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Purple Contrast Sundress
One of my favorite (and most worn) recent makes is the bee-line dress, so I decided that it was worth remaking the pattern with a...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read
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Fairy Green Chemise
Renaissance Festival Season is back! And with only a week to go until my local faire I decided that I wanted to wear something new –...

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Dec 25, 20224 min read
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Modern White Dress
I found this beautiful white on white print at a local thrift store and immediately fell in love with it. I especially loved that if you...

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Oct 1, 20223 min read
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Christmas Blouse
As part of Christmas Clearance 2019 I bought this themed cotton print. It was most likely December 2020 or January 2021. Either way, it...

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Aug 14, 20226 min read
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Purple Evening Gown
In February the invitation arrived - two of my friends were getting married, and the dress code for the evening wedding was listed as...

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May 30, 20224 min read
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Borgias Burgundy Doublet
During lockdown I watched one of the Borgias series. I know that people have very strong feelings about the two different series, but I...

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Jan 1, 20227 min read
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Cherry Blossom Sundress
I started this dress at the end of last summer, but it took longer than usual to complete because the original pattern required some...

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May 30, 20213 min read
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Llama Top
I found this adorable llama cotton and purchased 2 yards with the intention of making another gathered skirt like the space skirt from...

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May 30, 20213 min read
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Yellow Stripe Shirtwaist Dress
I was at Joann's (of course) when I learned that Simplicity had released a "new" vintage reprint of a 1950s shirtwaist dress. I was a...

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Aug 30, 20206 min read
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Retro Pinstripe Skirt Completed
I started on this project a few weeks ago, but was missing a few supplies. Well I had to stop at Walmart to pick up some groceries and...

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May 7, 20202 min read
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Retro Pinstripe Skirt
I fell in love with this pattern a few years ago, and purchased it around that time. It's McCalls 6993, a reproduction skirt pattern from...

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Apr 27, 20203 min read
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Green Gertie Top
I bought Simplicity S8882 because I liked the shape of it. There's an empire waist, but it's then fitted to the natural waist to flatter...

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Apr 23, 20202 min read
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Bee-Line Dress
So I meant to keep working on the Bliaut, but the weather outside was screaming for a sundress, and I couldn't bear to work on something...

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Mar 28, 20203 min read
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