• Tutorial: Lady Peggy

    April 4, 2014 - By 

    As promised, here’s a tutorial of how I made my navy and red Peggy dress from the Lady Skater pattern. I used thick knits for this but if you decide to use a woven fabric you can still apply the same general technique for the paneled skirt as long as…

  • Peggy

    March 30, 2014 - By 

    dress: self-made, pattern here // shoes: Chelsea Crew So a few weeks ago I was catching up on Mad Men and saw this dress. And then Julia Bobbin announced yet another Mad Men Challenge. Um, yes please! So then I had to figure out what pattern I wanted to use…

  • Mad Men florals

    June 20, 2012 - By 

    Sometimes I decide to do crazy things like make a dress in one day. Sometimes it’s fine because the reason for rushing has more to do with the excitement of working on it than a deadline. Other times it’s because I have a Mad Men party to go to the…