Hi Friends! I’m so happy to share the amazing prizes for DYLG2 from our generous sponsors! Winners will be drawn randomly and prizes will be given away after the challenge’s deadline. For more details on this challenge and how you can participate, check out this blog post. Sponsors Blackbird Fabrics — $50 CAD Gift Certificate The […]
Announcing the Dress Like Your Grandma 2 Sewing Challenge!
The “Dress Like Your Grandma!” 2 Challenge The Idea This is a vintage sewing challenge where family history can inspire your wardrobe. Take a photo of your grandma (or your grandpa, great-grandma, mom, aunt, someone else’s grandma — you get the idea!) and re-create an outfit or piece that they are wearing. Many of us […]
A Barkcloth Charlie Chaftan
Hi friends! No, it’s not summer yet. I’m just getting a head start on my summer wardrobe! I’m envisioning myself wearing caftans and muumuus in tropical prints and flitting around the ranch with a banana daiquiri in hand. I probably won’t be glamorously lounging around with cocktails, but I can tell you that I’ll be […]
The Polka Dot New England Dress
Hi there friends! I’m going to start off this post with pointing out that I didn’t use the right fabric for this dress pattern, so it has some issues. The issues don’t stop me from wearing it though! This pattern needs a fabric with more weight than this lightweight cotton shirting that I used for […]
The Wildflower Peasant Dress [Vogue 9106]
Hello friends! This is the last of my backlogged sewing projects. I do have a couple of recently made and as yet unworn dresses to photograph and share soon. But this dress was made last summer. Yes, last summer! I got around to photographing it in the fall and am now finally sharing it with […]
The Cold Rayon Dorothy Lara Dress
Good afternoon, friends! Or morning or evening as it might be where you are! 🙂 Today, I’m sharing my first 100% finished make of 2018 (I know, I’m out of order….). I do have a couple of in-progress projects, but this one is complete. This is my FIFTH Dorothy Lara dress (the others, here). It’s […]
Purple Gabardine 1940’s Trousers [Simplicity 3688]
Hello friends! I told you that I’ve been sewing pants and indeed I have. This is the second of three retro 1940’s pant patterns from Simplicity that I’ve tested out and definitely my favorite so far — Simplicity 3688. Simplicity 3088 is a retro 1940’s re-issue that has a wide size range (why don’t ALL […]
Retro 1940’s Jeans, Take One [Simplicity 8447]
Hi friends! I made jeans! I think this is actually only the second pair of jeans that I’ve shared on my blog, but I’ve also made the Closet Case Ginger Jeans and the Cashmerette Ames Jeans (well, my first tester version of the Ames is actually on my blog, you just didn’t know it) and […]
The California Poppy Blouse
Howdy friends! I’m happy to share one of my favorite projects of 2017! Yeah, I’m a bit behind on blogging, but slowly and surely I will get the projects that I’ve been making up on my blog. I completed this blouse about 3 months ago, with about a month of embroidery on it. Granted, I […]
A 1930’s Silk Velvet Dress [Simplicity 8504]
Hi Friends! I hope you had a lovely holiday season! I certainly am happy that 2017 is over and am hoping for a great 2018. Today, I’m sharing my Christmas dress. It’s definitely one of my favorites that I made last year and one that I hope to wear for years to come. This dress […]
Late Victorian Underpinnings
Hello friends! I meant to have this post ready a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been busy sewing and getting ready for Christmas. I have a few projects that are already photographed and some finished and a few in pipeline. I’m not sure how many I will get blogged before the end of the […]
A Late Victorian Mourning Outfit [+ a Victorian Sorceress!]
Hello friends! I have something cool to share with you! My first historical outfit with all of the underpinnings and trimmings! I’ll be sharing the underpinnings in my next post, but for now, here’s the exterior. 🙂 Last month we attended a Victorian fancy dress Halloween Tea with the Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild in […]
A Watercolor Kimono Dress [Vogue 9253]
Hi friends! I wore this dress ALL summer and when did I take photos of it? Today! Sometimes when I’ve failed to photograph something that I’ve made, I just pass on sharing it on my blog, but I love this pattern and this dress so much that I definitely had to share it, although belatedly. […]
My Husband as Jack the Ripper (A Late Victorian Costume)
Hey there, friends! Whoa! I’ve sewn something for someone other than myself! This is a late-Victorian outfit for my husband. I made both he and I outfits last month for a Victorian fancy dress tea in Niles, CA as part of the Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild. It was quite an effort sewing two outfits […]
A Green Floral 1940’s Dress [Butterick 6363]
Hi friends! I made this dress over the summer and I’m just now sharing it with you…. Better late than never! There are actually two more dresses in the queue that I also made and wore over the summer. But really, it may be fall in the northern hemisphere, but it’s been very summery here […]
An Introvert’s First Time at Costume College
Hi there, friends! This post is LONG overdue as I attended Costume College in July and it is now October…. However, I thought it would be valuable for those considering going to CoCo to share my experience. Costume College is a three-day costuming conference put on by Costumer’s Guild West down in LA (Woodland Hills) […]
A 1930’s Floral Caped Dress
Hello lovelies! I am thrilled to share this dress with you that I made to wear to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon this year. This is actually the first 1930’s dress that I’ve made! I did make a 1930’s skirt two years ago, but that’s it for my 30’s sewing. It seems quite odd that I’ve […]
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