The first Patrones of this fall...

So finally there is the sneak preview up, boy!!! have I been stalking their site, LOL!!!!
http://www.rbaedipresse.es/revista.php?id=6
go and see.

The cover alone is promising, but what is it that there are kids patterns again in this one, huh? Whith due respect, not that it's my business anyway, I'd just like to know???

Hope tere is more than 30 patterns, they've been really "cheap" at RBA lately, and what of the new pattern/instruction sheet, hope they would do something about it, grrrrr!!!!

I know, just complaining, I'm getting old 'cos changes are so difficult to accept.

Keep those machines purring....
Marita

Goodies in the mail....

Yo!!!

I did a little swapping and ended up with this great issue of Ms. Stylebook from Jali at http://equatorcollection.wordpress.com/ A very gracious lady who just recently made a beautiful flouncy blouse from the August issue of BWOF, go and check it out, there are other lovely clothes too.


Now here are the covers of the two Knipmode's that came in the mail today.

In the sidebar there is link to my photobucketalbum, more pics from the mags in there. My summerholidays star on monday next, yes!!!:-) I know it's fall already, but I had to choose between june and september and I like fall more than almost certainly cold and rainy early summer. Lots of plans already for fall sewing, hope I can find the mojo, it's lurking somewhere........

Hopefully your mojo is right there with you,

Marita

The next La Mia Boutique...August issue that is!

I've had this mag for almost a month, a dissapointment:-( nothing much for us.
Here are the pix.http://picasaweb.google.fi/paradiseforme/Kollaasit02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLOs_bXWq_WqWg#5370650567219354258

Have a nice evening,
Marita

ps there's also a pic of a pretty Cavalli print I bought, black base, feline and floral print mixed, still processing of what to make of it.

Preview of the September Burda

I like this more than the August issue, go see!!! linedrawings are awailable in the russian site.
http://www.burdafashion.com/de/Magazine/Vorschau_burda_style_09_2009/1270777-1640676.html

Have a great sewing day,
Marita

My town.... Helsinki, the capital of our little northern country

I think we are a little over 5 million (in Finland, not just in Helsinki, our capital's inhabitants are roughly around 600.000), not much if you think of some other capitals in this world, but I think there is not any other place in the world that I'd much rather be:-)

Finland is realtively clean, you can really drink the tap water and lakewater. There is a lot of green inside the city and suburbs also meadows and forrests and if you travel further away from the capital area, the lakes are innumerable, ok!......well almost:-)

People are kind of introvert, shy, preserved more than extrovert, if you ask help from us you'll most probably get it too.

I was born here and been living here my whole life and as a person who hates to travel, most prolly will stay here till I die.

I guess this has also someting to do with having a steady job. It kind of stabilizes your life, LOL!!!

I've also entertained the wild idea that I would love to live a couple of months in NY or Paris or some other BIG city. Lately I've been intrigued a lot by the idea of travelling thru Europe by train, from Finland to Germany by boat first and then from there with train to Holland/Amterdam-France/Paris-Spain/Barcelona, one can dream can't one, EH???

http://picasaweb.google.fi/paradiseforme/Kollaasit02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLOs_bXWq_WqWg#5365721652422952818, here are few pics taken at Helsinki center a few weeks back.

Ok, lots of people have been talking about the BWOF (RIP) and I have to agree with you good folks, I hate what they've done with it, am not too keen on reading culinary, make-up or crafting instructions in a pattern mag, no sir not my cup of tea! an other sad story is happenig with Patrones, as Melissa at http://www.fehrtrade.com/ points out its perfectly true and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it, are they trying to "finish" it off???or what is going on over in Barcelona? can we have any influence on what is going on? prolly not:-( I've let my subs go!!! ( thougt I'd never do this ) because the magazine has becoma a mere shadow of what it used to be, the world is full of allkind of crafting mags but only a handful of decent patternmags.

.... and since I'm on the ranting mode again, I must say a few words about a sewing book that people are raving about, almost ordered this from my booksupplier, luckily I didn't, it was readily available in the bookstore and after leafing it thru it became evident that this prolly won't ever land in my bookcase, simply because of the hefty price 82 euros and it was full of stuff I already knew,it's the Professional Sewing Secrests for Designers..... and don't get me wrong now, I'm not saying this book is not good, no, I mean only that if you are an advanced sewist there is nothing for you that you dind't already know, if you are looking for a book that's pretty comprehensive and don't want to fill your bookcase with allkind of editions there are and are trying to budget your money, then this is pretty good for that purpose or the DK's Complete Book of Sewing.

Bought my first Kenneth D King book this spring, first one in Finland I think, it was very good and he has a really nice way of introducing things, enjoyable reading.

The next book I'm gonna hunt down is The Art of Couture Sewing, prolly will be very happy with it for a few months.

Happy sewing hours to everybody,
Marita

Peview of Burda 9/09

The August issue arrived today and I think,( now that I have it in my hands) it's has nothing much to inspire me:-( ..... but look at the preview of the next issue, WOW !!!there wasn't anything not to like, enjoy:-)
http://www.burdafashion.com/de/News__Trends/Foto-Shows/Die_ersten_Trends_aus_der_September-Ausgabe/1609183-1702539-1733058.html

Marita

Blouse from 7/09 LMB

This is just a quick one, I'm off to work:-( Fabric used silk crepe, with a considerable amount of stretch, nice and heavy, DD has a sick tummy so no pix with her and the blouse, later... I'll write a review of this when there is more time, I don't understand italian instructions nearly as well as spanish, (go figure) so I just had to figure out the construction as I sewed on, LOL!!!...so more about that later on.

Have a nice week,

Marita