When last we met, I talked about hunting down vintage cotton fabric for Fall for Cotton, and discussed fiber content, condition and my thoughts on getting a good deal. Today, let's talk about the actual shopping part! That's the fun part! Well, sometimes it's the fun part... sometimes it's just annoying. Ha! Where can I find vintage fabric shopping in person? Flea markets, antique malls and thrift stores come to mind! ... Read more »
Fall for Cotton: vintage fabric shopping, part 1
Are you thinking about your fabric choices for Fall for Cotton yet? I admit, I'm not quite yet, as I still have to figure out what I'm going to sew! I know that at least a few of you in the sew-along are hoping or planning to use original vintage fabric. Since you know I sometimes use vintage fabric when I sew, I figured this would be a great topic to talk about. I have shopped for vintage fabric a lot, and while I'm ... Read more »
By Gum, By Golly now on Facebook
Hello everyone! It's been so much fun seeing all the excitement being generated for the Fall for Cotton sew-along. Remember to keep following along on Lucky Lucille, the Flickr group, and right here! Just a quick post today to let you know that By Gum, By Golly is finally on Facebook. You can now follow me here: http://www.facebook.com/bygumbygolly I'm not at all wise in the ways of Facebook, so I'll be getting my ... Read more »
Fall for Cotton: a vintage sew-along
Today is an exciting day! Rochelle and I have been putting our heads together for awhile now, and you may have seen a hint or two here and there, but we're ready to let you all know about our newest sewing collaboration. Lucky Lucille and By Gum, By Golly present... Fall For Cotton: a vintage sewing challenge for the cotton lover! This is a sew-along for those of you who, like us, love sewing vintage styles and ... Read more »
A fast roller set for everyday vintage hair
Two years ago I did a long tutorial on a sponge/foam roller set, and it continues to be one of my most popular posts. It's time for an update, I think! So today I'm going to show you my fast and basic daily roller set for everyday vintage hair, and how I brush it out. While I try other techniques, setting patterns, methods and products now and again, this is my tried and true. I go for casual curls, an everyday look ... Read more »
And the winner is…
Thanks for all the entries on the Mrs. Depew digital pattern giveaway! Of course there can only be one winner, and random.org has declared it... Long-time reader Brandy of A Series of (Unfortunate) Vintage Sewing Events is the winner. Congrats, Brandy!! Please contact me as I don't see an email address on your site. Thanks again to everyone who entered, and to Mrs. Depew Vintage Patterns for a wonderful giveaway! ... Read more »
Giveaway! Mrs. Depew digital vintage patterns
I've got something fun for you today—a giveway! Yay! Yesterday, you got to see my accidental playsuit, the top of which was made using the Mrs. Depew 1950s beach bustier pattern. Thank you for all the compliments! Because I had several comments about one particular aspect and forgot to mention in the post, I should clarify that I was not wearing a bra with my beach top. The top itself was doing all the work...which is ... Read more »
The accidental vintage playsuit
We haven't visited sewing in awhile, have we? Truthfully, I haven't had much time for sewing lately! I have one or two things up my sleeves, and that's been taking up a lot of time. I finished this top over two weeks ago and haven't been able to touch my sewing machine since. I've barely had time to check my favorite blogs and I'm woefully behind on email. Ugh! But enough about things I can't talk about, how about ... Read more »
How does your garden grow?
First, thank you all so much for your wonderful (and sometimes hilarious!) comments on our bathroom renovation! It's been great reading what everyone thinks about it. :) Now let's talk gardening for a little bit, shall we? I'm not a huge gardener. After living in a condo or apartments for pretty much all of my adult life, it wasn't until we bought our house last year that I had a garden of any kind and grew anything ... Read more »
The Golly Ranch bathroom remodel: the big reveal!
I'm back for what you've really been waiting for on the remodeling front, to see the final bathroom. If you missed it, here is yesterday's before and during renovation post. Sorry I split them up (I know that made some of you crazy!), but there was just too much to share. :) As you know, I only had two weeks to plan out nearly every single detail of our bathroom renovation, though the work itself took considerably ... Read more »
The Golly Ranch bathroom remodel: before & during renovation
It's time to talk about a major project that sucked up a lot of our time and energy this spring and early summer! As in, even this post and the upcoming reveal post sucked up a lot of time! Needless to say, I am excited to finally be sharing this all with you. This and the reveal post are "sit down with a drink" posts, so I hope you're in a comfy seat. As you may recall, my dad came to stay with us in May while he ... Read more »
Wearing bold prints and bright colors this summer
This summer, I've found I would much rather be wearing separates than a dress. And bold, beautifully colored ones are really catching my eye. I have several patterned separates that need coordinating solid pieces to put together outfits rather than wardrobe orphans. So I'm trying to fill in where I can this summer! Unfortunately I haven't had a lot of time to sew lately, so a couple of the gaps I've filled in with a ... Read more »
Halter style inspirations for summer
It's sure looking like summer out there! Fortunately here we're not having the extreme heat wave some other areas are. (Don't worry, we got it last summer—just remembering the days on end of 100+ temps makes me want to jump in a bucket of ice.) But we have entered the part of summer when I dream of adorable summery outfits but then tend to wear shorts and a yawn-inducing tank top much of the time when I'm around the ... Read more »
Crazy for tulips skirt and blouse
I assume by now everyone who was using Google Reader has exported their feeds to another service like Bloglovin or Feedly? Today's your deadline if not, so you better hop to it! I exported my feeds to both of those services when I first heard about it, so I could play with them both. I decided awhile back that I preferred Feedly, partially because it included options to organize blogs into categories. I know you can do ... Read more »
How to make shaped & lined patch pockets (with a few tailored touches!)
When I was working on my Sew for Victory jacket, I was quite tickled with how my lined patch pockets turned out, and I've used more-or-less the same technique ever since. It's based on tailoring methods for patch pockets. I can't claim credit for inventing these steps by any means, but like anything, I tweaked the process until I had a series of steps I really liked, so I wanted to share how I do it! I love this method ... Read more »
Lumberjill squirrels hat
Friends, it's been awhile since I've completed a knitting project, and I have sewing to blame. While I've been busy filling out my wardrobe, my knitting has suffered, which is unusual for me and a side effect of sewing I don't like! So I may cool down the sewing a slight bit so I can focus on my (new) current knitting project. After I wipe a couple of projects off my plate that involve tutorials, that is... stay ... Read more »