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Volks has recently released a new doll size, the "Dollfie Dream Pretty"  It was supposed to be somewhere between The Dollfie Dream Sister & Mini Dollfie Dream in size, but that was all the real sizing info that was available.  Was it going to be a shrunken DDS?  An enlarged MDD?  Something else entirely?  Well I managed to grab one on their web store before it sold out and did some extensive comparisons and measuring! Here she is compared to the next size up/down (DDS/MDD) She looks about half way between both, by size as well as uh, 'maturity'.  I...

As a bit of a reward for getting the new website running and getting through the Thanksgiving shopping frenzy, I took a road trip to Fabric Row in Philadelphia! The idea of a bunch of independent fabric stores all in one place is very novel to me.  I first encountered it in Manhattan, which made sense because of the Fashion District.  Where I grew up (Massachusetts) there were a bunch of independent fabric stores, but they were widely distributed like any other store--one every 4-5 towns.  Not nearly as many as there used to be, with chain craft stores stocking...

Been scouring all your favorite websites for sales? Check out the Sales page for the run down :) Great, now that that's out of the way, here's what *I* look forward to most: Apart from sewing, I also enjoy baking!  This is this year's pie: Apple, Cranberry, & Walnut--and yes, that's a picture of my actual pie before I stuck it in the oven.  Gotta make it look as good as it tastes! Apple pie by itself is OK.  My favorite version adds Cranberries for a little fruity sourness and walnuts for a touch of earthy undertones.  I've made it...

Curious about the new Marvel Rising doll line?  This review breaks them down by sculpt, size, and articulation and compares them to other doll lines.

TLDR version: Prices will go up ONLY ON ETSY.  I'm adding a permanent sale to the shop which will remove the increase if you buy 3 or more patterns at a time.  (Prices on RequiemArt.com will not increase) When Etsy announced that they were increasing their fees in 2018, I calculated it out to see how it would affect me: about a 20% increase over existing fees.  Wait, a 20% increase?  How do you get that when you go from 3.5 to 5%?  Here's the thing: you go up 1.5%, but the INCREASE is 43%.  Calculated in with the rest...