My Aunt Tamy was recently going through things at her house. In the back of her closet, all wrapped up was a mystery item. We pulled it out, and Tamy gasped and said, “I can’t get rid of that!”. We were all curious as to what it was, so she opened it and showed us….
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Mia’s Wedding Guest Dress
Mia had a wedding to go to, and needed something to wear. Since it would be a fall wedding she wanted something with fall colors, and of course, something vintage and home made! I chose this pattern from 1970, and got to work! While in Oregon this summer I bought three different vintage fabrics. One…
“Learn To Sew”
“Learn to Sew”, this pattern boasts. While it was simple enough I often wonder how a true beginner would do with patterns like this. Patterns like this make me think about my beginning days of sewing clothes. It actually has some things that I would think would be difficult for the person trying to learn…
The Walking Dead Shirt Gets A New Life
Michelle had come over to my house one weekend to help me organize my scrap fabric. As you can imagine, with all of this sewing there is quite a bit! I had just finished one project and was gearing up to move on to the next. I had this shirt pattern, and the pattern says…
The Vacation Crasher
As mentioned in last week’s post, David was on vacation in Southern California. No Southern California vacation would be complete without a trip to Disneyland! You know what that means, a Disney themed shirt! David chose this vintage pattern from 1977, and after a quick trip to the fabric store, he chose this villain fabric….
One Year Anniversary! And The Sewing Machine Dress
One year ago, August 19, 2021, I posted my first entry on my blog! It was my “About” page, so not really a sew, just an explanation about what I was doing, and why. You can always go back and re-read that post by clicking on the “About” section in the menu in the upper…