At the Viva Las Vegas car show last year I spotted someone wearing a gorgeous vintage dress - similar to a pake muu, but with shorter sleeves and knew I had to recreate it! The base pattern is Simplicity 8244 (a repro from 1954) that I've...
I've been loving 1950's hostess sets for years - skirts over pants look so elegant and comfortable! During Spoonflower's last sale I nabbed some of this hawaiian fish design I've been eyeing off for ages and realised it would be perfect for making my hostess-set...
Viva Las Vegas 2019 is not far off, which means I'm madly running around sewing outfits to bring. Every year I try and make something off my sewing 'bucket list', so this year I tried my hand at a 1950's denim western skirt - just like...
It's really hot and humid in Sydney right now, which always makes me think about short-sleeved blouses to beat the heat! Luckily I was digitizing Butterick 6965 for my Etsy store, so it seemed a good time to make the blouse for myself as well. This blouse...
I fell in love with a 1950s Hawaiian 'Surfrider' dress but it didn't fit - lucky Simplicity 8244 is exactly the same style! It's a repro of Simplicity 1018 from 1954. I call this a test because it really is - it's the final test...
Knowing we were going to Hawaii for Christmas really inspired me to make some outfits I had put off for ages - including an Alfred Shaheen-inspired number. A friend of mine has an original one, and I was able to copy some of the details for...