way back before vintage may started, Em turned four! since her favorite thing is still the color pink (she’s obsessed with it, seriously), her party much resembles last year’s but with th...
vintage may has come to an end! i had fun, did you have fun? i hope you had fun. this was the first blog series i’ve hosted, and i had no idea what to expect. i was so excited about every guest...
my final vintage may guest is danielle from my sparkle. i found danielle’s blog when she made a beautiful secret garden romper for no big dill during katy’s once upon a thread series. i c...
i first discovered you & mie via the project run & play flickr group during week 2 of my season. cherie sewed this awesome boy outfit, won the sewalong that week, and i was an immediate fan. ...
my guest today is meg from elsie marley. meg is one of the first sewing bloggers i ever followed, and she’s still one of my favorites. she’s just a super creative person. i’ve recen...
please forgive the long introduction, but i have to tell a little “how we met” story about today’s guest, gail from probably actually. in my pre-blog flickr days, i noticed a gal po...
kicking off week two of guest posts for vintage may is a good friend, jess of running with scissors! i knew of jess’ blog before we competed together in project run & play (due to her aweso...
my guest today is sophie from cirque du bebe, and she is quite the impressive lady! she sews for herself, she sews for her boys (be sure to check out her tutorial for sarouel pants), and her vintage-...
not sure if i can introduce my next guest without gushing all over the place, so i’ll try to restrain myself. it’s rae of made by rae, and she’s pretty rad. i believe i discovered h...
my guest today is stef from girl.inspired. stef and i were on season three of project run & play together, and while our styles were quite different during the competition, we had very similar ex...
my guest today is stacy from hart & sew. i “met” her when we guest posted for sparkle power together and i’ve been a loyal follower ever since. stacy is a true lover of vintage ...
before i blogged, i posted photos of my projects on flickr. one name i noticed popping up over and over in the groups i visited, consistently sewing classically lovely projects, was “saganaga,&...
well friends, we’ve reached the end of lead up week to vintage may! our wonderful guests start on monday right here and over at CINO – a guest a day on each blog for two weeks! this is go...
i had decided that for my “inspiration leading up to vintage may” projects this week, i wanted to make something for my daughter and something for my son. but the idea that i had for him,...
i’ve long been intrigued by vintage trims like lace, doilies, and rickrack. what would i use them for? are they too granny? i’ve kept my eyes open to see how i might incorporate these swe...
i love sewing with vintage sheets, and i’ve had great luck finding lovely, nostalgic patterns at a normal thrift store. you get a lot of yardage for little money – most of mine are full s...
as we prepare for vintage may, i wanted to round up some patterns and tutorials that i think have a “vintage/retro” look to them, many with a modern twist. most of these designers have a ...
i’m bringing home this guest post, my first tutorial and guest post ever, while I “recover” from KCWC and prepare for Em’s fourth birthday party. this originally went up on Sp...
i’m so excited to finally spill the beans on something that has been in the works for a while now – a brand new series that i’m co-hosting with jess of craftiness is not optional! i...
final post for this kid’s clothes week challenge – a butterfly dress! i love wearing blue. my eyes are blue and when i wear it, they look even bluer. my daughter’s are blue too and ...
it seems that all of my girl outfits this week have been “new to me” patterns/tutorials, and the boy items have been familiar ones. funny. these are the oliver + s bedtime story pajama pa...
i sewed this on day 3 of KCWC. it is now day 5, and this evening was the first chance i had to get a photo of her wearing it! oy. my day job is interfering with my photoshoots! if you’ve been h...
popping in to say i’m over at see kate sew today for her oh-so-fun RUFFLES 2012 series with a tutorial on how to make a super comfy ruffletastic dress – one that does not involve gatherin...
a couple of my goals this week are to sew for both my son and my daughter, and to use both new and familiar patterns. yesterday’s was for her and new, so this is for him and familiar. it’...
first up this week for KCWC, a tutorial by the woman herself, meg “elsie marley” spaeth! i bookmarked her knot shorts tutorial almost exactly a year ago during grosgrain’s free patt...
i was sneaky. when i made Rae’s flashback skinny tee for my niece, it was to practice the pattern so i could remix it into a dress for a guest post over at elsie marley! HA! my post is up today...
soooo….remember my sheet as top? it ended up winning reader’s choice for week 2 “top of tops” over on made by rae! yahoo! thanks so much to rae, the judges that selected me, and eve...
it took me a while to decide on the design for Em’s easter dress this year. i knew i wanted to do some sort of color blocking, but i wasn’t sure how. i kept thinking horizontal, kind of a...
my niece just turned one, and i decided to make a comfy little outfit for her to wear this spring and summer as she transitions from crawling to walking. inspiration struck late on this one, so i end...
wishing you and your family a wonderful weekend. i hope your days are full of hugs, sunshine, and great food (even if you don’t celebrate easter, it’s a great excuse to have brunch! mmmmm...
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