Tips for Prepping Fabric

I was asked a few weeks ago to go over some of the processes I use when I buy new fabric and how I ready it for a garment.

First off I try my hardest to work with as much natural fiber content as I can. Linen, wool, cotton, rayon, silk on occasion. Even with varied weaves the way these fibers behave is relatively consistent.

Me wearing my dust bowl dress!

Hi everyone. I finally have some images of my tulip sleeved dust bowl dress. 

I went out swing dancing and I wanted to wear something cool. These pics are with my iPhone and it's a bit dark, so not the greatest.

Is sewing 'crafting'?

I have a friend who is a major crafter. She's more than likely reading this right now, (hi Shampoo!). She makes cards and has customizable card stock punchers, and grommets, the whole magilla. She subscribes to crafting mags and blogs and even sells her cards and things on etsy. She's hard core, and I totally respect that.

Pattern collectors, I need your help!

I have a bit of a mystery. A challenge, a conundrum for all of you. 

1920s Pattern Ad

I was counting pattern pieces from some of my stored patterns and stumbled upon this ad for mail orders on the back of one of my 20s instruction sheets.

I actually have the 2744! Looking at it more, 

I think it will fit well in my dust bowl theme! Hehehe!

Catalog Sunday

This Sunday more dust bowl fashions from Chicago Mail Order summer '35

Two hats in one day?! I'm that good!

Actually the hats were that easy. Okay, not 'easy' but because I made the pattern and I've made the hats before, I kinda knew where the mistakes were.