I’ve been reading Tom and Lorenzo’s fabulous analyses of the Mad Men wardrobe. Naturally, getting a closer look at the designs only makes me want to replicate them all the more! Sheila, from Out of the Ashes Collectibles is having a 15% off sale that ends Sunday night so I thought I’d mosey over there . . . → Read More: Evoking Mad Men
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Photo courtesy of CheapKnittingPatterns.com Our eagle-eyed readers are at it again. Kathy, from Homestead Happenings, writes, I have been searching online for a pattern for your grandmother’s pincushion. I just had to believe that if you had one and I remembered one, there surely must be more info. I had no success until tonight . . . → Read More: Crochet Pin Cushion Pattern The temperatures are hugging the triple digits around here yet my mind has been wandering to fall fashions (and I haven’t even spotted the fall fashion bible known as Vogue, yet!). I remember when I was a young woman, I would eagerly await the college issue and read it cover to cover (do they even . . . → Read More: Fall Fantasies I’ve been under the weather the past few days (read here for details). I have a podcast “in the can;” I need to scan the illustrations and upload them before I post it. However, I wanted to let everyone know about a fun (not-a)contest going on at Apron Memories. EllynAnne Geisel has just published “The . . . → Read More: Apron Memories Giveaway Simplicity 8473 Quick note because I’m falling asleep at the keyboard but I wanted to check in with you all today…. In my podcast the other day, I mentioned buying some tan twill to make some work shirts for My Honey. I noticed last week that a work shirt I had made for him . . . → Read More: One Pattern Found; The Other is Still MIA I’ve basically given up on modern patterns. The designs are “blah” at best because they are geared for women who want to finish an entire 30-piece wardrobe in 15 minutes or less. Here then are two of my favorite vintage pattern sources (more sources in subsequent posts). As an aside, I am not listing Ebay . . . → Read More: Friday Finds~ Two Favorite Vintage Pattern Sources |
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