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If you’re looking for some other great blogs to follow, here’s a blogroll of some favorites that I find inspiration in daily. I hope you give them a read!

 

Annika Victoria
All This Happiness
Ask Sarah
Buddle & Squeak
By the Shore
Calivintage
Cici Marie
Coco and Vera
Curls & Cakes
Fancy Fine
Frocks & Frou Frou
Grace Rock Kelly Roll
Gracefully Vintage
Gwenstella Made
Have Clothes, Will Travel
In a Nutshell
Junebugs and Georgia Peaches
Lost in the Haze
Marguerite Giselle
Melody Mae
Miss Lady Lace

Miss Amy May

Miss Hero Holliday
Miss Information
Miss Milla Cherry
My Kingdom for a Hat
Natassia
OmSharky
Orchid Grey
Pinup Persuasion
Porcelina’s World
Scathingly Brilliant
Selective Potential
Sewanista
Southern (California) Belle
The Arbitrary Fox
The Clothes Horse
The Dainty Squid
The Eyre Effect
The Freckled Fox
T*rexes and Tiaras
Vintage Valley
Vixen Vintage
Vici Loves Vintage

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Scientist + vintage style blogger taking life one dress at a time using our closet app Dressed.📱Sorry, but I only sew for myself!🧵🥰

Combining Days 29 and 30 of @thevintagefashionchal Combining Days 29 and 30 of @thevintagefashionchallenge - Goals and Self Care. Because they are inextricably linked for me. Goals are to work less. Breathe more. Spend more time with the ocean. Spend more time doing things that bring joy. 💙 This weekend I’m achieving all of these goals and embracing the best form of self-care - my annual girl’s trip with my very best friends. The biggest Goal: spend time with the people in your life who always help you see the very best parts of yourself.
Heading into Day 27 of @thevintagefashionchallenge Heading into Day 27 of @thevintagefashionchallenge which is Slow Fashion - a prompt that is so near and dear to my heart. I have thrifted most of my life, but fell in love with 1950’s vintage probably more in my late 20’s. Then came the sewing…the power of being able to repair, restore, and even create from a pile of fabric still gives me a frisson of excitement. It is also an exercise in delayed gratification - which I’ve personally found to be so helpful in a world where it seems speed is prioritized about everything. I love slowing down, putting in effort, and seeing what kind of magic can come out of my sewing machine…
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This dress was one of my early appliqué pieces - back when I didn’t have a lot of confidence in my sewing, but I had a vision to recreate a true 1950’s dress I never could get my hands on. I built so much confidence after this piece - and the rest is history…
#madebyme #memademay #sewvintage
Finished my version of this dream dress… already p Finished my version of this dream dress… already planning my next colorway. #memademay
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Dress: pattern drafted by me | fabric: navy Kona cotton | 
Lace trim: #prettylaceshop via @etsy | various sizes and shades of pink grosgrain ribbon
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#diydress #sewistsofinstagram #madebyme
Day 25 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is for “Work Day 25 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is for “Workwear.” This one stumped me, because it implies workwear is any different than other wear. For me, this has never been the case! Throw a lab coat over it and I’m ready for a day in the lab…
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This stunner hand made for me by the amazing @maisonmurasaki - which I would wear to work, on the weekend, or a gala event. Couture transcends the event - YOU are the event. 🍒 #thevintagefashionchallenge
Day 23 of @thevintagefashionchallenge was MADE for Day 23 of @thevintagefashionchallenge was MADE for me: True Vintage. 🌸 Dearest Vintage: I’ll love you forever. I’ll love you for always. #thevintagefashionchallenge
Day 22 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is Vintage R Day 22 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is Vintage Reproduction. Quite possibly one of the best skills I ever gained in building a wardrobe of dreams is learning how to sew. 
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True vintage will always have my heart - but being about to recreate a piece that has always evaded me (like this true vintage Julie Lynne Charlot stunner that @timelessvixen sold years and years ago) has a special kind of magic. Swipe to see the recreation process!
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#thevintagefashionchallenge #memade #memademay #sewistsofinstagram
Day 21 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is Big and B Day 21 of @thevintagefashionchallenge is Big and Bold - nothing is bigger and bolder than the time the insanely talented @meoc.28 hand painted me a skirt that turned me into a literal flower. 🌸🩵 #thevintagefashionchallenge
I was one of the lucky few who got to test run a f I was one of the lucky few who got to test run a few Charm Patterns from @gertie18 ‘s newly released book: Gertie Sews Glam Knits. I decided to go WAY out of my comfort zone, and tried my hand at the halter top and tap shorts!
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As Charm is known for, the patterns have such a flattering fit and were able to build sewing confidence in a total knit neophyte (me). I can definitely recommend it if anyone has been a woven apologist and intimidated by knits, this is a great way to get in the knit game and realize they aren’t as terrifying as they first appear.
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Thanks to Gertie and the rest of the Charm Team for the free patterns – and huge congrats on the amazing book!
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Shorts Patterns: Tap Shorts and Halter Top from #GertieGlamKnits by @gertie18 #charmpatterns | fabric: Light Pink Sunrise designed by @theshopcabin, 1/4” vertical stripes designed by @mtothefifthpower, 1/2” wide black and white stripe by @3rittanylane_designs all in cotton spandex jersey via @spoonflower 
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#charmambassador #memademay #madebyme
It is (in my opinion) one of the very BEST prompts It is (in my opinion) one of the very BEST prompts of @thevintagefashionchallenge Day 17: Plaids and Checks! My heart sings, it swoons, it requires a fainting couch when a bright plaid or gingham enters my sartorial stratosphere. 💗🧡 Even better if you mix that print with a bit of floral…. *chefs kiss*
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