Today is picture day at school and I found that out last Friday. I had one decision to quickly make = run to the store and buy a nice outfit or use some of the fabric that I’ve got lying around to make a dress from one of the vintage patterns I have. Obviously, I…
After a week of gray and drizzly weather the sun finally decided to show itself and made it possible for me to snap a few photos of Mabel sporting the new dresses that I sewed for her. Mannequin photos are good but just not the same as actually seeing someone wearing them. Plus it gives…
Last week I posted about the first ever vintage dress that I made for Mabel. And I felt that I had been successful so I decided to have another go at it. Take a gander (that’s a vintage word that fits, right?!) at Simplicity 2388: I purchased this pattern a few weeks ago on Etsy…
A few weeks ago, before I fell completely down the rabbit hole into the world of vintage sewing patterns…I thought sewing clothes would be a breeze. I mean, I had sewn one child’s dress before from a new PDF pattern someone created on Etsy. It was pretty easy to follow with lots of photos and…