Fashion Friday: Can You Help Me?

All right all you vintage couture sewists... I want to make something like this:

Thanks to Dude Craft who sent me to Vintage Scans 

(Not all G rated.. BTW... but has the word strumpetry in the subtitle.. 

which I personally found kinda cute.)

Specifically the bottoms with the shirring. I'm pretty good at the elastic thread sewing, but would love to find someone who had a pattern they might be willing to trace for the rest of the shape. Even if it isn't a shirred pattern but just a similar or semi similar bottom... I will pay or trade, and love you forever.

Monday I'll have the DIY Couture giveaway all sorted.  I'm in the middle of something big and fun and secret this weekend...  And I want to have something "material" to show you using their methods for the Give Away post!

Valentines!

Wow and Thanks for all the cards Valentine swappers!
I think a couple are at the post office so there might be another post or two where I flaunt my treasures.
Bear with me Blogland and in the meantime...

Look at the talent:

from right to left

Jennifer for Infinity More Monkeys

and Laura from No Appropriate Behavior

From Heidi Of Gold Country Girls 

 

from the lovely Natalie of Chicken Blog

 

From Gwen of Healing Balance Passions

and my amazing friend Amber of Dahlia Mist

More to come!

Made it Myself Monday: Prototypical Mushroom Baby

This is the prototype WIP Mushroom Baby I made for the Mushroom Swap Hosted by Knit Sonya.
(It's closed now... so sorry.)

This idea and the Very Literal Non Spotty Mushroom idea duked it out in my head as far as swap item direction went. Due to an overabundance of personal internal whimsy, the dolls are winning.
I still have some stuff to work out like hands and feet and weighting but, I think I'd be excited to get something like this in a swap.

I have to say the Mushrooms are sprouting up at the Flickr swap page and all are looking pretty luscious. There is a lot to live up to out there!