Tag: Cotton

  • Ultimate Rockabilly Dress

    Ultimate Rockabilly Dress

    For this year’s Jungle January Anne specifically mentioned showing off things made between now and last January. Seems like a good chance to blog this rockabilly dress I made last spring. The fabric is some kind of woven cotton. I bought it from an Etsy seller from the UK, so I don’t know exactly what…

  • Pink Gingham Picnic Dress

    Pink Gingham Picnic Dress

    I rarely do refashions or revisions, but sometimes a bit of a re-do is in order. Years ago I made a rather pretty pink gingham skirt. I made a top to go with it too and I wore it some. Over time, though, I found that the top worked with more than just that skirt,…

  • Jungle Jacaranda

    Jungle Jacaranda

    I didn’t purposely put off blogging this dress I finished months ago until now when it’s Jungle January, but since I did end up not liking the first pictures I took (too much splotchy shade and an impatient photographer) and it took me forever to get pictures retaken, it seemed only right to hold off…

  • Hello (Kitty) Summertime Nostalgia

    Hello (Kitty) Summertime Nostalgia

    The days have been short and cold and rainy lately. Even more than the cold, which I dread, I hate how dark everything seems in the midst of winter. I think I could more cheerfully put up with daily rain if it could somehow be both rainy and bright outside, or at least be light…

  • Ultimate Summer Sundresses: Even When I Use Modern Vogue Patterns, I Look Vintage

    Ultimate Summer Sundresses: Even When I Use Modern Vogue Patterns, I Look Vintage

    This project is covering a lot of ground for me. It’s my submission to the Sundress Sewalong hosted by Heather and I’m planning to write up a quick post for The Monthly Stitch, since the August theme is all about the number two. Gingham was supposed to be on-trend this summer. Did it actually turn…

  • Simplicity 3475: Vintage Video Game Vixen

    Simplicity 3475: Vintage Video Game Vixen

    This is a dress I made last winter, but I’m finding that I really prefer to wear crazy novelty dresses during the summer as opposed to any other season. It’s definitely summer, so it seems like a good time to finally get this one recorded on the blog. I originally saw this fabric made up…

  • Sewing Dare Accepted/Sewing Dare Completed

    Sewing Dare Accepted/Sewing Dare Completed

    Remember Sewing Dares? There’s another round going on now, and this time I threw myself in for one. I asked specifically for a dare related to shorts so Gillian dared me to make either Kwik Sew 3854 or BHL Holly shorts. I did not think this through well, since completing the dare means posting pics of…

  • Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket

    Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket

    It’s only about 100 degrees here, so my brain thought, “Hey, I should post about that spring coat I made.” It makes no sense season-wise, but I have the feeling that the longer I put off writing about this coat, the less likely I’ll post about it at all. These photos are back to the kids…

  • Tenterhook Patterns: Jacaranda Dress Beta Version

    Before I get into the project I want to show here, I feel like I need to put it out there that I have come to the realization that the pairing of shirt with skirt in my last post was not a good idea. Neither me nor my new skirt were done justice in that…