Written Erin on May 15, 2011 in Sewing | 2 Comments
Well, my “wife” and I have been together for 7 years now!  To celebrate our anniversary, we went on a dinner-movie date last night. We ate vegan yumminess at Blossoming Lotus cafe and then went out to the new Jane Eyre movie at the Hollywood theater. So many wonderful things in one place…good food, good wine, good lady, good movie….I feel blessed! Alright, enough...
Written Erin on May 10, 2011 in Sewing Patterns | 2 Comments
My seersucker sunhat pattern is in the new June/July 2011 issue of Sew News!!!   My issue came in the mail yesterday! I love the back…… I’m also loving the halter maxi dress on the front…cute idea! Hope everyone’s having a good Tuesday! <3 ErinYou might also enjoy:My Costume for OCF 2010!Inspiration Sunday is Infinite Variety - Three Centuries of Red...
Written Erin on March 10, 2011 in Thrift Scores | 5 Comments
Can you guess what all this vintage clothing has in common? No, it’s not the stunning details, though they do have that going for them…. You have to look even closer to see what I’m talking about… Ah ha! They were all made by the ILGWU – the International Ladies Garment Worker’s Union. What?! What do you mean you never heard of...
Written Erin on November 11, 2009 in Knitting | 1 Comment
I spend a lot of time looking for inspirational images on the internet.  I wanted to share this last batch with ya’ll because they are soooo spectacular and really interesting on so many levels. I’m beginning to understand that my hat fetish and my snood obsession kind of go hand-in-hand.  I’ve been doing research on vintage snood patterns and I’ve been having a little...
Written Erin on November 06, 2009 in Sewing | 6 Comments
OMG! Hat Making – where have you been my whole life!? This hat is insane and I love it!  The back story: I was bumping Lady Gaga in my sewing room and testing out a traditional Dresden plate pattern that I found on the internet. When it was done I was like, “OK, so, this is cute and would make a nice pillow or whatever – but seriously now – what would it look like...
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