Tons of knitting projects

I noticed I'm more productive the longer I'm around fellow crafty types.  Case in point, when I hang out with my friend Jennifer. When we are together, we will knit, hang out in yarn shops, and talk about upcoming projects. We also help each other with confusing pattern parts, and be 'bad' influences to each…

The most darling suit

I don't know what it is about a modern suit, but I always feel weird in one.I'm always either too tightly enveloped in some areas, or too loose in others. In a word, unflattering.Since getting into vintage fashion, I've been wanting a suit to call my own. I've come close while shopping, but they'd always…

Product Review- Dutch Label Shop

Back in, oh goodness, mid-June I was contacted by Abby from the Dutch Label Shop asking if I'd like some free label samples. Due to loads of family things happening over the summer, I got back to her- in a totally timely fashion- in August.She was very kind and set me up with some custom labels, which…

A good basic set

In order to diversify my wardrobe by purchasing more separates, and to save moneyand hone my skills by making more dresses myself, I’ve created a self-imposed dress-buying ban for the year. After a ridiculous bout of feeling like aninadequate seamstress, I sat down and worked on a skirt. A couple days after Dapper Day, I…

What I wore to see Hidden Figures

Last Tuesday I went with my darling friend to see Hidden Figures.My goodness, I rarely get misty-eyed at the movies, I certainly teared up at this movie.For those of you who don't know, it's the film adaptation of the novel by Margot Lee Shetterly,  of the true story of the Black women who did the…

A little WIP of a hat

So I bought a fancy planner and ignored it for almost three weeks. I felt a sense of overwhelming dread due to personal reasons, and other things in my life.A friend asked how my hat was going. My hat. That's a simple nice not overwhelming project I can work on.I am so happy I took…

Winter/Spring 2017 wardrobe plans

The last thing I sewed and loved was my graduation suit. I was hit with a terrible sewing block. Some days I would start a project, and immediately hate the direction it was going in. Some days I would finish a project, only to find it didn't fit, despite sewing with the pattern a couple…

Goals for 2017

2016 was a giant mess. Good things happened, yes. I graduated, I got a job, I met many new sweet acquaintances, etc. But I am glad to see that year n my rear window. 2017 will be a year of uncertainty. I will do my best be a good person and help others, and importantly…

Little treasures from Ortwine

Sometime there are little family owned shops which haven't changed in ages. This was the case of Ortwine Hardware. A little 'hidden gem' close to my neighborhood, this store finally closed after 70+ years of business. On December 30th, a couple friends and myself went to the shop and made some purchases.Now I can hear…

Fall Dapper Day 2016

It's been a good while since I attended a Dapper Day. Thanks to the extreme kindness of my friend Tony, I was able to attend two of the days of the weekend.First day I wore a cute patio set I got for a song at the Frock You Vintage sale. It was rather warm that…