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The Mod 60's

Queensewalot, member | November 20th, 2009

My sister wearing the "Mod" 1960's dress I made from one of my many vintage sewing patterns. She wore this to a "Summer of Love" event at a local dance club.

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civil war

wendymmeb, member | November 6th, 2009

I created these clothes for civil war reenacting but we use them for Halloween also. The dress is a simplicity pattern slightly altered and the undergarments are all hand made as well using...

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Tea Time Rose Pink Floral Toddler Dress - One of a Kind

VintageBaby, member | November 5th, 20091 comment

This darling little dress starts with this gorgeous designer fabric .... a creamy back ground is sprinkled with the most beautiful rose print in shades of scrumptious pinks and sage green leaves. The...

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Kidnap the Sandy Claws: Lock, Shock and Berrel

mymimila, member | October 29th, 2009

We made our mask out of poster board and glue. I made Shock's skirt and Berrels Skeleton's body.

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From EWE To ME

kbell, member | October 23rd, 20092 comments

This is a garment that I sewed in 2006. It was the toughest outfit that took all of my sewing knowledge and more. I spent 8 months searching for a mill that would take one of my Columbia...

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1890's Victoriana Day Outfit.

Rosies_stuffnsew, member | October 20th, 2009

I made the skirt from a Truly Victorian pattern TV 292 Bell Skirt. The base fabric is a gray colonial strip quilting cotton. The trim is 10 mts of light pink double faced satin ribbon and a beautiful...

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70's/80's gold disco.

spacey09, member | October 14th, 2009

This is a very disco style costume I designed myself to be worn for Halloween 2009. The costume consists of 2 separate pieces of garment, a single piece very shiny liquid gold lame' longsleeved...

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Panties Sewing Pattern

sewinl0ve, member | September 23rd, 20093 comments

Ever wanted to make your own underwear? This is an easy project that only takes a few hours to put together and only has 2 seams! The design is a sexy semi-booty revealing boy short style...

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My latest challenge - embroidery on linen jacket.

Sterline, member | September 22nd, 20094 comments

Using a tone on tone emboidery design is great for those who don't want the design to be the main character of the garment as demonstrated on this linen jacket.

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Spanish Senoritas Apron - Gotta Love that Fabric!!

ApronOfTheMonthClub, member | September 5th, 2009

Two Times a Senorita: Reversible half skirt apron featuring our beloved "Las Senoritas" fabric. Our latest design is packed with tons of personality and a style all its own. The wide, red...

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Beige Linen Asymmetrical Vest and Pants

serenawashington, member | August 16th, 2009

I made this asymmetrical vest and linen pants back in the dead of my first Chicago winter in January or February of 2008, willing spring to arrive by surrounding myself with this...

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Linen Pointillist Jacket

mmehigan, member | August 15th, 20093 comments

For a long time I wanted to try a technique seen in Threads Sept. 1996 (!) a Pointillist Quilting article, showing uses for cobweb lace netting. I saved colorful Jinny Beyer cotton quitling...

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Indigo Linen Discharge Suit

sewsuz, member | August 14th, 20092 comments

Kimono style jacket of original design with princess seams, accent piping, hidden pockets, and french cuffs. I discharged a length of the indigo linen to make the accent fabric and used...

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Shiny liquid gold lame' short-sleeved bodysuit.

spacey09, member | August 14th, 2009

This is a very shiny liquid gold lame' short sleeved single-piece bodysuit. The bodysuit is made of a very silky feeling 100% polyester fabric and it features short sleeves, an elastic neckline...

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Tunic made of printed cotton

Maamool, member | July 24th, 20092 comments

This is made from Simplicity 4190. I finished all around the edges with rows of double stitching.

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Black linen tunic with trim

loti, member | July 24th, 20091 comment

The base of this tunic is a lightweight linen. The yellow linen trim is lined so that the color maintains it's vibrant "pop". The lace tape is used more in Belgian lace than in the flat...

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Fabric collage on linen

ForestTr, member | July 14th, 20093 comments

The overall design of this garment was inspired by Rosemary Eichorn's technique of fabric collage. The background fabric is natural linen. Various home deco fabrics were used for the...

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Wedding Vow Renewal Dress

georgegabrielle, member | July 4th, 2009

I made this dress for a client who is going to wear it for her wedding vow renewal. The dress is made out of silk organza, underlined with cotton batiste, and lined with crepe back satin. The ribbon...

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Restyled T-shirts

Klotus, member | June 19th, 20098 comments

What can we do with the T-shirts we don't wear anymore, but they are still new or look new? Everyone has T shirts in their closet. We either give them away, throw them, or use itnbspas...

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