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 […]
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The Jenny Lee Dress [Simplicity 1459]
Hello, friends! I’m happy to share this retro shirtwaist dress with you! This dress is inspired by this lovely striped shirt dress worn by Jenny Lee in Call the Midwife. I couldn’t find any photos online, so these are screen captures from season 3. I used Simplicity 1459 to make my dress, along with […]
A Breton Stripe Concord Tee + Misty Jeans [+ a GIVEAWAY!]
Ohmygosh! I’m wearing something other than a dress or a skirt!! Yes, friends. I do occasionally wear pants, although this was my first try at sewing jeans. Proper jeans. Well…. almost. I suppose I should begin with the newly released Cashmerette Concord T-Shirt and work my way down my outfit to my jeans, so more on those […]
The Mad Men Challenge: A Floral Mid-Century Shirtwaist Dress
The Mad Men Challenge is once again upon us and I just barely got my dress in at the last minute! This is the third go-round for Julia Bobbin’s Mad Men Dress Challenge. I almost wasn’t going to participate as I was on a sewing hiatus when she announced this year’s sewing challenge. But….. I […]