I enjoy vintage patterns for dresses designed for everyday activities and not just for special occasions. This 1947 Vogue dress, illustrated with golf clubs, is sporty in a genteel way. Don't…
This 1955 dress was easy to sew and is easy to wear. Part of my enjoyment is knowing that I created a garment from a pattern bought by my neighbor many years earlier. At…
This is my Flour Garden Apron entry for the previous Burda Vintage Inspired Modern Design Challenge. Though I didn't win, I had great fun making it. My personal challenge was…
Welcome, each year I create costumes for my two daughter's, Matilda and Penelope. They come up with concepts, then I interpret the ideas...somethimes I get it right, in their eyes…
TODAY (3/22) IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR MY JACKET! The Downton Abbey inspired "Stop the Presses" jacket is my entry in a vintage inspired sewing contest on the…
I'm calling this my "Stash Blouse" because it was made from materials, and supplies that were in my sewing stash. The back and center front were cut from a super…
This is my haloween cosutme for this year. It is made almost entirely from thrift store finds or fabric from my stash (yes, I have too much fabric in my…
The military paid my way through college. Thank God I was in the Navy because out of all the military services and uniforms, I think the Navy's fit the best! …
Along with sewing I enjoy making porcelain buttons. I taught myself how to make plaster molds of my antique button collection and buttons from designs I have made. Using antique…
I made this dress for a trip to Boston. Thanks to Truly Victorian patterns I was able to make this dress without too many problems. I made changes to the…
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