Posts Tagged “blue”
Tweet Inspiration: GUNMETAL. My buttons are made of metal from guns! There’s a slight chance that ‘gunmetal’ may just be the name of the color of the buttons. I’m not going to subscribe to that line of thinking, however, because it diminishes the badassness of my GUNMETAL BUTTONS. No pockets for me. I just didn’t [...]
Tweet Before I get started, I’ll apologize to any friends or middle-aged Puerto Rican women (hi mom!) who thought I was about unveil some big news. I’m not betrothed; I just named the dress after what inspired me to make it. Inspiration: Kate Middleton’s Issa London Dress Simplicity 2145 I bought the fabric a few [...]
Tweet Inspiration: New Look 6003: I made view D. Be sure to wash boucle fabric before you start cutting or sewing. When I first bought the fabric, I almost regretted it because it was rough and I couldn’t imagine being comfortable wearing any garment with it, but it felt great after laundry day. When [...]
Pin ItTweet Princess Margaret – East Africa 1956 Beware of this pattern. There an astounding amount of pieces in it. it will never fit back into the envelope perfectly. Close up of pleats. I have no idea what this iridescent fabric this is but it’s so light and perfect for muggy Boston weather. Yuck. I don’t [...]
