The “Family News” Ensemble
The Facts Fabric: Ponti De Roma – Rayon/Viscose/Spandex blend (Dress), new ~$12 and Stretch Knit (Cardigan), thrifted, ~$2 Pattern: Built by Wendy Sew U Stretch for [...]
The Facts Fabric: Ponti De Roma – Rayon/Viscose/Spandex blend (Dress), new ~$12 and Stretch Knit (Cardigan), thrifted, ~$2 Pattern: Built by Wendy Sew U Stretch for [...]
The Facts Fabric: Double bedsheet, thrifted, $3 and leftover white cotton for the lining Pattern: McCall’s 3718, thrifted, $2.99 Notions: hand me down zipper Year: 1955 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Silky Floaty remnant, $12 (from Rathdowne Fabrics) and lining from the stash Pattern: Colette’s Oolong Year: c. 2009 Notions: nil Time to [...]
Fabric: Fluro Nylon material “Ripstop” from Spotlight, $14 Pattern: Butterick 9809, thrifted, ~$1 Year: 1950s/1960s Notions: Faux glass buttons, $12 from Spotlight Time to complete: 4 hours First [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1/4 of a Christian Dior Bedsheet Set, $1Pattern: NoneNotions: thrifted zipper, $.10cTime to complete: 6 hoursFirst worn: December 2011Wear again? Yes! Total Cost: ~$1.10 [...]
The Facts Fabric: thrifted cotton, $.50c and remnant stretch knit, $.10cPattern: Yoshiko Tsukiori's Stylish Dress Book, style KYear: 2008Notions: just threadTime to complete: 2 hours for top, [...]
Fabric: Single bedsheet, $1 (and left over curtains for the lining) and left over stretch knit, ~$.20c Pattern: Style 2257 for the skirt, gift from my [...]
Fabric: Floral lawn, $4 and blue lining, $.50c for the dress, and thrifted heavy ribbed knit fabric, $2 for the shrugPattern: Simplicity 3546 and Karin's [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue cotton, formerly some sort of sleeping bag insert $1, thrifted and spotty blue cotton, $.50c also thrifted Pattern: The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook [...]
The Facts Fabric: Remnant synthetic something, $8Pattern: Butterick 6246, $.50Year: c, 1970s/1980sNotions: 6 black heart buttons from the stash, $3 and elastic from stashTime [...]
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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