Academy 3568 in cream linen

Sometimes one is not enough, especially when it comes to a vampy collared dress like this, Academy 3568. I whipped … More

McCall’s black dress

Two of my loved McCall’s patterns, 3326 and 3468, from my instagram. This little number has been on the back … More

I have been working on a number of projects this year, many sewing, some stitching, and lots of reading…the blog … More

Who doesn’t love a sewing challenge? For 2017 there’s a new stash-busting sewing challenge going around, #sewwhatyougot, sew eight outfits, … More

Advance 6190 One of those, OMG patterns, Advance 6190, is a vintage pattern I splashed out on a while back, … More

We have had some major moves lately, so the blog has been rather quiet…more on that later! Meanwhile some clever … More

I can’t hide the fact that was really excited when I heard Katherine of Miss Dixie O’Dare was planning to … More

My dream suit Are you sewing along with us and making your dream vintage suit? The Facebook group Amy and … More

I chose this project as my Vintage Pledge July Extravaganza guest blogger contribution for Kestrel Makes, part of the sewing duo … More

How is your vintage suit going? I’ve been making a lot of progress over the last week or so, and … More