First Vintage Inspired Sewing Project.

Hey all! this is my first official blog post so that is kind of exciting for me! Vintage sewing for me is a lot of things all rolled into one. Firstly it helps me create/alter clothing to fit my body type the right way...I am a bigger gal as you will see in my posts to come. Second, it has helped give me a sense of confidence in myself...knowing that I've made that...people are complimenting this or that and it is just nice to say "Thank you...I made it! (I suppose that's tooting my own horn a little but ...hey...everyone is entitled to do it) And lastly, it helps me to not sweat the small things. No matter how many times I have to adjust the fit, grab the seam ripper, or having a mega-estrogen filled moment while crying over a zipper (I was devastated! ) I don't give up on it, I keep going and that is something that I've been able to apply to other areas of my life. 

Now that you have a little background on me this is the first vintage inspired item of clothing that I made. It is my first drafted Drindl skirt that I made out of a vintage Laura Ashley bedsheet that I thrifted a few weeks ago. It is the one on the far left in the photo below. (Also i picked all of this vintage material up at a second hand store for super cheap! I am a bit of a bargain shopper so when It was only 7.50 for all of it I nearly jumped for joy)

I am absolutely in love with the soft little pink flowers and how they just pop against the ivory background. This skirt took me probably a total of 3 - 4 hours overall to finish...I am pretty happy with it..the only thing that I may adjust is the length of the hem...I was hoping it would hit right at the knee but once putting it on it hits me just below the knee. Which is just fine but I am only 5'2" so at times skirts that are below the knee tend to overwhelm me. The skirt also lacks a little OOMPH! despite all the gathering so I am planning on creating a petticoat to wear underneath of it in the near future :) The pictures aren't great its a very overcast day here in Iowa and so the lighting is very off.  Any comments, or suggestions or anything of the sort are welcome! :) I was also feeling adventurous the night before and actually wet-set my hair for the very first time! This picture was taken at the end of a 9 hour work day and the curls were still intact I was amazed.

This photo is just a close up of the waistband. It was actually trim at the end of the sheet and I cut it and refashioned it as the waistband :)

Thank you for reading...feel free to leave comments, suggestions, or anything else that crosses your mind. Keep it fun, not too serious, and remember to believe in yourself!