I have had this dress done for a few weeks now. I made this dress for Julia Bobbin’s Mad Men Challenge. I was excited to make a dress for this challenge as Mad Men is one of my favorite shows and I love early 60s styles, but I also wanted to use fabric from my […]
Sew for Victory Redux – 1940 Peacock Blue Dress
I had been meaning to take some photos of myself in the 1940 peacock blue dress I made for the Sew for Victory challenge and here they are! Doc also wanted to be in these photos. 🙂 Happy Sewing, my friends! Dress: Vogue 8811 in peacock blue cotton broadcloth, made by me Shoes: […]
Playing Pin Up
So, today, I had some pin up photos done! A local salon does these special photo shoots every once in a whlle where they do your hair and makeup with retro flair and take some vintage-y photos. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and am so glad that I finally got do […]
1946 “Owl Eyes” Challis Dress
I am happy to finally write a blog post about this dress as it is one of my favorites! This 1946 design is sewn from Retro Butterick 5281 and is made of Anna Sui “Owl Eyes” rayon/cotton challis. It is fully lined with cotton batiste and it is a very comfortable dress. The belt is […]
Red Polka Dot 1940 Sundress
I am SEW happy that I finished this dress yesterday! This pattern has been on my “to-do” list for a while and I could not wait to cut into this red and white polka dot broadcloth either! I made this dress using Vogue 8812, a Vintage Vogue pattern from 1940. This sundress is made of […]
My 1940 Sew for Victory Dress
I just finished my first sewing challenge! Lucky Lucille’s “Sew for Victory” 1940’s Sewing Challenge! This worked out well for me as I already had the fabric and pattern and had been intending to make this dress. My dress is Vogue 8811, a pattern that I had previously made for a client and now decided […]
Silk Faille 60’s Retro
This was the second dress that I’ve made with the lovely retro inspired Simplicity 2444. This dress is made with midnight blue Anna Sui silk faille that I got for a ridiculous price from Fabric Mart during the deal of the day. I think I only paid like $3.99. What a steal for silk, especially […]
1960s Inspired Plaid Dress
So, it was my intention to start blogging more of my projects. The thing is, I spend more time sewing and creating than photo taking…… Anyway….. I made this dress a couple of weeks ago from my favorite go-to pattern, Simplicity 2444. It’s a very easy pattern with a vintage feel and it fits me […]
My 1955 Emerald Green Christmas Dress
This year, I decided to make myself a special retro Christmas dress. I was inspired by this Barbie Collector vintage Barbie. I used Butterick 5556 to make this dress, altering the bodice to a v-neck and omitting the collar. My versiou is made of emerald green taffeta with a red net petticoat and red lace […]
1940s Blue Cotton Dress
I am slacking from my original intent of this blog which was to show my sewing and DIY projects. I sew and DIY nearly every day, but fail to take the time to take photos and blog….. as I am a blog slacker, my goal is to now blog my projects and not to let […]
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