Last year I became fascinated with some fashion related concepts which have completely framed my entire fashion strategy going forward. I need to do an entire post about this one day, but in summery, I had a professional seasonal color analysis done, and I found out my Kibbe body type ...

I have completed my first sewing project of the new year, the iconic V2000, Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress. Vogue re-released this sewing pattern in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the wrap dress’s 1970’s launch, and it is as popular today as ever! The dress has been a ...

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 ...

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), ...

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 ...

The first time I went to Europe was by ocean liner, upon the Cunard Queen Mary 2. This happened to be the Fashion Week crossing, and I had the most enjoyable experience (i.e. getting to meet shoe designer Stewart Weitzman, and much more – here is a post about ...

As the Christmas season is approaching quickly, I thought now would be a good time to share with you a fun and easy sewing project I recently completed. We will be making a stuffed Christmas tree today. This is a cute kitschy craft made by many generations, and one ...

I enjoy sewing Simplicity pattern 1426, which is a vintage crop top reproduction pattern. This is the same pattern I used for my Miss Rockabillaque outfit, and I also made a quick crop top using this pattern when I had some left over red and white gingham.After a few ...