Hi there friends! So sorry for the my absence here. I’ve been sewing so much, but not blogging much about it. That’s something that I need to work on. In the meantime, you can check out what I’m making on Instagram, as I often post WIP pics in my stories and glimpses on my regular […]
A Red Gingham 1940’s Dress [Vogue 8811]
Hi there, friends! *Portions of this post originally appeared on the Cali Fabrics blog* Have you ever dreamed about a dress and then found that it turned out exactly as you imagined it would once you’ve sewn it? That’s me with dress. Since last summer I thought that this 1940 dress pattern (Vogue 8811) would […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
My Dress Like Your Grandma Dress [McCall’s 5864]
Well, hello there! I’m finally sharing my dress that I made for the Dress Like Your Grandma sewing challenge! I intended to share this earlier, but I got so immersed in a huge project that took me much longer than I had imagined. In fact, I was working on it up until the night before […]
The Cherry New England Dress
Hello, friends! Do you ever have a project in mind and then you gather all of the materials to make it, but you don’t? Yeah….that’s this dress! I planned to make this last summer and never got around to it. It was on my sewing list and yet it lingered on the bottom. Of course […]
A Red Les Fleurs 1940’s Dress [McCall’s 7433]
Hi there, friends! I guess I’m officially back on the sewing blogger wagon sharing my makes again. I have a back-up of them, so I guess I should get a move on! I also have a lot of things I want to sew, so there’s that as well which can be a bit conflicting. As […]
A 1940’s Polka Dot Peasant Dress [Vogue 8728]
Hello, friends! I’m still sharing my summer sewing…. Yes, I am stretching this out so far! I still have another dress left to photograph, plus 3 that are kind of UFO’s. I may not do anything with those until next spring as I am moving into fall/winter sewing and I don’t need another sundress right […]
A Black Floral Dorothy Lara Dress
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 […]
A Lemony Dorothy Lara Dress
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 […]
Sailors are My Weakness [The Dorothy Lara Dress]
Hello friends! Here’s a bit of a special treat today as I finally get to share this dress that I’ve been lusting after [in my head] for a couple of months now! This is the 1940’s Dorothy Lara Dress pattern by Decades of Style. It’s a 1940’s style raglan sleeved dress with gathers […]
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 […]
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 […]