My cousin Christopher, his wife Dana, and new baby were moving back to our hometown after living out of state for many years. Baby Alice was going to need an outfit for sure! I chose this 1950’s style dress for Alice, in view A (A for Alice) and found this super cute lamb fabric. I…
The Big Day, Finally Here! Part Three and Also The Finale: Sydney’s Wedding!
With Sydney’s big day almost here, I had to choose a pattern to make and wear for the wedding day. Grandma had three different wedding dress patterns in her collection. I decided to stick with the wedding theme and pick one of those for my outfit. I chose this pattern, from 1965. I discovered that…
Somebody’s Getting Married! Part One: Sydney’s Wedding!
My husband’s, cousin’s daughter is getting married! No need to feel confused, we’re just a close family, and a cousin in law’s daughter’s bridal shower is definitely an event to make a dress for! While you draw a chart to figure it out, I’m going to start sewing! I chose this pattern from my collection,…
Princess Kristen And The Fashion Quest
I guess the third time’s a charm! Yes, this is the third time I am making this dress pattern. I made it in two different views for Mia. If you’ll remember back to my previous post, “My Little Mermaid Becomes Part Of Their World”, I explained that right before Mia got a job offer in…
Scary House, Scary Skirt
I’m finding out that when you have many, many patterns, and are on a quest to sew them all, family starts putting in requests when they have a fun event coming up. I don’t mind, it’s a great way to get some patterns made, and I end up with good pictures of the finished project….
Here Comes The Son
I’ve talked a lot about my daughter on my blog. I have been sewing out of necessity for her. Also, the majority of my patterns are women’s patterns. BUT, I have a son too. David, my son, was home from college one weekend and asked me to make him a shirt. Of course I would!…
Get The White Glasses
Does this pattern ring a bell? It is the same pattern featured in the previous post, “Measuring Up To My Great Grandma”. Simplicity released this pattern twice but marketed it differently. This one is a vintage pattern reprint, and in my previous post, it is pattern number S0740, which they marketed using copyrighted super hero…
My Dress Form, A Sewing Story
About eleven years ago or so, a childhood friend’s mom reached out to me. She knew I sewed, and asked if I was interested in buying an old dress form that belonged to her mother. I immediately said yes. This particular one had special meaning for me. Her mother Mrs. B, who had owned the…
The Tablecloth Dress
This dress was the last one I made in the “Mia needs work clothes fast” collection. I had bought this pattern right before the pandemic hit. It is a new pattern, with a 2020 copyright. I mention that because, like 2020, this pattern was complicated and stressful! It looks simple enough, and it was for…