In between my sews, even more sewing happens! I am a strong believer in mending what you have to make it last longer. Refashioning old items, or thrifted things is another favorite thing of mine to do. I also love to upcycle, where you take something and repurpose it into something new. I’ve been collecting…
Tag: Mia Strawberry
Mia’s Green Dress
Sometimes, when looking at a pattern envelope, it’s hard for me to look past the styling of the era. Mia had come home to go to Grandma Joyce’s Birthday party, and picked out this pattern from 1971 to be her party dress. Looking past the styling, and hair on this pattern envelope, I could see…
Halloween
Halloween is so much fun! Dressing up is exciting for kids and adults. Let’s not forget about trick or treating! The excitement of being out after dark, seeing everyone dressed up, and getting candy, makes you wish Halloween came more than once a year! In the sewing world Halloween can be quite the event. If…
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….