Tag Archives: vintage

The Last Few Weeks

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Becca

What an eventful few weeks it has been. My hubby returned. I wrote quite a bit. I finished some custom items, and finished several other projects. We ventured to Washington D.C. to see the cherry blossoms, when my sister-in-law visited … Continue reading →

Posted in fabric, pattern, retro, sewing, vintage | Tagged cherry blossoms, fabric, garage sales, sewing patterns, vintage, vintage patterns, yard sales | 8 Comments

40’s Blouse and Reconstructed Skirt

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Becca

It has been an exciting few weeks. I will provide more details in a few days, but first I’d like to share a completed project. Remember many months ago when I mentioned making a blouse with this 1940’s pattern? Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in blouse, clothing, diy, retro, sewing, vintage | Tagged 1940s, 40s, Advance, blouse, bound buttonholes, fashion, pattern, pin curls, retro, sewing, thrifted, Verity, vintage | 16 Comments

Summer Reverie Blouse and Shorts

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Becca

I’m sorry that I neglected to post earlier this week. My husband is gone for the week, and I’ve discovered that I’m not as productive when he’s gone. I start to miss him too much, and I have difficulty staying … Continue reading →

Posted in blouse, clothing, diy, dress, fashion, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, shirt, thrifted, upcycled, vintage | Tagged blouse, fashion, nautical, reconstructed, reconstruction, recycled, refashioned, retro, sewing, shorts, summer, top, Verity, vintage | 26 Comments

Raffle Update – Two Choices

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Becca

Since I haven’t gotten any response to the raffle, I’m hoping that offering a choice might generate some donations. I realized that I should have offered something besides an item of clothing to appeal to a wider range of people. … Continue reading →

Posted in accessories, bag, diy, giveaway, purse, recycled, retro, vintage | Tagged bag, beach, curtain panel, giveaway, Japan Quake Appeal, purse, raffle, sewing, vintage | Leave a comment

The Sound of Music Dress

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Becca

Some of you may recall a post that I wrote about The Sound of Music last summer (See it here, if you’d like). At the end of the post, I made a remark about the possibility of a future dress … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, diy, dress, fabric, fashion, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, thrifted, upcycled, vintage | Tagged Budget, diy, dress, fashion, floral, handmade, Julie Andrews, maria, Maria Von Trapp, recycled, repurposed, retro, sewing, sheets, sound of music, The Sound of Music, thrifted, Verity, vintage | 36 Comments

Red and blue striped dress with chevron

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Becca

This reconstruction is one of my favorites so far. The dress started out as the dress below, which was likely from the 80s. My first step was to remove the shoulder pads and sleeves. I then, removed the top and … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, diy, dress, fashion, ooak, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, thrifted, Uncategorized, upcycled, vintage | Tagged chevron stripe, diy, dress, fashion, reconstructed, reconstruction, recycled, refashioned, retro, sewing, thrifted, Verity, vintage | 41 Comments

Flowers and Silver Sheath Dress

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Becca

A couple months back, I set out to make a sheath dress from a vintage pattern. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a pattern in the style I was looking for. I looked through my patterns again and came across the one … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, diy, dress, fashion, pattern, retro, sewing, vintage | Tagged 60s, clothing, dress, fashion, McCalls 8500, pattern, retro, sewing, sheath dress, sixties, Verity, vintage | 14 Comments

Rainy day teaser

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Becca

I was planning on taking pictures today and posting about the process of a recent project, but it’s raining. So, here’s what I’ll do. Below are a few teaser pictures for some of the posts coming next week. I finished … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, diy, dress, pattern, sewing, vintage | Tagged dress, jacket, pattern, retro, sewing, Verity, vintage | 4 Comments

Hint of Spring Skirt

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Becca

The end of last week and this weekend was spent house hunting (Hence, the shortage of posts). The hunt has yielded results. More details later. Today’s project started as the dress below. I found this dress a while ago, started … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, diy, fashion, indie, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, thrifted, upcycled, vintage | Tagged Budget, diy, fashion, reconstructed, reconstruction, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, skirt, thrifted, upcycled, Verity, vintage | 10 Comments

Retro sweater and progress on jacket

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Becca

I found this vintage sweater quite a while back at the thrift store, and finally got around to fixing the fit. It was quite baggy and unflattering. Sorry, no before picture. I simply took it in about one and a … Continue reading →