It seems like everyone in the sewing world is loving lingerie right now. It\’s a movement! I find it interesting to watch these trends–remember a couple years ago when everyone was making \”cake\”? And I think \”capsule\” or super-organized wardrobe planning sewing started last year and is still sort of popular, but no where near…
Archives for June 2015
My Handmade Vintage Wedding Dress
I watched a lot of Say Yes to the Dress with my roommates in college–a lot–and so many of those Say Yes girls cried and laughed and argued and, in the end, came home with a white strapless dress. I didn\’t want a white strapless dress. (If you are into white and strapless, that\’s cool. Some…
Another Crop Top…?
I bet you weren\’t planning on seeing Simplicity 3480 again so quickly! You may remember (or, maybe, you are a new reader and/or a goldfish, in that case, welcome) that last week I used this pattern with a gorgeous nani IRO print and made a little playset out of this crop top and high waisted…
#vintagepledge Mid-point
The acquisition of a puppy has slowed my sewing output, so today I\’m checking in with progress on my Vintage Pledge! Last year, I participated in Marie\’s Vintage Pledge, deciding to sew up five different vintage patterns. I even had them all picked out! I planned on making two pajama patterns (one for me and…
nani IRO Vintage Set
It\’s nani IRO month at Miss Matatabi! And it\’s vintage month at allie J! (…it\’s always vintage month here.) And fresh from Me Made May, I was thinking about my lack of summery \”going out\” clothes. And thus, a nani IRO vintage playset-type outfit was born. This fabric is my first nani IRO acquisition, and…