It's a pretty pattern, isn't it? I scanned this pattern and started listing it in the shop (believe me, if I had been anything even close to a 32 bust, it would have stayed in my collectio...
Whaddaya know? Our lovely Canada Post has decided to resume business as usual and...well...it turns out that I'm drowning in a sea of stuff over here in the Little Grey Dollhouse so I've ...
So I've been sewing up a storm here in the little, grey dollhouse...successfully sewing up a storm, I might add, which is happy news around these parts, considering my last post. Yesterday (as I...
Soooo...do you remember the lofty goal I had of sewing my way through my huge stash of patterns as part of my Thrifty Year? The Thrifty Year that started in 2010 and has now made it's way to 20...
First, a wee bit of history about Simpsons... Simpsons was one of Canada's largest department stores, in 1958, the Robert Simpson Company actually partnered with the American Sears Roebuck and...
...Paula! She's won the most recent Forties Pattern Giveaway here at Wasp Waists and Wiggle Skirts. Paula, please email me with your address and I'll pop the pattern in the Post to you. T...
I've been busy working away on (finally) starting to list all of the patterns I've had squirreled away for ages. As you know, I've made a pact to start sewing my way through my sta...
Butterick Number 3574 Size: Bust 32 Waist 26.5 Hips 35 Just in time for Valentine's Day! I was getting ready to list this pattern in the shop, but I thought that having a giveaway was a ...
1 Vintage Red Bow Pumps from pegasusvintage2 Red Winter Coat from REiNViNTAGE3 1940's Crimson Day Dress from seamsclassic4 Red Blossom Earrings from kiamichi7 Click on the links above to b...
We apologize for the (unfortunately very long) unscheduled break in our regularly scheduled blogging. 2010 was one heck of a year! I won't bore you with the gory details, but I'm sure gla...
Good morning!I just received my first order of vintage satin seam binding from "Fini Ribbon" and I'm so excited!!! They're an invaluable resource for any vintage textile enthusia...
Hi All!So, the boxy, shapeless grey dress has been going through a process of transformation. I went into reworking it without a plan, but as I lay awake in bed this morning, I realized that there w...
So...yeah...the dress. Well, if you were to take a potato(a big, old, oblong roaster, not one of those cute, little new potatoes) and dress it up in a short-sleeved version of thisyou would have a p...
Well, that was an unfortunately long break. I could spend this post filling you in on all of the reasons for my disappearing act, but I fear I may bore you to death! Instead, I will tell you about m...
...I promise I'll finish it before the Spring/Summer edition rolls around! I've been working hard, finally getting my Etsy shops up and running and helping my Mum to get hers up and runnin...
Hooray! Day Two! I was worried that I wouldn't have the chance to have this post finished before the end of today...my day job was threatening to get in the way. Darned day job. Anyway, here...
I figured that it was about time that I take a wee break from digging myself out from underneath the gigantic pile of fabric. The stash has been sorted...sort of...and six (yes, six) garbage bags fu...
My mother-in-law is moving across the country - in fact, she and my Mum are doing the drive together, starting tomorrow in the wee hours of the morning - gulp! "What does this have to do with v...
...Karlie!!!!! You're the winner of the latest Giveaway (as chosen by the fancy schmancy Random Number Generator.) Drop me an email and let me know your address and I'll Post the pattern ...
Do you remember this sweet little pattern? Adorable, huh?Well, I never did receive the contact information from the winner, so I decided to do the draw over again late last night.(insert imagined dr...
Here it is - the third Pattern Giveaway fromWasp Waists and Wiggle Skirts! Simplicity Number 1043Size: Bust 38 Waist 32 Hips 41The pattern has a slim skirt and a Sweetheart Neckline with optional...
Isn't this the best label? I just love it! Does anyone happen to know anything about "Crowlene?" I've done a search, but nothing's come up. All I know is that this label ...
1 Vintage Bias Tape from Owlbotagain2 Checkered Lilac Draped Dress from Peace and Love Vintage3 1950's Lavender Gown from Firefly Vintage4 Vintage 1950's Lavender Headpiece from Allen C...
Here is the second installment of the instructions for making your very own vintage-inspired war-time hats. Don't you just adore the Forties? I sure wish I had the pattern for the matching clu...
I'm sorry for the delay, but an emergency vet visit for the little beastie above delayed the draws by a few hours. There's nothing like starting the day with your your little buddy turnin...
Thanks so much for all of the wonderful words about the scan of the Forties hats I posted earlier - they are amazing aren't they?Some of you asked me to post the instructions, so here they are! ...
Here are the lovely 1940's hat images I promised last week. Aren't they great? They're from a wartime booklet titled "Make Do and Mend." I'll be featuring this book a...
Fall is coming and I, for one, will be more than happy to escape the incredible temperatures the Pacific Northwest has been hit with this summer. I've been trying to decide on the perfect vinta...
Here it is! The vintage shirtdress pattern giveaway! There has been so much attention paid to shirtdresses lately, that I just couldn't resist giving away a pattern for one! I'm also add...
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