My First Sew Along

 I am so excited about my first ever "Sew Along" which is being hosted by the lovely Casey from Elegant Musings. Coming across Casey's blog the beginning of last year changed my life. Seriously. Seeing her and fellow vintage bloggers donning vintage fashion and hair styling opened my eyes.  I have always loved vintage style and have always collected antiques and vintage home goods but had no idea that woman and men actually lived the style.  I immediately became interested in including vintage style into my wardrobe (still working on that) as well as period hair and makeup. Finding vintage bloggers has brought out a part of me that I never knew how to express.  I think the late 30's and early 40's style really suits my shape and face. 

Heer is a picture of the Swing Dress being used for the "Sew Along". A classic 1940's cut. The pattern can be found at Sense and Sensibility Patterns.

Casey, in the beautiful red dress she made with the Swing Dress pattern.

I chose this gorgeous floral fabric by Heather Bailey ( Picnic Bouquet - lagoon) for my "Sew Along" dress.  I LOVE her fabrics. Her fabrics have great prices and right now Fabrics.com has some of Heather Bailey's fabrics on sale. I want to use the finished dress for my Easter dress this year and make Amelia a dress in the same fabric.  Yay!

Fabric Finds.....Oilcloth

I love oilcloth! It's easy to clean, versatile and the colors are so bright and cheery! You can make more than just table cloths out of oilcloth fabric. You can make aprons, tote bags, lunch bags, book covers, hats. Just about anything you want. It's a great way too keep things dry yet stylish. At Oilcloth International Blog you can read about the history of oilcloth.

Shop for Oilcloth here, here.....

.....and here.

You can visit The Purl Bee to learn how to make a Grocery Tote Bag. Fun Fun!