Over the past few months I’ve been reading a lot of blogs by young sewers doing vintage looks, some are period-accurate (well except these gals seem to eschew period foundations haha) and others are into the whole Collette Patterns-gamine look. When I was in high school and college most of my wardrobe was vintage – it [...]
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“Mom, can you make me a tank top from this to wear to FX next Friday night?” Not much to add here, the fitting/construction details are in the prior post, so just some photos. The buttons are Black Cafe-Caramel from Fashion Sewing Supply. The Fabric is a Brown & Blue Stripe From Gorgeous Fabrics Placket and Inside Collar Stand is a Blue Shirt Fabric Also From Gorgeous Fabrics. These are Remnants From [...] “I never conform to any sort of fashion ideal. My ideal was to always show reality, even though I started at Savile Row and ended up a Givenchy in Paris, to depict the times I live in” - Alexander McQueen, Harper’s Bazaar, September 2008
Click to View Larger Click to View Larger Got both dresses done in time ………..WOOT! Abby is rockin’ the 80′s no? When she saw this pattern in the McCall’s catalog she wanted it exactly as they showed it. The shoulder pads have mesh-covered jewels from M&J Trimming. There two shapes, a 25 mm round [...] Click to View Larger I have two teenage daughters and I’m often asked if they have any interest in sewing. Up until now the answer has always been no and this didn’t bother me too much; they have their own lives to live. It’s more important to John and me that they be [...] This Kenar dress is a few years old and I wear it quite a bit, its the type of dress than can be dressed up or down with different belts, boots, shoes etc. Hot Patterns Urbanista Coat Dress is very similar. One thing that has always annoyed me though is the belt that [...] For sewers with teenage daughters, Spring always means “Mom, can you make me a dress for the (insert: dance, semi-formal, prom)?”…when my daughters were young I did a lot of sewing for them, but now that they’re older they like shopping and that’s fine, it means I can sew for myself. However, when prom season [...] My mother is here for the weekend, Abby and Em’s 14th birthday was December 2. She brought with her 100+ patterns from her stash, her best friend’s stash and my grandmother’s. The time span is the 30′s to the 80′s and this is in addition to the patterns she gave me in 2008. [...] I have a card that says COUTURE on one side and COSTUME on the other, it hangs on the wall of my sewing room as a reminder that sometimes, for whatever reason, a project just needs to get done. This is one of those projects. I did a lot of sewing for my [...] |
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