reading →

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Doughnuts

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Noile

SewStylish featured handmade pincushion doughnuts in the Fall 2010 issue.  (Why do they do this?  I mean, feature Etsy artisans?  Are readers of SewStylish really going to go out and buy stuff they could make??  Of course not; we’re going … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun | 2 Comments