I was in Joann Fabrics today picking up some magnetic snaps for a clutch purse that I’m making, and my kids actually sat quietly in the shopping cart long enough for me to browse the magazines (gasp!). I flipped through all the sewing magazines that I saw, and they didn’t really grab my interest (Threads, Altered Couture, etc.).
Then I noticed on the bottom shelf that there was a sewing magazine from the UK called Sew Hip. This was the September issue, and there are 12 patterns included. A couple of the projects I wasn’t interested in (like the slippers and the tea cozy), but a few I really wanted to make.
In particular was the upcycled women’s tank top as pictured on the bottom right-hand corner of the magazine cover (the blond woman with the white tank). I really love the flower detail on this, and the gathered fabric actually continues on to the back of the shirt. I’m going to make this one for sure.
The fabrics showcased in the magazine are actually fabrics that I would buy (or already have), so that is nice to see as well.
The only downside is that a year subscription in the U.S. costs around $120 (yikes), but Joann’s has the magazine for $9.99, and if you have a 40% off coupon from the Sunday paper or printed from the internet, it comes out to around $6. If you are interested in the projects, like I was, then I think $6 is worth it (I’m just thinking of what I spend on .pdf patterns on Etsy, lol!).
