This is Caitlin Allen's TypePad Profile.
Join TypePad and start following Caitlin Allen's activity
Caitlin Allen
Recent Activity
For the less creative sewers amongst us a tutorial for this and your jazz inspired variation would be wonderful. I am not clever enough to work out how to do this myself.
Commented Aug 1, 2011 on The "Waterloo" Top | Sarah Gabbart at The Sew Weekly
The "Waterloo" Top | Sarah Gabbart
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards of white hanky weight linen (from stash; similar at Fabric.com for ~$12 a yard) Pattern: Sorbetto Top - free from Colette Patterns! Year: c. 2011 Notions: vintage bias tape from stash Time to complete: Should have taken: 3 hours; Actually took: 8 First worn: July 201...
Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest.
http://classicfilmheroines.tumblr.com/post/770188154
This is the film that was specifically responsible for prompting me to try and sew with vintage patterns. Love it and all of her outfits.
Commented Jul 19, 2011 on Ask: 7/18/11 at The Sew Weekly
Ask: 7/18/11
In your opinion, who is the Hitchcock "heroine" with the best style?
Oh dear - I am not a 32 bust either but I just had to have this for my WWII pattern collection. My hands were placing the order before I knew what was happening. Sold! I'll have to have a go grading up and finding some enormous scarves to make it from.
Commented Jul 10, 2011 on Make Do and Mend - The Scarf Edition at Wasp Waists and Wiggle Skirts
Make Do and Mend - The Scarf Edition
It's a pretty pattern, isn't it? I scanned this pattern and started listing it in the shop (believe me, if I had been anything even close to a 32 bust, it would have stayed in my collection.) As I was tippitty typing away, copying the description on the back of the envelope into my listing, ...
Caitlin Allen is now following The Typepad Team
Jul 9, 2011
Subscribe to Caitlin Allen’s Recent Activity
