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If you are like me, you look better in a sheath type dress suit rather than a skirt suit (and pant suits look horrific on me…I’m always in awe of those women who can actually pull it off without looking dumpy or matronly). What I love about vintage sheath dresses is that they had a . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Blue Suit Today’s Vintage Inspiration of the Day comes from Out of the Ashes Collectibles. I have ordered from Sheila many times and am always satisfied with my purchases. I’ve been showing you how to draft your own skirt pattern and McCall’s 7584 is a perfect example of how this skirt can be “dressed up” using fine . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Fine Dining Suit  Comments are closed  Vintage Inspiration of the Day, Vintage Patterns  fashion, vintage patterns, vintage sewing
Yes, ladies, it is time to start making your vintage or vintage-inspired holiday party and cocktail dresses! Here are some wonderful patterns from Etsy to inspire you!
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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 Today’s Friday Find from the Sewing Cabinet is a darning egg…I think. It is 7 1/2″ long and 1 3/4″ diameter at the larger end. The darning egg is made of wood and the end has little scratches that look like they could be made from a needle. Now, here is the thing I . . . → Read More: Darn It! (I think!) 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 I’m beginning to think that my Grandmother Lois and my Great-Grandmother Daisy didn’t use very many pins when they sewed. Now, granted, it has been over 30 years since my grandmother passed away so the pins may have disappeared over time from me using the machine before my grandfather died and I took full . . . → Read More: Friday Find from the Sewing Cabinet: Another Pin Cushion Have you ever had a period of extreme intensity and then feel a little lost when it is over? Maybe I’m going through adrenaline withdrawal today or something because I turned in my patterns and my paperwork for my final project last night. Except for my final exam, I’m finished with school until the end . . . → Read More: Friday Find in the Sewing Cabinet: Homemade Pin Cushion In a recent Modern Retro Woman blog post, I mentioned that my grandparents bought top of the line tools (or almost top of the line) that I still use. Pattie requested that I start showcasing the sewing and kitchen tools. So, I thought I would start a “Friday Find In The Sewing Cabinet.” Once upon . . . → Read More: Friday Find In The Sewing Cabinet: Kleencut Shears and Holder 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 |
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