Hey everyone! Today I’m sharing the Butterick 5209 I made to wear to our friend’s wedding on Catalina Island. I made it along with the seahorse dress and a light blue and white striped Moneta (which I have yet to blog about). I decided to go with a[Read more]
Hi guys! I’m back today with a recent sewing project. Our friends’ wedding on Catalina Island gave me the perfect reason to make a few new dresses to wear. I decided to make a new dress for each of the three days we were there and make them[Read more]
For my birthday back in May, my parents offered to get me a new sewing machine. I had been using my old one since I had gotten it when I was about 18. It wasn’t a terrible machine, but I did get frustrated sometimes trying to sew through especially[Read more]
Hey friends! I know it’s been awhile, but I wanted to pop by today to share one of my recent projects. I acquired this amazing vintage fabric with watches on Ebay. Actually, I had Phillip bid on it for me because I have total Ebay anxiety and[Read more]
(Image Source Here) Just to get it out there right now: no, this is not my grandma. In fact I have no idea who this lady is. I’m cheating a little on this one. I haven’t had the time to go and track down some old family[Read more]
I just wanted to let you all know about a fun sewing challenge my friend Tanya is hosting on her blog, Mrs. Hughes. It’s called the “Dress Like Your Grandma” vintage sewing challenge. Here’s the idea: “This is a vintage sewing challenge where family history can inspire your wardrobe.[Read more]
Hey guys! I’m back again with another post about re-sizing vintage skirts. Today I’m going to show you how I enlarged this great vintage skirt I found on our mini-honeymoon in San Francisco last year. Like the last skirt I shared that was much too small, this[Read more]
So, a few months ago I got SUPER lucky at the swap meet. I scored this amazing chicken novelty print skirt for a mere $3! I was seriously giddy for the rest of the day and I probably used up my good luck for the rest of the[Read more]
Hey guys! I’m here today sharing another vintage inspired skirt of my own design. I don’t know about you, but I recently discovered the joy of buy/sell Facebook groups. I’ve been acquiring way too many fabrics and have managed to sell a few things too. One of the[Read more]
I’m so excited to share this project with you guys today! It’s something I’ve been working on for a while and one of those projects that I wasn’t too sure was going to work out like I envisioned but which actually came together better than I had hoped.[Read more]