Hello, friends! I’m continuing to fulfill my Vintage Pattern Pledge and have sewn another of my vintage patterns! This one is Simplicity 4667, a design from 1954 that also happens to be in my size! Plus, I found this pattern uncut and for a steal on eBay. Double win! I made the scalloped neckline of […]
Good morning, friends! Yes, I am definitely stretching out the dresses that I made back in JULY. Is it September already? Yeah, I’m slacking! I actually only have one more dress left to share with you that I wore on our summer vacation, plus two others that I completed over the summer. I may get […]
How’s tricks? The Gatsby Summer Afternoon was the bee’s knees this year! The Gatsby Summer Afternoon is an event that I look forward to every year. It’s like stepping back in time to the Jazz Age and it’s just the most wonderful period event that I’ve been to. I love admiring all of the dames […]
How’s tricks, dames? I’m extremely excited to fully share this year’s 1920’s dress for the Gatsby Summer Afternoon. I’ve been sharing my progress in making this dress on Instagram and it was a labor of love. The Gatsby Summer Afternoon is an Art Deco picnic held at the Dunsmuir-Hellman Mansion in Oakland, CA every September. I […]
Hello, friends! *Note: Portions of this post first appeared on the Cali Fabrics blog. I’m super excited to share this dress with you. It’s one that I’ve dreamed about for a while and I’m happy to see it come to fruition. It turned out even more delightful than I expected, with little vintage details that […]
Hello, friends! Yes, it’s still summer here in California. It’s hot and dry and my calendar says it’s August, so I know it’s summer. On the other hand, my husband (a middle school teacher) has gone back to teach for the new school year and it seems like summer is over. It will likely be […]
Bonjour, readers! Note: Portions of this post originally appeared on the Cali & Co. blog. I’m happy to share this 1950 Vintage Vogue pleated dress with you! I chose this gorgeous red dotted lightweight chambray from Cali Fabrics for this project, which worked well with the numerous tucks and pleats that make up this dress. I […]
Hello there, friends! It’s another lemon dress! This time a 1940’s iteration with the Decades of Style Dorothy Lara dress. I used this lovely lemon print cotton lawn from Gertie’s fabric collection at JoAnn’s. I looked at this fabric in the store and online ever since it was released, but didn’t bite until I saw […]
Hello, friends! Whoa! It’s been a while. I didn’t expect to be away from this space for a month, but that’s what happened. I have SOOOO much to share with you as I’ve been sewing like I’m on the Sewing Bee and I have so much sewing accomplished. I’m just lacking photos, and with this […]
Mâlô e lelei, friends! I’m happy to share my Polynesian print Appleton dress with you! I recently had the opportunity to try out Sprout Patterns (a division of Spoonflower) and sew a custom designed Appleton dress. I was aware of Sprout Patterns and had vague knowledge of how the process worked, so I figured it was a […]
Hello, friends! This is my final dress from my fifth anniversary trip this past Memorial Day weekend at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. And these are probably the best photos that my husband took of me. 🙂 He must have not been complaining about taking my photos like he usually does. It’s been […]
Hi there, friends! All the gingham. All the time. And all the ESP dresses. 🙂 Yes, it’s another ESP dress and another gingham dress. But I don’t have a pink gingham one and I’m currently swooning over these large checked ginghams. I really cannot get enough. As I’ve stated in a previous post, I’m really […]
Hi, friends! It’s summer (or almost….) here in the northern hemisphere! It’s the perfect time for making sundresses and my frock making just got a little more awesome with the release of the Cashmerette Upton dress! This is basically the fit and flare dress of my dreams. It has bodice and skirt options and you […]
Good morning, friends! I feel like I have already shared this dress with you as it’s been in constant rotation ever since I made it. This dress is definitely a summer wardrobe staple, even though summer has not officially arrived yet! For this dress, I used Butterick 6333, a new princess seam shirt dress pattern […]
Disclaimer: Although I am a Craftsy affiliate, I purchased this class on my own. This post contains affiliate links. These are my honest thoughts and opinions. Good morning, friends! Today, I’m sharing my experience with Heirloom Sewing: Essential Techniques by Susan Stewart. As soon as I saw this class on Craftsy, I knew it was […]
Good afternoon, friends! I’m excited to share this dress with you! I’ve already written a review of this pattern on the CSC, but finally had time to share it with you on my blog. This is a special dress that I made to wear to my niece’s First Holy Communion and one that’s been lingering […]
Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share this dress! I’ve been wanting a lemon print dress for AGES and until recently, I haven’t seen many fabrics that I’ve liked with lemons on them. I wanted a lemon fabric with a white background and as I have slight obsession with 1950’s Horrockses dresses, I decided that […]
Hello, friends! It’s been a bit longer than I planned since my last post. I’ve been sewing quite a bit, I just haven’t had any photos taken to share with you. Now I have plenty, so there are some upcoming posts in the works that I’m looking forward to sharing with you. This project is […]
Bonjour, friends! I’m excited to share my latest favorite dress with you! This one turned out exactly as I had envisioned and I’ve already worn it twice since I made it. I shared my plans for this in a previous post. My inspiration was a Modcloth dress, that I loved when I saw it, so […]
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