On month from today my husband and I will be in Leicester, England for The DressMaker’s Ball! I wrote a post about this even back in March when I bought the tickets, and I have been looking forward to it ever since! You might recall I shared many sewing pattern ...

I am so excited to introduce composition notebooks which I designed and have for sale on Amazon now! These all feature some of my personally created, feminine, happy, surface pattern designs. They feature 100 college ruled notebook pages. I have linked each one below the picture. If you do ...

It’s less than 90 days until the Dressmaker’s Ball. I have my dress finished, my shoes picked out, my hat created, and now finally my purse. I made this purse on a whim, because I had this fabulous Vintage Simplicity fabric which I had bought on clearance at JoAnns. ...

Charles James Dresses I follow a variety of seamstresses on Instagram, and through this sewing community I heard about a British event called The Dressmaker’s Ball. It certainly sparked the curiosity of this feminine, dress-wearing, vintage-fashion-loving seamstress! I started to see mention of a ball planned for this year (2023), ...

I am overjoyed and honored to have had my photo chosen to be featured in Cunard’s ‘Sea Views’ Photo Exhibition. This photo exhibit was carefully curated by highly respected British photographer Mary McCartney. The gallery features lovely vintage photos from the Cunard archives, as well as 100 photos chosen from ...

I am excited to share my newly acquired sewing machine with you! Her name is “Irene” and she is 73 years old. I have been admiring these 11 pound 4 oz vintage sewing machines for quite some time, and I was fortunate to find a thoroughly detailed listing for an ...

When we booked a Christmastime voyage on the Cunard Queen Victoria, I decided I wanted to sew a festive dress for the occasion. I had purchased 1940’s vintage Simplicity R11333 earlier in the year and it was perfect for my project. The antique-looking poinsettia cotton caught my eye at Joann ...

1.) Liberty Fabric 2.) Liberty Fabric 3.) Liberty Fabric 4.) Rifle Paper Company Fabric 5.) Rifle Paper Company Fabric 6.) Sewing Machine Sticker 7.) Vintage Sewing Pattern 8.) Thread Sticker 9.) Vintage Betsey Johnson Sewing Pattern 10.) Sewing Cookie Cutter 11.) Enamel Pin 12.) Vintage Working Singer 221 Featherweight ...

Liberty of London is one of my favorite shopping attractions in London due to it’s 145 year history tied to fabrics. As a seamstress and trained textile print artist, I am drawn to the wide array of fabric selections inside this stunning Tudor revival department store. On my recent trip ...

Here is a sewing project I completed recently for a special girl turning 2 years old. I used Simplicity 9117, and I made view B. It was a pretty simple pattern with a back zipper and a gathered skirt. We chose to use a lemon themed fabric. I sewed some ...