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 […]
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An Embroidered Upton Dress
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 […]
A Blue Gingham Shirtdress [Butterick 6333]
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 […]
A Liberty Yaletown Dress
Welcome, friends! I’m so happy to share this dress with you! Recently I had the opportunity to review a pattern and accompanying fabric from the Craftsy supply store. To be honest, I was aware that Craftsy had fabrics, but I never spent the time to peruse the site. Boy, was I missing out! Craftsy has […]
Dress Inspiration from Ready-to-Wear
Hello there, friends! I don’t often shop for clothing, which is pretty obvious by this blog. When I do, it’s usually just for undergarments or leggings and maybe a few cardigans here and there. And yes, shoes. I do spend quite a lot of time looking at shoes….. However, I get really inspired by dresses that are […]
The Broderie Anglaise Birthday Dress
Hello, friends! I’m super excited to share this dress with all of you! It’s one that I’ve been dreaming of making ever since I set eyes on it’s inspiration and put a plan together to sew it! I call this my “birthday” dress as I bought the fabric with bday money back in May 2014. Yes…. […]
The Wonder Woman Dress
Hello friends! I’m so happy to share this dress with you! Yes, another ESP dress, but this time in one of my favorite fabrics — Wonder Woman!!! I bought this fabric earlier this year from Beverly’s. I was never a big fan of Wonder Woman until I read some of the early stories from the 40’s […]
A Purple Seersucker Dress [McCall’s 6503]
Ahoy, maties! I”m happy to share this seersucker dress with you! I wholeheartedly apologize for the apparent scowls in these photos. My husband was my photographer and he dislikes taking photos…. so yeah….. you know how that goes! These photos were taken in Rye, New Hampshire, which is outside of Portsmouth. Many of my ancestors […]
A Double Gauze Given A Chance Dress
Hello, friends! I’m happy to share my latest dress with you! A perfect summer frock to keep you cool and comfortable on the sweltering days yet to come. This is the Decades Everyday Given A Chance dress — the latest simplified retro pattern from Decades of Style. It’s a 1960’s style shift dress with bodice shaping and […]
A Floral “Beaded” Shirtdress [McCalls 7084]
Hello, friends! Here’s a dress that I’ve had finished for about a month now and worn several times already! Yes, I’m slow on the blog photos lately! This is McCall’s 7084, a shirtdress with princess seams and a gored skirt. I chose View A and made mine with quilting cottons. The black floral cotton is […]
The Star Trek Dress
Hello, friends! Yep, I’m sharing a wee bit of my geek love today! 🙂 I’ve had this fabric lingering in my stash for a few months now and the unseasonable warm temps here in CA lately have inspired me to cut into it. That and my need to sew the ESP pattern up ASAP! […]
A Purple Harlequin Print Dress [Butterick 5982 + Muse Jenna]
Well, hello there friends! It’s great to be back in this space after a wee bit of a break. It seems that there is always a blogging lull for me this time of year. I don’t know if it’s the holidays or the weather or perhaps it’s just January? I’ve been battling a cold […]
The Dracula Dress [Butterick 5982]
Hello friends! Just in time for Halloween is my new Dracula dress! I am a huge classic film buff, with my favorites being from the 20’s and 30’s. I’ve always especially loved classic horror flicks and Bela Lugosi’s Dracula is the epitome of awesome to me. The only classic horror “villain” I love more […]
A Geranium Print Tie Strap Dress from 1953
Hello, ladies! It’s time again for a retro pattern! This is Retro Butterick 5708, a full skirted dress with tie straps from 1953. I was perusing my hoard collection of retro patterns a few months ago when I came across this pattern. I was very much drawn to the one shoulder look and thought it […]
A Bright Coral Peasant Dress
Hola amigas! Nothing says summer to me like a peasant dress! I have a few peasant dress patterns on my list and this is the easiest one of the three, so I opted to make it first. To me, this one is reminiscent of the 1970’s with the ruffles and the bright orange color. It evokes […]
A Green Eyelet Sundress
Hello there, friends! I’m back with another dress for my spring/summer wardrobe….. The pattern I used for this dress is Simplicity 2886. I bought this pattern for views c and d initially as I like wearing dresses like that when it gets hot here, but then I was considering which pattern to use with my […]
My Miss Bossy Dress: A Black & Red Silk/Cotton Tracy Reese
Woohoo! I finished another dress! This dress was a reader’s pick for The Monthly Stitch March Challenge. The pattern I used is Vogue 1086, an OOP dress pattern designed by Tracy Reese. I used a J Crew black/grey/red silk/cotton voile from Fabric Mart which was a Julie’s Picks Club selection last year. It is underlined […]
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