Today\’s dress is Simplicity 1795, a kimono-sleeved party dress from 1956 (and available on etsy if you want one too). I made this a while ago and wore it to a sorority formal: sewing blogger tip: blogging is easy when you just use weird facebook photos from 2008 to display your creations Hello, 2008 me! Hello, barely visible…
what has miss allie been up to?
Hello! I am back from my extended thesis-writing hiatus. I read a lot of books and typed a lot of words and didn\’t do a whole lot of sewing. Some things I did sew: I turned a sheet into something that really still resembles a sheet: if you are thinking\”wow, what nice sleeves\” know that…
Liberty Laurel
so I made another laurel, what are you going to do about it? Lacy Laurel, Lilly Laurel, Liberty Laurel… I love my laurel pattern, it fits so nicely out of the packet and it is so easy. Introducing my dress form. I don\’t know if this is actually liberty print, but it looks like it,…
Simple Elastic Waist Skirt
aka what I will be living in this summer. Prepare for this blog to get reeeeal redundant–I\’m so in love with the Laurel that I think you\’ll be seeing a few more variation of that pattern soon! I\’ve also perfected my \”pattern\” for making these super-easy, super-comfy, super-adorbs cotton skirts. Check it out: Um, liiike…
Retro Bow Blouse
I made a thing!It is the same, but different, as another thing I made! I used the Simplicity 2154 blouse pattern in a size 8 after making a teeny tiny one in a 6 (omg it was so tiny) and an extra-big one in a 10. This one was juuuust riiight. You can tell…
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