We have a guest blogger today: my mom! She sews–she taught me–and I asked her if she wanted to write a guest post for this little blog. She actually sews a lot more of the hip new indie patterns than I do, so I will hopefully get her to do some more reviews in the…
Archives for November 2015
Announcing: Share your 70s Sewing!
Seventies? Seventies?? When fashion people started saying the 70s were back, I thought: no. No way. I do not like it, and I will not wear it. Not in a box, not with a fox. Of course, this always happens. In the past, I have disavowed side-parted hair and skinny jeans, so I\’m obviously terrible…
A Nautical, Breton Striped Coco Dress
I used to be so impressed when I would see bloggers sewing things that look store-bought, since my clothes never looked that way. Some bloggers (Honig Design and Sew Charleston come to mind) have a knack for designing and executing clothes that make you think \”where did she buy that–and can I get it in…
A 1960s “Lilly” Dress
Aaaages ago, I emailed Catherine from Sewing the 60s (one of my very favorite blogs) about collaborating on a twinsies project. I thought we could both sew the same pattern, but in different styles that would reflect our personal aesthetics. It can get sort of lonely in the vintage pattern world–no sewalongs, no new releases–so I\’m…