Author Archives: Noile

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Vintage Max Studio Skirt Mod

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Noile

This skirt belonged to my sister decades ago; it’s a vintage (just barely) piece from Max Studio, which is still around, and still doing interesting stuff with wrinkled fabric.  This particular skirt is made of acetate, pre-crumpled, and, until this … Continue reading →

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The Elusive BurdaStyle

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Noile

May, 2010 edition (with the truly awful shirt on the cover) is at Barnes and Noble in Exton, PA. Or, at least, two copies were, two days ago. A survey, over the past few months, of Barnes and Noble and … Continue reading →

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