I love fuzz

Vintage flocked buds, so cute. I hearted this item shortly before it sold out (not to me though). Waaaah. Well, I've made hundreds if not thousands of flowers. I'm always coming up with more ideas. These were a brainstorm. I have the most violent urge to make fuzzy florals.

So I got to thinking: how is it possible to make this fuzziness come to life? I've been drooling over these ever since I saw them. I hit etsy first, they didn't have this set. On to Ebay, I found a bunch of these sets. I thought about getting the large bottle of white flock (the bottles are charming) and tinting as neccessary, this would be cheaper than getting the whole set. However, in the end, I cracked and bought the whole set (twenty $ vs. seven). So hold on-flocked vintage repro flowers are on their way to the shoppe.

Checked Shirtdress

I love this dress. I like the checked/gingham fabric that it is made from, and I love the matching belt. I would like to make some dresses with the matching belt. The fabric covered buckle kits are so hard to find, I'm going to have to do some web prowling to find some.

I'm a fiend for shirtdresses. I just made 2 of them and will post pics soon, I promise. ;)

Vintage dress pattern+love+Ebay

This is the other "treat" I got today. A vintage dress pattern (a project to try out on my new machine). I really like this particular designer. Very smart designs. My hair looks like the models too. :D

Iris

Yay! Finally a 'new' sewing machine. I just bought this used/refurbished on Ebay for about a third of it's sticker price.
It's a computerized Husqvarna Viking Embroidery/sewing machine (an Iris) and I'm hoping that this machine will be the prize that I've been waiting for...

You will probably see lots of my sewing projects suddenly appearing on this blog :D

Retro ’52 Butterick dress pattern 4790

Yes! I'm on a mad pattern buying spree! I loved this dress pattern. I've admired the retro butterick patterns for a while now. I'm a total sucker for cute 1950's fashions. I just love them.

This dress has only 3 pattern pieces and is supposed to be very simple to construct. Yay. :) I'll make lots in that case. :D

Vintage Vogue 2267

Gack! Someone tell me to get off of ebay! I was fiddling around looking at stuff when I spotted this pattern. It's a vintage vogue reprint of a dress/bolero set from 1954. Drool. I was just going to post it for picture purposes, but in the end broke down and bought it like the compulsive shopper that I am at heart. This dress is gorgeous, and the cool illustrations are my waterloo. I love them. I like the full skirts and 1950's fashions drive me crazy. I want them to come back! Also, this pattern looks easy to make. Yay. I am used to multi-sized patterns, so I had to really check the sizes carefully to make sure that I got the right one. I'll have to make lots of dresses now. :) Hard fate. Vintage here I come.

New Look Pattern #6916

Remember the coat pattern that I bought the other day? I had bought it because I loved it/it's cool+vintagy, only upon it arrival to realize that I didn't have enough material (I can't get anymore of the material either/ I bought it in another locale in a close-out sale). Sooo, the remedy is to hit ebay again and get a pattern that is shorter/requires less fabric. Hence I bought this one today. I really like it, and the lines are so classic, this one will be made over and over.

Simplicity No. 2581

I just bought this pattern on ebay. I've been on the hunt for a good dressy/long coat pattern, and I really kind-of liked this one. I was initially hunting for one with princess seams (my favorite). I cannot tell if this pattern has the princess seams, however it seems fitted enough for my tastes. I'm a bit of a sucker for the 'vintage' theme. Sooo... I'll give it a try and see how I like it. :)