Popular Vintage

OMG, POLYESTER again!

3 male pattern boldness - November 8th, 2011

Friends, I hate to share fabric-related unpleasantness so early in the week, but not everything can be silk and cashmere.  Or 100% wool.  I can't remember what the sales clerk...

Fall Palette Challenge Week 7: A little gingham Peony

5 Coletterie - October 21st, 2011

I’m normally a glass-half-full kind of person. When things seem to be going sour, I usually find myself thinking about how much worse it could be, and how 99.9% of...

Friday Featherweight Fun-Fest!

4 male pattern boldness - October 21st, 2011

Friends, I recognize that this week MPB has been a little -- how shall I put this?  -- sewing-machine-heavy.  Please believe that I have new projects in the pipeline and...

Cultivating a Scissor Arsenal

3 Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing - October 18th, 2011

Scissors are no doubt one of a sewist's most important tools. It's all well and good to start out with a cheap pair of shears, but pretty soon you'll want...

The wiggle skirt

6 briana arlene - October 17th, 2011

When Gretchen of Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing mentioned the wiggle skirt during her class, Getting a Perfect Vintage Fit, at the Sewing Summit, I giggled. I guess you...

Sneak Peek

2 Sew Retro - October 12th, 2011

I was so inspired by Handmade Jane's super awesome pants that I wanted to make something in a blue knit and sailor-y. So, I brought out good old Simplicity 1924 from 1947. The...

Sewing Bloggers We Met at The Sewing Summit

6 FaveCrafts - October 12th, 2011

When I went to The Sewing Summit last weekend with Kirsten (editor of AllFreeSewing), we had a great time mingling with the other sewing bloggers and making new friends! One...

Built for Vintage Fashion

6 Miss Celie's Pants - October 12th, 2011

I’m attending a wedding in Atlanta at the end of the month and needed a dress to wear. I had every intention of making one, but stumbled upon this gem...

Knitty

3 A Fashionable Stitch - October 12th, 2011

I’m showing you two things today that you haven’t yet seen. For starters, there’s my pencil skirt here. This is the self drafted skirt that I was raving on about...

Oversized House Dress Refashion

5 ISLY | I Still Love You - October 12th, 2011

I used every spare minute before Sewing Summit to refashion pieces I’ve been meaning to get to for ages. Gosh, I think I’ve had this number for at least 8...

Loading more results...

Loading
X