pattern-less dress, made by moi.

So, for the wedding I had nothing to wear..I looked into my closet on thursday, when all the kids were sick, and was so frustrated. So I rummaged in my  fabric supply, found some fabric, and voila, a dress was born. 

I knew what I wanted it to look like - vintage style, full skirt, a very wide boat neck front with a small V in the back, seven buttons down the back. Why seven, I don't know, but I wanted seven and I got it! muahahaha!

I helped set up for the wedding, so I had to get dressed there, therefore not warranting for pictures, and naturally I was kind of exhausted when I got home that evening, so the pictures are less than perfect, since I had to use self time in a corner of my basement which is a play area cause it had the best lighting setup....so ignore the teddy bears and such ;) heheh!

I wore a pair of pale lilac vintage shoes from the late 1940's to the early 1950's that were given to me by my grandma's neighbor, a string of pearls and a pair of pearl earrings. It was such a fun and classy outfit, I can't wait to wear it again! Again - excuse my lack of quality photos. It was late and I was a mess, but I had to get some pictures to show y'all :)

xoxox, ruthanne

vintage dress pattern in review: first edition

 not gonna lie. kinda love this shot. thanks mommy! ♥ isn't the filter the best? 

so. I know I am terrible and have hardly posted this week. tsk tsk, I know, I know. Being a high school student isn't all it's cracked up to be...but then again, being a college student is probably even worse, so...I'll take what I can get. also. I've decided to start a "vintage dress pattern in review" series on this blog. My opinions and thoughts as an amateur seamstress! that was the "First edition!" I will hopefully have another one to review soon! *wink* for now though, this redheaded chick has some actual work to get done...not nifty.

xo, ruthanne

vintage dress making equals love.

so I just purchased this lovely vintage fabric yardage from Donna over at her Etsy shop. I fell in love with it the instant I saw it. Totally fabulous! However. After thinking long and hard about it, I can't seem to decided which vintage dress pattern I should use it for!

Last week a lovely lady from my church complimented me on my vintage dress at church! Her and her husband proceeded to gush over the fact that I made it, and how wonderful it was. They then told me that his mother used to do a great deal of sewing, but moved a while back to the east coast, leaving all of her sewing things behind. Well. They informed me that next time they were at her old house, they would peek through her mounds of patterns and fabric to try and find something that might spark interest with me!

last Tuesday she called me up and told me she had a few things for me, and I was delighted! she stopped my my house and brought me two vintage patterns. simplicity 8584 and butterick 3578. I was originally going to use it for simplicity pattern, but I cannot decide anymore! So I need your opinion! here are the two patterns:

I cannot decide which one to use. dear me. please help.

love, ruthanne.

pillows...yes. pillows.

Fact: I am a lover of sewing.

Fact: I will and can make almost anything from, well, almost anything.

Fact: I love JoAnn's.

Fact: More than JoAnn's, I love their fabric remnants basket.

Fact: These pillows cost under $12 for both of them.

Fact: They're just about the cutest thing I think I've ever made. This week... ;) And, even better than that, no pattern was needed...kachow! Freehand patterns are the bomb...

Here are a few pictures of these darling pillows...:)

My kitty, Ivy, wanted to be in on the picture taking...and honestly it was just too cute of a picture to deny her that! She does this frequently, however. She's not camera shy...so she's getting her own tag called "kitty kandids"...with a K...classy, I know...muah.

The ruffles are one of my favorite parts. They're so...just yeah. ha... 

The Nautical theme was for my daddy, as well. Our entire basement has this kind of theme carried on throughout it...pretty snazzy and totally adorable if you ask me....*wink*...

Aren't they adorable? Took me an hour and a half to make two; $12 for both, and a source of entertainment for the evening. And, they realllllly look cute in our home theater.

Score.