Adventures in Vintage Resales... fka adventures in baby-sewing

I have been awol - absent without leave - for some time. I had lost the desire to work on anything. After I had the flu in January, I had fatigue and aches for weeks. I finally am feeling better. The other thing is I have had a custom onesie and diaper cover to finish and hadn't, been putting it off. Ann of Gorgeous Things addressed sewing for others this week on her blog. If it's something I create and decide to sell, great. Custom things bog me down. I don't know why. Then I can't sew at all, so I am going to be very choosy in the future about taking orders. I am almost finished, which is good. I can give it to her tomorrow at church. Then I am free for my Monday, which is child-free, the oldest 3 in school and the little one at her mothers' day out. Hopefully, my inspiration is returning and I can get back to creating and finishing UFO's. I want to restock the etsy shop - with the things I want to make.

More pictures in the listing for these beauties - see link in right sidebar to the etsy listing. No real sewing, I had a cake to make for the local nursing home's February birthdays and worked contract today.

This pattern is up for sale - Bust 36, late 30's, at a good price in my etsy shop, LadybugDuds. I desperately need to destash what I will not sew, everything priced reasonably to sell. Get it while it's hot! Perfect for those sewing challenges of "through the decades".

Check them out in the little showcase on the right side, there are about 20 listed right now, a variety of sizes and styles.

First a custom made crochet hook organizer ordered at a craft show For the baby's jumper - navy blue baby cord with a lining and trim from cotton, Dena Designs, bought at the LQS, Seams Like Home. I also have covered buttons from a vintage kit and vintage lace on the hem.

I do not know how well you can see this - I need batteries for the camera, so this is from a cell phone, an older cell phone at that. I have the major parts sewn but not together as a dress to try on, front bodice princess seams, back bodice princess seams, front skirt piece with pleats, back with darts and lower CB sewn. These pieces are only pinned together on the form in case more adjustments are needed. I have not yet tried anything on. The bodice appears big on the form, may need to recompare the Simplicity lines to this one and pull in a bit. I think I had to tweak the Simplicity for the upper chest - I am 39 in the bust (that's why I like the vintage patterns in half-sizes) and short, so I went with the 40 (size 18). I am broad in the back, this form needs some surgery to make her more like me, I do not have a large full bust, just broad. I like the lines, the pleats on the skirt, especially in the ponte knit. I am adding sleeves, but have cut them to above the elbow...

Vogue 8511 in purple ponte de roma, the softer version. I need a new dress for a sweetheart gala in town on the 5th of February. It mimics the Simplicity I have made before without a midriff and this has a pleated tulip shaped skirt. I even overlaid the pattern pieces and the bodice is very similar. Should be fun...