Crocheted Winter Hat

Hello! As I’m sure you know, it’s Simply Saturday. Today we’ll be taking a look at a crocheted winter hat I made in January. Let’s get started! And here it is! Admittedly, these photos aren’t the best, but maybe a little later I can actually model the hat. Those photos will probably make it onto my Instagram, however. I’ll leave…

Sewing Tips from Decades Past

Hello! Today on Reading Wednesday we’ll be exploring some sewing tips from decades past. Let’s get started! This book (if you couldn’t already tell) is from the seventies. I saw it at a thrift store a couple of days ago, and just had to pick it up. And also laugh a little at the title, because it was definitely not…

Blue Dress, Revisited.

Hello! Today the topic is a blue dress, revisited. (I’ll link to the first post with it here.) Let’s get started! Now, you might notice that these photos are indoors and dark. I do apologize for that, but it was way too cold to take photos without a jacket on outside! If you follow the link to the first post…

Sewing a Denim Skirt: The Final Steps

Hello! Today we’ll be looking at sewing a denim skirt, the final steps. I’ll link to the first two posts here and here. Let’s get started! I have kind of a love-hate relationship with installing zippers. Sometimes it’s easy and turns out great. Sometimes it’s just the opposite. 😉 Lately, however, I have been trying to get more confident in…

More Vintage Music

Hello! Today we’ll be taking a look at some more vintage music. Let’s get started! Here are the three music sheets in question. The layouts are pretty similar to those of last week, each with a song and some advertisements for other music, etc. More Vintage Music: A Closer Look This cover is rather…interesting. The illustration is cute. But I’m…

Dressing for Church in Winter

Hello! Today we’ll be taking a look at dressing for church in the winter. Sometimes it can be a challenge to find an outfit that doesn’t look too puffed up with layers, yet is warm enough for the weather. Let’s get started! Oh, and that first photo of the frost? My brother took that, right before we took these outfits…

Sewing a Denim Skirt: The Waistband

Hello! Today on “Sewing a Denim Skirt”, I’ll be showing how I altered the waistband to make it work for my skirt. Oh, and if you’re wondering why the waistband had to be altered, take a look at this post. Let’s get started! The first thing I did in the alteration process was a little math. I had to calculate…