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 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 […]
A 1950’s Plaid Shirtdress [Vogue 9000]
Hello, friends! I hope you’re all doing well! I’ve been sick for the first time in about three years, so I’ve been down for the count. Thankfully, I’m feeling better and have been getting my sewing and blogging on! I also have a fun announcement later this week that I’m excited to share with you. 🙂 […]
A 1950’s Pleated Chambray Dress [Vogue 8973]
Bonjour, readers! Note: Portions of this post originally appeared on the Cali & Co. blog. I’m happy to share this 1950 Vintage Vogue pleated dress with you! I chose this gorgeous red dotted lightweight chambray from Cali Fabrics for this project, which worked well with the numerous tucks and pleats that make up this dress. I […]
A Lemony Stripe 1950’s Dress [Vogue 8789]
Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share this dress! I’ve been wanting a lemon print dress for AGES and until recently, I haven’t seen many fabrics that I’ve liked with lemons on them. I wanted a lemon fabric with a white background and as I have slight obsession with 1950’s Horrockses dresses, I decided that […]
Fall for Cotton: 1954 Patriotic Seersucker Picnic Dress
Nothing like finishing at the last minute! I made this dress for the Fall for Cotton challenge, hosted by Rochelle (Lucky Lucille) and Tasha (By Gum By Golly). I chose Vintage Vogue 2960, a reproduction pattern from 1954. My version is made of red/white/blue cotton seersucker that I found at Joann’s. I noticed this fabric […]
1940 Apple Green Gauze Sundress
I’m finally getting around to taking some photos of my latest creations. Here’s one down and only four more (at the moment….) to go! My husband and I were actually heading to the quinceanara of one of his former students when we took these photos. It was very hot that day and we were going […]
The Mad Men Challenge: A Little Bit of Betty and a Little Bit of Joan
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]