Meeting La Mia Boutique staff and my day at Creattiva Crafts Fair (Bergamo)

Crafts fair season is here…at least one positive thing about Fall! Yesterday I spent the day at Creattiva Crafts Fair in Bergamo. It was my first time there so I was really eager to go. I even got up early to make the most out of my day! Pity I was not the only one thinking that…the traffic jam when I got off the highway … Continue reading Meeting La Mia Boutique staff and my day at Creattiva Crafts Fair (Bergamo)

La Mia Boutique 10/2013 Review and Take Part in the Survey

  If you can judge a book by its cover… this issue will be great. Makola, the Italian designer we met in May is back with her patterns. And that is a good sign! But there’s more to it than just retro patterns…let’s dig in for our world-famous joint review with Anna from Paunnet (ok, I’m clearly exaggerating on the world famous…just checking if you were reading 😉 … Continue reading La Mia Boutique 10/2013 Review and Take Part in the Survey

Winners La Mia Boutique Giveaway and Most Voted Patterns

I would really like to thank you for your enthusiasm on this La Mia Boutique issue  and our joint review. It’s been really exciting for me to read your comments and your likes and dislikes (not so many, I must say). I thought it would be interesting to do some number crunching to see what pattern got most votes. By no means this is a … Continue reading Winners La Mia Boutique Giveaway and Most Voted Patterns

La Mia Boutique 09/2013 Review and GIVEAWAY with Anna from Paunnet

  I have been waiting for La Mia Boutique September issue for the whole summer after their very intriguing preview. Of course, I wasn’t sure if the 40 patterns would be in line with what I like (I guess pattern magazines cannot just please my taste…I may be the Sewing Princess but I am not their only reader, right?  😉 Ok, I know bad joke! So … Continue reading La Mia Boutique 09/2013 Review and GIVEAWAY with Anna from Paunnet

La mia boutique 07/2013 Review with Anna from Paunnet

You probably know Anna from Paunnet already. Not only does she write the wittiest Burda and La mia Boutique reviews but she also takes great photos of her gorgeous makes all by herself. Some weeks ago we got talking and decided to do a joint review…so you won’t read only my comments but also hers. It’s a bit like in that movie  He said, She … Continue reading La mia boutique 07/2013 Review with Anna from Paunnet