After sewing a few dresses this summer, I thought I’d shift gears and work on a quick project, that being a skirt. Despite the thinking that this project would be quick, it wasn’t. The project took the same amount of time as most sewing...
I’ve really been on a role with my summer sewing projects, and I’m having lots of fun. I spend a lot of time online searching for ideas of what to sew next. Most recently I came across the “Life of the Garden Party” dress on...
Since I got my sewing machine last September, I’ve been looking for good deals on fabric. I’ve you’ve priced fabric at the crafts stores, like Joann’s or Hobby Lobby, you’ll discover that fabric isn’t cheap. Nice...
On a whim this past Saturday I woke up and decided I was going to make myself a vintage romper. A romper is a one piece garment, commonly used in children play cloths. The romper has been around since the early 1900’s but their popularity...
The second dress I decided to try my hand at, this summer was another vintage pattern by Simplicity. Pattern 5869, copyrighted 1965, is of a loosely fitted dress has elastic waistline casing, slit neck opening, collar, and back zipper closing...
The first of my sewing projects this summer I decided to try my hand at my Vintage Simplicity 8890 pattern. The pattern’s copyright was 1970, and I had bought some fabric I knew would be just perfect for it the jumper (version 1). The pattern...
Last September I got a sewing machine as an early birthday present from my mother-in-law, and since then I’ve been practicing sewing a few items here and there. My first project was a retro inspired dress using Simplicity 3833 pattern version...
For Christmas I wanted to give everyone a chance to witness how well my sewing skills had become. Thus, I decided I would make sew some purses for my sisters. I had already taken a sewing class back in October at Joan’s on how to make a purse...
After getting my sewing machine and having a quick one day dress making lesson from my Mother-in-Law, I thought it might be a good idea to take a few classes on sewing at Joanns. The first course, a beginning course in sewing was a little to...
My mother-in-law, Miss Linda, came down to visit on Labor Day weekend and brought me my birthday present. I know it was a month early but she had already gotten it and didn’t know when she’d see us again. What she brought me...
