All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
The Facts Fabric: Sheer fabric with cream flowers and flecks of gold Year: Old, but new to me Notions: none Time to complete: 2 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Sheer fabric with cream flowers and flecks of gold Year: Old, but new to me Notions: none Time to complete: 2 [...]
The Facts: Fabric: purple poly-cotton jersey / vaguely giraffe print poly-cotton sheet Pattern: Butterick 3131 / Burda 6993 Year: 2001 / 1980s Notions: none [...]
My sewing room is so full of UFOs, the government is going to classify it soon. Sigh. I was originally going to make [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage floral print from estate sale, $4Pattern: Colette Patterns CeylonNotions: 16 buttons, $.50, thriftedTime to complete: 7 hoursFirst worn: June [...]
The Facts Fabric: #1 skirt: Vintage Tablecloth, ~$1 & #2 skirt: IKEA upholstery material, ~$2Pattern: Butterick 3922Year: approx 1970s?Notions: vintage zippers for both ~$1Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Anna Maria Horner dobby dot fabric ($? – I can't remember!)Pattern: Anna Maria Horner Roundabout Dress and SlipYear: c. 2009Notions: noneTime to [...]
The Facts Fabric: purple cotton broadcloth, 1 metre £3; tartan scarf from Ness for belt Pattern: Simplicity 3879Year: c. 1950'sNotions: self-cover belt buckle kit [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage floral broadcloth from etsy $6 for 3 yards and sky blue cotton 2.5 yards from fabric.com $12, chiffon lining [...]
The Facts Fabric: Repurposed skirt from theater sale – $15, turquoise fabric, black fabric – $1, houndstooth fabric – $.50Patterns: Bodice, Simplicity 3398; Bolero, [...]
The Facts Overblouse Fabric: 1 and half yards Echino by Estuko Furuya green glasses fabric $27.75 and scrap poly liningPatterns: Simplicity 1124Year: c. 1955Notions: [...]
If you’re still on the fence about participating in this week’s challenge (don’t have any vintage patterns, don’t know where to start), here are [...]
Next week’s theme call for a creation inspired by the 1940s. The 1940s happen to be (at least, at the moment) my favorite fashion [...]
This week’s 10 Things comes from Loran. Her point “8″ is particular relevant to me — I met her first at the Alameda Point [...]
Last Saturday was the Art Deco Society Preservation Ball and while my friend, Libett, and I didn’t make our gowns, I’m pretty certain that [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to sew something using at least two different prints. I have a pretty difficult time when it comes [...]
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