If you were reading my blog last week, you may recall this post about caring for your clothing.I wrote that post because I feel that my laundry routine needs to change in order to better care for my ...
Thats right. I have a beef with the McCalls pattern company. Actually, I suspect that many of you have the same beef with them as well. Perhaps we should all band together and picket their headquarte...
Wow! Two posts in two days has not happened for quite some time on my blog. Since I still havent decided on a new definitive laundry plan, per yesterdays post, I thought that today wed talk about pat...
Hello my lovely readers! Before we delve into todays post, a fascinating insight into laundry, I thought Id give you two quick updates. I am still out of town, so there will be no finished object pos...
Do you ever find sewing inspiration in the oddest of places? It seems, lately, that I cannot get enough of the vintage outfits that Barbie donned in her glory days. Now, outside of my childhood dolls...
Well hello my long lost readers! It seems that 2012 has been a rather blog post light year for me. I am currently out of town so there is no sewing going on, and I wasnt able to get pictures of the d...
Can we talk about our hair dear readers? Can we also talk about what you think I should do to my hair? My hair is quite long right now. It may actually be the longest it has ever been in my life. Fro...
Hello lovely readers! I thought that Id share some images from the March 1962 edition of Ladies Home Journal with you all.I do have a dress finished, but I currently have a combination of a nasty col...
Lets talk about purses, shall we? Today, I went to both JcPenney and Belk. ( If youre not from the south I dont think you have Belk, but it is essentially like a Macys.) Just for the record, I bought...
Well hello dear readers! Its been a long time since I have written a post here. But, dont despair, as I have a finished object to show you today.I finished a fantastic little navy blue skirt that is ...
Hello lovely readers! Im just dropping by for a minute tonight to let you all in on a few secrets. First, in case youre wondering, I am working on a Vogue pencil skirt right now, but I am only about ...
I finally have another finished object ladies and gentlemen! I made an apron so dripping with sugar and housewifey-ness it brings tears to my eyes. An apron with such characteristics must have an awe...
I think the title of this post may say it all readers. So, lets cut to the chase, shall we? More sewing stuff hitchhiked its way home with me today. 40 patterns, books of needles, 40s sewing books, a...
Hello readers. I thought that Id share with you the fabric that followed me home from last Saturdays estate sale. It had been a while since I had I had found any fabric, so this was a fun surpr...
I bought more patterns dear readers! It seems I have had good luck lately finding sewing patterns. I hope by writing that I dont curse my luck. This is a pretty small pattern haul, compared to my usu...
I arose this morning, while it was sleeting outside, and the proceeded to stand in the rain, all in the name of vintage fabric and patterns. I will hopefully have them all photographed in the next da...
No, your eyes did not deceive you dear readers, I really have finished a sewing project! The jacket that I started way back in September of last year is not complete. All throughout the sewing proces...
If you could be in control of all the big four pattern companies for one day, what would you do?Butterick, McCalks, Vogue, and Simplicity. We all know them. We all love them or hate them. But, if for...
Hello dears readers! Ill make this post short and sweet, but just a few things I wanted to share with you. I originally was going to write a sup quick post only sharing my Etsy code, but I thought Id...
Hello lovely readers! Yes, I have done it again. I bought more patterns. What can I say? I have no backbone when it comes to vintage patterns, especially when the majority of the patterns are my size...
....Because I got a serger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness gracious, I am so incredibly excited! I have been hinting that I wanted a serger for months now, and my wish came true! Thanks mom!I will hav...
Hello my dear and lovely readers! I do apologize for being so sporadic about posting to the blog lately. I was finishing up with school and getting things ready for Christmas has gotten the best of m...
Hello readers! Just a quick check in to let anyone who might be interested know that all the vintage shoes I acquired are in the Etsy shop. ( There is also one pair of vintage stockings currently lis...
Here is the second part of my vintage haul. I am missing one picture of a dress/jacket belt combo, as I had laid it aside to do some research on the designer and forgot to snap a pic. Its from the 60...
Hello dear readers! Its been a long time since weve seen each other. I make no apologies thought, as I spent 12 days in Nebraska seeing my favorite person in the whole wide world. Blogging and sewing...
Well hello, long lost stranger friends of mine. It seems that I have been MIA around the blog world for the last few weeks. Life, particularly school, has been quite busy for me and sewing and bloggi...
Good morning! I thought that Id share with you all today the patterns that I bought from an estate sale a few weeks ago. If you read this blog regularly, youll know that I bought about 80 patterns, b...
Readers, my fabric stash is out of control! And you know what? It is oddly satisfying to look at those mountains of glorious fibers.So, how did my fabric stash go from a bit large, but manageable, to...
Hello all my lovely readers! I thought that Id give you all a peek into what Im currently working on. I feel like I have been sewing it forever, since I have finished every single seam with a zig-zag...
Hello? Hello? Is anyone out there? It seems I have been badly neglecting my poor blog these days. Shame on me! School has kept me quite busy lately, and I was out of town almost the entire week last ...
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