Everything's Coming Up....

ROSES!

Yes, peeps, I made my decision and have opted to "say it with flowers."

SHOCKING -- Man Exposes His Pelagia on Peter's Blog!

Thank you, reader Rachael, for identifying the name of this Liberty of London print yesterday.

Give me Liberty!

Oh, the joys of sewing with luxury fabric!  I mean, sure, a Ralph Lauren bedsheet is nice, but Liberty of London is a whole other animal.

The Overbooked Sewist

You didn't think this was going to be about scheduling, did you?  I don't even own a calendar.

The Return of Monday Nagging w/ GOALS

Happy Monday, everybody!  Did another week really go by?  Hard to believe but my calendar tells me yes.

Fashion Confusion 101

Wise readers, is it me, or has fashion lost its way?

Cathy models the 1937 Hollywood dress!

The purple dress finished, yesterday Cathy and I set out for another fun-filled fashion shoot on the gritty streets of Gotham.

I'm a baaaaaad boy + slips vs. linings

I know, I know, I need another Forties dress pattern like I need another laugh line, but I saw those dropped yokes and thought, how cute (or in Forties-speak, what a smart frock!).  It's certainly not because I'm a big fan of Renee Haal, whoever she was.  It was one of those "best offer" eBay listings so I got it for $6.

Sewing and the "Oh, $&%^*$!" Moment

We've all had them (I hope).  Everything's going along swimmingly with your latest sewing project...la la la...when suddenly ugh:

Do you decorate like you dress?

I've often been struck by how passionate people often are when discussing clothes.  I've read countless fashion and sewing blogs where commenters are borderline apoplectic over other people's choice of outfits, or what they think is or isn't an appropriate way for someone to dress.

It's even happens here at Male Pattern Boldness -- and I've encouraged it!

OMG, it's Monday again! w/ GOALS

From NEW LOOKS

Now in case you were wondering where you've seen this outfit before....it was here!

The Color Pur -- no, I won't say it!

The journey begins: behold the six-panel skirt of Hollywood pattern #1471.

Fabric Shopping with Amazing Grace

 

One of the treats of blogging is getting to meet your readers in person.  Yesterday I had the privilege of spending time with the brilliant Grace P.  You may know Grace from her engrossing blog, Bad Mom, Good Mom, or from Pattern Review, where she's known as gsp1066.  (Really rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?)  

Peter and the Purple Rayon w/ POLL

I'm in a quandary, dear readers.  I have two projects I love equally that are competing for my attention and I can't decide which to do first.  (I intend to enter one of them in the Pattern Review vintage sewing contest that has just begun.)

Gloves and Girdles and G-Strings, Oh, My!

Another day, another impulse purchase!

Yesterday on Amazon I ordered a copy of "How to Make Hats and Accessories: Instructions for Making 1940s Fashions." A reprint of the original 1946 book, it provides instructions on making not only period hats, but also gloves, muffs, handbags, belts, and more.   Do any of you know it?