Finished: £1.50 1980s Disco Dress

Thanks to everyone who commented about my last posts on my Melilot blouse, whether on here or on Instagram. I am going to  try another mus...

Finished: Vintage Linen Rayon Shirtdress

  This project combines a pattern I have been wanting to make for ages (about 2 years) with some fabric I bought when I visited Walthamsto...

Finished: Vintage Pinafore Dress

I've been seeing pinafores and dungaree dresses all over the place and was looking forward to making my own this Autumn. I wanted a plai...

Finished: My Van Gogh Dress

How often do you get the opportunity to use sewing in your work life? When my work colleagues started talking about making dresses from cust...

FO: Another 1980s Dress. And I'm on holiday!

It seems I can't get enough of this decade, and can you blame me? I'm delighted with this dress. On holiday in Spain! At the sta...

1980s Sewing Pattern Inspiration

Over the last couple of years I have been buying mostly 1970s and 1980 patterns. Although the 1980s has a reputation for some dubious fashio...

FO: 1980s Dress for Sundress Sew-a-long

As with my recent shirtdresses , I am firmly championing the awesomeness of 1980s dress patterns with this make. I made it for Heather B...

Decade Inspiration: The 1970s

When I was growing up the 80s and 90s, the 1970s was not a cool decade. It was too recent to be of interest to me, and anything from the 70s...