Happy weekend everyone. I’m laid in bed feeling sorry for myself as I write this. I have a cold with a painful cough and am distracting myself with blog reading and Web surfing! So I thought I’d write a post about the Dress Like Your Grandma challenge hosted by Tanya of blog Mrs Hughes than ran this …
Hurrah! I’m happy to share my finished peacoat. This is Vogue 7666, a vintage 70s jacket, trouser and skirt pattern that I got in a random bundle of patterns for £1.50 at a car boot sale. I wanted to join in the McCall’s peacoat sewalong that Rachel and the team at McCall’s were hosting on their …
Colour blocking doesn’t seem to be fading in popularity. It definitely isn’t in my house. I’ve been waiting to sew this cute little vintage pattern since I gleefully picked it up at a sewing meet-up/ swap. A May Minerva Blogger make seemed like a good opportunity! There are three really good variations in this pattern but …
So this is the story of my new jacket. We’ve had a bit of a rocky time getting to completion but we made it out the other side. It’s sort of my vintage pledge garment because my original pledge to sew a vintage shelf bust pattern was demolished when I sewed the modern Gertie dress. …