I post the following at the risk of being called a wagon-jumper but I guess jump on the wagon is what I’m about to do. Mind you, this is not something that just occurred to me, it just hadn’t occured … Continued
I just cut, traced, folded and wrote on a vintage pattern. I feel like I have commited some horrible crime against history. I know it’s stilly but if you it’s pretty destructive when you put it into perspective. This pattern … Continued
I have been meaning to blog this for two weeks but I just couldn’t get decent pictures taken. As it is, the pictures are craptastic. I blame our new point and shoot camera…it is the noisiest damn camera I’ve ever … Continued
I will be the first to admit that not only do I not have style, I haven’t really put much effort into acquiring one either. Only recently (since I started sewing) have I even bothered to actually look at fashion … Continued
Jen! The fourth commenter (taking into consideration that first comment which was made on Sew Retro) wins! It so happens that Jen (Jen and Pete) is a local girl whom I have met on two occasions. I did not realize it … Continued
The contents of next month’s BWOF issue are up on the German site! I had seen the preview on the back of the October issue and the red dress blew me away. Turns out, that red dress is just one … Continued
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I was making a tunic from a pattern I had made twice before in hopes that it would end the long line of wadders I had recently experienced. Well, my plan worked. The … Continued
Yes, I have been sewing, I’ve even finished a garment but I haven’t gotten around to taking picutres. I received a few (OK, a lot) more patterns in the last couple of days. Some of them I bought individually and … Continued
I just joined the very talented ladies over at Sew Retro! I’m so excited! So far I haven’t sewn much from vintage patterns, just a few things here and there from reissued patterns for my son but that’s about it. … Continued
I’m tired of wadders! It’s been pretty much wadder after wadder since I finished the first two pieces for the wardrobe contest. Those are the ONLY two pieces I have finished and at this point, I don’t think I’m going … Continued
My first encounter with anything vintage (Chevys aside) was at a very young age though I can’t remember the exact number. I was vacationing at my great-grandmother’s house in Central Cuba, as I usually did in the summer. One day … Continued