This dress is arguably worse than this one was.  It’s not really the appropriate season for more sundresses or boldly floral skirts, but I think I’ll make one anyway.  What would you do with this one?

1. detail 2, 2. Milk Butter & Eggs, 3. Butterfly Garlands, 4. wane, 5. Untitled, 6. Untitled, 7. tea cozy, 8. mrs. dalloway, 9. scalloped fabric garland, 10. yesterday i planted potatoes!, 11. miss vu • 09.01.09, 12. Grey print tea dress, 13. little pinecones, 14. soft, soft blues., 15. pink, 16. miss vu • 08.28.09

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Happy Friday!

This is just a small sampling of the generous vintage sewing Box o’ Awesome that I just inherited from Sarah.

Some thimbly things, indeed.  She sure knows the way to my heart. :)

EDIT: I got an email today about Rollip.  Go there and upload a picture.  It’s addictive. :)

I just can’t say no to crafting, no matter what state my home is in (And today it happens to be up for sale.  Did I mention that?).  In fact, it seems to ease the stress.  I made these simple skirts this afternoon from two corduroy prints I couldn’t pass up at Joann’s.  I used half a yard of fabric for each, using this tutorial as a guide, and then finished the bottom hem.  The brown skirt has a zig-zag stitch, and I used the scallop function on my sewing machine for the gray skirt.  (That was way easier than I thought it would be.)  So in about 2 hours, I made 2 skirts for the little girl that will be perfect for Autumn.

Can you believe it’s September already?