Style and Sewing Inspiration: Sarah Jessica parker in the HBO series Divorce. Recently I’ve been watching and enjoying the HBO series Divorce, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Frances, an unhappily married suburban mom to two who undergoes a midlife crisis, then finds herself in an affair, followed by a divorce from her husband. It’s […]
DIY Denim Engineer Coveralls!
I have been obsessed with making a pair of coveralls for the last three months. Sometimes it takes a few months to get to things on my sewing to do list. It all started when I saw Peter from Male Pattern Boldness’ pair he made last summer. I knew I wanted to make some too, […]
DIY Diane Von Furstenberg style wrap dress: Channeling 70’s glamour
I’m done with my Diane Von Furstenburg wrap dress! In black silk jersey, a dream to work with. And if you have never sewn with it, i would advise you rush out and buy some! If you follow fashion, you may have read about all the hoopla of the 40th anniversary of DVF’s iconic wrap […]
Diane Von Furstenberg, her wrap dress, some advice, and her seventy five dollar sewing pattern
Diane Von Furstenberg is one of my favorite fashion designers. Her style embodies the spirit of the glamorous world of New York fashion and the international jet of the 1970’s. And her wrap dress is probably the most iconic of all seventies dresses. Easy, versatile, yet effortlessly sophisticated. The dress was embraced by socialites as […]
Red Linen Peter Pan Collar dress from a 1963 pattern
When I decided to make a Christmas dress for Lily to wear to her music concert at school, I let her help me choose the dress pattern. She chose a Helen Lee for McCall’s vintage pattern from 1963. She likes dresses that have a classic look for special occasions. The Peter Pan collar she was […]
A Silk Taffeta First Communion Dress from a 1958 Pattern
I finished the First Communion dress ! Actually it wasn’t totally finished but it was 5:30 PM on Saturday afternoon and the dress was supposed to have been delivered by 6 PM to the Reagan Presidential Library where the gala was being held a half hour’s drive away. Yikes! I still needed to get […]
Silk First Communion Dress- Reducing Sleeve Cap Ease
After all of my simple pencil pouches and peasant dress sewing for the craft fair, I’m enjoying sinking my sewing teeth into a project with more demands, details , and learning opportunities. I agreed to sew a First Communion dress to donate to the school auction tomorrow night, and after spending hours wondering if I […]
A pinafore and blouse from a 1981 pattern
When Jodi from Sew Fine Fabric contacted me to ask if I would like to try out some of her fabric for a project, I was like ” Ummmm… YES!!! So I made a pinafore and matching Peter Pan collar blouse with the fabric she sent me. I totally love this logo! So cute. But […]
A 1941 Sailor Girl Dress: Darla’s Day Out
Today in The United States Of America we celebrate Independence Day. Our family will be visiting with friends on the beach in beautiful Malibu, attending a cookout in the afternoon, and then watching the fireworks from the pier! I though I would share one of my all time favorite patriotic sewing projects from my archives. […]
Little girls dress made from a 1942 pattern and a men’s shirt.
This is a fun little project I made out of a men’s shirt and a 1942 sewing pattern. Sustainable sewing on both ends! If you read my blog you probably know I adore working with original, vintage patterns and have quite a large stash of patterns, one of which I sewed from a man’s shirt. […]