Taking a short break from vacation outfit pictures to show you this fun dress I made back in July, and took me ages to get pictures of.    It had quite a long evolution too. I got the retro blue… Continue reading

I made this dress back in July and never got photos of it, so it was another one I brought along on our recent Oregon coast vacation in order to take pictures there. It was too windy to take many… Continue reading

We just came home from a lovely short vacation to the Oregon coast – my first time there! Of course my sister and I had to take advantage of the beautiful location for some photo shoots while we were there,… Continue reading

I first used this 1940s pattern as one of my earliest sewing projects years ago. It was a pretty terrible suit since I made it sloppily out of a striped sheet, and cut all sorts of corners. You can imagine… Continue reading

Last summer I saw an image of this lovely low-volume quilting print from an out of print line by Riley Blake (I think), and had to have some. I tracked down some yardage, and now this summer I made it… Continue reading

Hi all! I have a few more outfits photographed, but this week I'm interrupting my original plans in order to show you my most recent project – my very first fancy slip in all my years of sewing garments.  … Continue reading

Earlier this year I got a new vintage blouse pattern. This spring when the weather heated up (before it cooled back down again…*ahem*…), I realized I was constantly rotating through a few favorite house dresses and skirt/blouse combos that didn't… Continue reading