Simple Simon and Company

I’ve Got A Secret….

...and it's a good one...Too bad I can't tell.Elizabeth would kill me.So I'll just sit here smiling and just say this, "Check in with us on Monday, you'll be glad that you did." ... View the Post

General· Skirts

Yea...it's pretty bad.... ....at least it cost me less that $5. Here's the story: I saw this cool lampshade on Anthropologie awhile back and I thought hey---that would make a great skirt. (Little did I know.) The next day I ran to the store and bought two cheap T-shirts (total cost $2.12) and got to work. If horizontal ruffle skirts could be made from T-shirts then why not vertical ruffle skirts? (It all seemed so logical.) I cut, I ruffled, I cut and ruffled some more and then I sewed and ... View the Post

sewing

A Brand New Vintage Tunic

I bought this vintage fabric ages ago. Then I found this vintage pattern. And when I put them both together Gracie ended up with a brand new vintage tunic...which I love. Unfortunately she was not in the photo taking mood on the afternoon she first wore it...more like the look anywhere and everywhere except at the camera mood...fortunately the back of the tunic looks an awful lot like the front of the tunic so, you pretty much get the idea. And either way it reminds me of my childhood and ... View the Post

sewing

Spring Fever: Clam Diggers

Can I just tell you upfront about the happy dance I did when finding this truck? Isn't is awesome? And how when I asked the owner to take a picture in front of it, he said he normally shoos people away but since I asked he totally said yes. Score for asking. I have clam diggers on the brain. I had quite a few pairs when I was little and I loved the fact that both my mom and grandma called them clam diggers. (Ok, at the time I probably told them they were weird....but now it is such an ... View the Post

Dresses

An Orange Go-Go Dress

Recently my mom has been collecting vintage patterns and as I was looking through her pile I came across a 1965 pattern for this little dress and fell in love. A go-go dress is perfect for my little Grace! And when I saw this orange fabric in my fabric bin I knew it would be a match made in sewing heaven. The pattern called for a hook-and-eye closure at the top but I opted to put on this groovy vintage button instead. (Any time I can add a vintage button onto something I am a happy girl.) *Oh, ... View the Post

Sew for Girls· Skirts· Techniques· Tutorials

A Circle Skirt…..WITH POCKETS! (And a tutorial for the pockets)

When I first starting sewing again about 4 or so years ago I started with three things.....pillowcase dresses, pinafores, and circle skirts. And I sewed A LOT of them. A LOT. Hannie had pillowcase dresses, pinafores, and circle skirts in every shade of the rainbow and every print available. And then I kind of started to branch out..... So, when a couple of weeks ago I found a cute 1950's pattern with a darling circle skirt and a (insert swoon here) ... View the Post