Ms1940McCall

Ah, wool. My absolute favourite type of fabric!  I think nearly a third of all my sewing projects use some form of wool.  It's perfect...

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post about my most recent 1940 McCall make! Today, I'm focusing on one of my favourit...

The ABC's of vintage sewing series is back--and we are in the home stretch, picking up the alphabet again with the letter 'U'....

The ABCs of Vintage Sewing series is back!  I hope you didn't think I abandoned it after the letter 'S'? (ahem).  Today'...

A shirtwaister is a dress with a tailored bodice that resembles a shirt.  This style has been popular throughout the decades.  I find it ...

I so wish I could roll my r's to say the word rrrrrrruffles.  A feature on ruffles was hands down my choice for the letter 'R...

Or more specifically, a type of quilting I am absolutely in love with....Trapunto Quilting.  Trapunto is the Italian word for 'to em...

I don't think it will come as any surprise to you that I have a serious weak spot for vintage sewing patterns.  I, um, *cough*, obs...

Organza is a wonder fabric.  According to the July 2012 issue of Threads on tissue-weight fabrics, organza is a crisp, plain-weave fabric...