Sewing plans for 2018

Hello all, I'm back with another self-imposed sewing challenge.As I've been falling in love with the 30s more and more, I've decided to fill my closet with cute and practical things to wear from that era. I've come up with 12 items (originally planned to be made one a month...yet here we are in May)…

1930s outfit planning

Recently I went a little pattern buying crazy, and bought some patterns from Wearing History which have had my eye for quite some time.1930's fashions were something I thought wouldn't really work for me, as the ideal image of the era was a svelte individual; whereas, I'm about 90% hips and derriere. But I decided to bite…

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…

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…

Whats on my table

Oh it's been a while since I've done one of these!Lately, I've been a busy bee, flitting to different projects here and there like many flowers. It's keeping me content, thankfully.I'm craving a beautiful 1940's suit, and McCalls 4184 is just the ticket. I finished tracing the skirt, and will be perusing where to get…

On the mend again

No, I'm not sick. I'm referring to the one thing in everyone who wears vintage has somewhere in their home. A mending pile.I put all the things I need to fix up in an extra Buffalo Exchange bag. Thankfully its a nice size, and super portable, so I can zone out watching Netlflix as I…

Tutorial: Vintage Style Shoulder Pads

Often times in a 40's pattern, you'll see you need shoulder pads. It will usually tell you to purchase one, create one, or create one from a handy little tutorial in the instruction sheet.100% of the time, you need stuffing.Now, I don't have any stuffing like what is described; in sheets. So I played around…

4 ways to get back your sewing mojo

Now like every human being, we loose our mojo on certain things we like. One that is extremely annoying is losing your sewing mojo, and sewing is one of your favorite things in the world.I'll give you four tips that help me re-gain my mojo, and might help you too!1. Figure why you're unmotivated.I got…

Fall/Winter Wardrobe Inspiration

(center image -source )Hello everyone!Remember when I said I was going to attempt to get through a ridiculous amount of patterns in a year? Yeah. Yeah. So I decided to be a bit more practical, and split it.I sat back, and looked through my closet as I did a clear out at the start of summer,…

Wearing History Smooth Sailing Blouse Review

Hey, I've actually been sewing things in my silence.Last December, I finally redeemed my pattern for backing Wearing History's Kickstarter campaign. After humming and hawing, I finally picked the Smooth Sailing Sports Togs pattern, and printed it from my computer. I pieced it together, and shoved it in a manila envelope for a month.I bought…