Triple material Score!
So there’s now Scrabble material offered at eQuilter, who knew? (Well, Monique as well as Mary Teri did, thanks for the link!) I’m notoriously poor at Scrabble, however perhaps a shirtdress made from Scrabble material will provide me wonderful powers? worth a shot. With wooden Scrabble tiles as buttons, of course. (I couldn’t discover those […]
Acid Yellow glamour
Wow, this dress (at Lucite Box Vintage) is over-the-top, in the best possible way. I love the two-tone, the glass buttons, and the belt, which has either a moustache or lips on it. For reals: I am a huge fan of the different-colored sleeves poking out of a dark top. This looks fantastic. I don’t […]
An interview with Stephanie Waddell of AgnesandHoss.com
Stephanie Waddell, of the site Agnes & Hoss, designs fabrics that press my “instant covet” button, and turns them into pillows, handbags, and scarves that are ideal foils for the textiles. She agreed to answer five questions for A dress A Day … 1. how did you get into fabric design? was there an “aha!” […]
The dress A Day dozen gift Guide: #4 walker Bags
I love these situations from walker Bags: They make fantastic provides — if you pre-load them. A quick trip to the drugstore or dollar store and you can give a great emergency kit: aspirin, nail files, safety pins, bandaids, gum, lip balm … you can also add a $20 if you’re so inclined. NYCers: They […]
It’s on hold and so am I. plus benefit web design rant.
Yep, someone has this dress on hold at Aesthetically Vintage, and sadly, that someone is not me. (Maybe they have it on hold until they can get into a 24″ waist!) but isn’t it lovely? The print is birds, with nests and eggs. (This motif is anywhere now; I think I’ve seen it in the […]
Half scale and full size Alder dresses
I gotten Grainline’s Alder shirtdress pattern a year and a half ago, but I didn’t get around to sewing this dress until last winter, when it was too cold to wear it. It’s finally starting to feel like summer around here, so I got a chance to wear my Alder dress and take some pictures. […]
Thirty-Seven!
“One absinthe drinker had a mania which made it impossible for him to see a blue silk dress without attempting to set it on fire. He was arrested on a national fête day for having put his lighted cigar to no fewer than thirty-seven dresses.” As some of you have winkled, it is undoubtedly my […]
The Hundred Dresses: Day 97
This dress is one of the first dresses I ever made from a vintage pattern (the exact pattern is lost to memory). I posted about it a few years back and it was old even then — and I know it’s older than my son, which puts it firmly in the grunge era. I do […]