planning for new projects

hancock fabrics is having a sale this thursday and burda patterns are discounted to $2.50. i'm very excited for it since i've lurked around the burda site for a while now and love their cute and easy dresses. although their patterns' download fees are pretty cheap, i like the convenience of buying ready-made patterns instead of having to piece together printable ones. so! here are the ones i'm most interested in purchasing:

Anda

Esther

Danielle

my next project will probably not be one of the burda dresses, since i picked up this butterick pattern last week along with a navy & white polka dot t-shirt knit. it looks like the pattern has been discontinued, because i didn't find it on the official butterick site:

i like view B a lot. fast & easy sounds like music to my ears!

for my next pay it forward project, i am going to make a rabbit pencil case for my friend tara. i found the pattern from this japanese zakka sewing book. it is adorable. additionally, i am going to make a turtle bookmark of my own design, in memory of our scribbled children's story, random the turtle. i know she will love it!

ETA: well! apparently t-shirt material is not considered stable knits. hahaha yeah it stretches a lot, DUH! i can't use it for B5211. but i do have another pattern from McCalls that uses stretch knits ONRY. here it is, M6069:

i'm making the first view. only takes 1-1/2 yards. sweet! loves it that the envelope shows *finished garment sizing.* apparently i'm a size 6/8 instead of like the size 12 that i always think i am. guys, i don't have a 25" waist (sigh...not anymore). now all i need to worry about is the semi-sheerness of the fabric. if i'm wearing this in the summer, you bet i'm not wearing any slips underneath! plus, who lines jersey dress...?