Cameo dress

c.1950-55 Paris Balmain silk grosgrain evening dress

Vintage 1940s lace gown

Edwardian afternoon Dress, ca. 1912. Details: net lace, buttons, cameo. All kind of beautiful embellishments/ decorations <3

Butterick pattern 4790

I'm super excited to show you my new Butterick patterns for spring! I have two new dress designs, both of which are shown in my new fabric collection. The fabrics will be coming to Joann Stores in the next couple months, and I'll be sure to do a separate post about them. First up is B6322, a corset-styled dress with ruching. This one was directly inspired by a sweet little pink dress from the '50s that I found at a vintage show. It's super dirndl-y, which is funny because I designed this…

In good time for the Historical Sew Monthly’s May challenge, I am back to give you some background information on my monthly project. The challenge’s theme is “Practicality”…

Another great version of Butterick B4790. I love the overskirt against the patterned dress.

The project for the Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge this time was “Peasants & Pioneers.” From the event page on Facebook: “As wonderful as making pretty, pretty princess dresses is, the vast majority of people have always been poor commoners, whether they were peasants working the land, servants in big houses, or (later), pioneers carving their […]Continue Reading...

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Hello, Dear Reader, do I ever have a treat for you! I met the sweetest gal, Ms. Angie, through this blog. Over time we have become such...