My New Style

Lately I have found my wardrobe drifting into the teens. The NINETEEN teens, that is.

Yes... that's right.. I have Downton fever...

But to be wholy honest, my obsession with this era came long before that in "Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story"

Since then I've grabbed up whatever I could find on that decade that I could possibly grab. And lately it's been patterns. :D

And with patterns comes outfits.

And once I had those outfits I just couldn't help wearing them to church!

(Luckily my little "family" knows I'm crazy)

I find that I'm much more comfortable in those clothes now (Yes corset and all) and I just can't help wearing them on a more regular basis.

I promised a photoshoot a while back, and here is what Marmee and I came up with. :D Enjoy!

The top is Past Patterns #5068 and the skirt is Past Patterns #5462.

The top was a bit trickish, but the skirt was simply a dream to put together! And turned out lovely!

Stay tuned for more 1910's posts. I'll be making more, and having more shoots!

A New Hat

"Anyways I shall pull it to pieces as soon as we get home, and see if I can't make it up any better"~Lydia Bennet (1995)

Val from "Time Traveling in Costume" has created a new facebook page Called "Costume Pattern Reviews" This has been an excellent resource so far! It's chock full of people just waiting to give you advise, and they are using patterns from the smaller companies as well as "The big three" (Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls)

Anyways, to get an invite, simply request one from Val, there's a link on the Facebook page.
So what does this have to do with a hat?

Well a lot actually. I've been in a quandary for a long time trying to get my hands on a 1910's Downton Abbey style hat at any kind of a reasonable price. So I asked over there if anyone knew of any. Bot did I ever get an answer!! Link after link! Patterns AND ready made. They reccomended This one, a ready made from a millinery shop. It was exactly what I had been looking for... or so I thought...
When it arrived this is what it looked like.

No exaggerating. This is exactly how it fit.
The look on my dad's face was hilarious when he saw me "Pull it to pieces" :D
I took the brim off and shortened the hat by a good two inches, and the brim nearly the same. I made the brim uneven to give it a bit of that wild teens flair. But something still wasn't right. So I pulled one side up and tacked it in place. I think it looks really good, though maybe not perfect. Any advise on what else it needs? Thanks!!

Well what do you think?
Much love
Meggie

Ps. Please ignore the cornmeal in my coat, it has since been beaten and brushed within an inch of it's life....

Sewing extravaganza

Hey all!

I thought I'd catch you up on my latest sewing adventures.

First off, I made a blouse from a past patterns teens era pattern... (don't ask the number...) I bought some pale green material to make it up with. But we were having a cookout at my aunt's that weekend and I needed something to wear. I didn't want to use my good material since I knew I didn't have time to make it up properly. So I found this peach print and plain lining in my stash, and gave it a try. I LOVE IT!!! It's one of my favourite things in my wardrobe now!

Next though, I have to tell you how I made the piping around the collar, cuffs, and down the front.

On my, New to me, 1912, Mason Rotary treadle machine!!!

Isn't it great! It came with a box full of attachments! My favourites are the ruffler (seen above, on the machine) and of course, the piper! I can just see the CW dresses I'l create!! :D

Finally though, I can't sign off without showing you the quilt I'm working on.