The Geekish Reader

Title:   Sew Iconic Author:   Liz Gregory Genre:   Sewing, Crafts, DIY Pages:   144 Published:   June 2012 Publisher:   Thunder Bay Press Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: So glamorous . . . so stunning . . . so iconic! From Marilyn Monroe's billowy white halter in The Seven Year Itch to Audrey Hepburn's effortlessly chic black number in Breakfast at Tiffany's, the silver screen's stunning dresses have always left stylish women enchanted. But no matter how many trips they've taken to the mall or even to designer boutiques, it's still always been nearly impossible to find those dream dresses. But now, with Sew Iconic, they can finally have the show-stopping outfits they've always wanted! I’m always a fan of a great pattern book, and this didn’t disappoint.  As I flipped through the pages I instantly recognized so many iconic (as the title states) outfits.  A great many of them were added to my list of future proje...

Title:   My First Sewing Book Author:   Susan Akass Source:   via Publisher (Thomas Allen) Synopsis: Here are 35 brilliant projects that will help you learn how to sew. If you’ve never used a needle and thread before, don’t worry – start with the Sewing Techniques section, which simply explains how to do every stitch. Then pick something to make from one of the four chapters. In the Toys chapter, you’ll find juggling animals, sock monsters and rag dolls, while in Fashion Fun, there are gorgeous bags, hair accessories and more. Next, discover some brilliant Decorations – from hanging felt stars to pretty lavender bags. Finally, Great Gifts is packed with ideas, such as the finger puppet cards, felt egg cosies or the sausage dog draft excluder. All the instructions and cute step-by-step artworks are easy to follow; plus, each project has a grade so that you can start with easy sewing and move onto using more advanced stitches as you get better at ...

Tomorrow I am going to sew.  Yup, it's been a while since I've pulled out my sewing machine.  But I think it's time.  I found this AWESOME pattern -->  Sewing Pattern - Tunic Top  and picked up some great fabric!  Which I will post some pictures of tomorrow once it's washed and pressed.  One is a lovely cream eyelet, with a scalloped bottom.  The other is a dark gray blue colour.  I've also got a very lovely pale creamy grayish pink drappy fabric that I found in my fabric stash that might make a nice one as well.  I figure if I'm going to cut one pattern out I might as well cut out 3 of them! I saw this great top very similar to the pattern at a boutique style store in our town, I totally fell in love it, but not the price tag!   The top cost as much as the pattern, fabric and all the supplies to make 3 tops! What do you do to get those creative juices going?  What inspires you? Me it's the fact that I can see...