Simply Seamed Things

I'm really good at "blogging" on facebook. I just find it easier. I can upload my photos write a paragraph and off I go. I'm done. In the year since my last post I've been super busy... August, September, October, November and December 2016 Nothing to report in August...  September a dear friend and I attended the Gatsby Picnic in the bay. It was super fun (sort of pricey) but worth the drive. Getting Ready for the Event... Hair and Makeup done. Beautiful site... to bad it has been neglected and needs care.  I made a pant outfit. I was trying to channel "Miss Fisher" and though the outfit was cute and comfortable it was made out of the wrong type of fabric. Oh well I know now so next time (yes yes next year...) I will have a better outfit... and flat shoes. Cuz heels and the amount of walking. No way. October, and November were quiet, no events so no major projects. But In October I did give a talk about Victorian Halloween at th...

Warning this is a long post with loads of photos! If you are in any of the Facebook groups I'm on your will most likely have seen the first two projects in this post. Where I live in California we get very hot summers, and with the disadvantage of not have a "HVAC" (as my niece puts it) our front room stays cooler but our back rooms are boiling hot. The room that is set up as my sewing space/office/spare room gets very warm during the summer as does my mother's room they are both west facing. My room is East facing but still gets very warm. So spending hours in my sewing room is out of the question. I can spend a few hours in the very early morning but after about 10 am it is too hot to be in there. That being said this year I decided that I would do a bunch of small projects that would keep me busy but also keep me out of the heat. The first project I did was straight out of  "Costume Close-Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern 1750-1790" which is a ...