I have an Etsy shop!!!! 😀 YAY!!
I finally cracked. I am going to make the vintage patterns in my boxes pay for their keep, & new additions! Daughter No2 & I had a chat regarding all these pretty patterns, and how elegant the fashions are/were “back in then”. It seems a shame we have lost some of that, and I love making beautiful things. So it was decided to start making the patterns I have into clothes, making them in suitable fabrics & with the finishes they would have had if made by a seamstress when the patterns were new.
And so my shop was launched on the 28th June, with the first two items being these;
The fabric for the dress was sourced from Croft Mill, and boy do they ship quickly! I placed the order online on the Thursday night, by Saturday lunchtime it and the order made on Friday morning from Ditto Fabrics had arrived! This green pistachio cotton drill is fabulous! Ditto also have it in a dusky pink, I may just have to have some!
So, in addition to sewing Burdastyle patterns for the girls, and pattern cutting goodies for all of us, trying to find time to fulfill my Sewlutions commitment (still have to find it, to be honest!) & sell our house, I am now making gorgeous dresses, jackets, etc for selling on Etsy! I think I’m a happy bunny! 😀
I do have some projects to add here, but they can wait for another post….. Other good news is that no-one coming to view our house has been injured due to a fabric avalanche accident. Yet.
Oh – aaannnddd – the dream house that was snatched from under our noses is back on the market! The buyers pulled out at the last minute, so now all we need is to sell this one! Anyone for a 3 bedroom townhouse in a rural market town in Warwickshire????
THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS 
Gorgeous makes and it’s going to be a beautiful shop – well done you!
Thanks Lizzy! It was time to make those patterns pay for their storage! 🙂
The blue dress is lovely, good luck with the shop.
Thank you!
Lovely! I wish you the best!
Thanks! 🙂
How fun is this! You get to sew up gorgeous clothes from vintage patterns and make people happy. Fantastic!
I know, does life get any better?? 😉
Lovely dress, good luck with the shop and house!
Thanks, I think we’re gonna need it on the house! 🙂
Wowwee!!! Wishing customers you aplenty.
Or even… Wishing you customers aplenty. It’s way past my bedtime!
🙂 Thanks!
How pretty, Anne! Looks like you did a great job.
Congratulations! Your dress and jacket are just beautiful.
wow, that dress is just gorgeous – now if only I was about 1/2 my size… 🙂
… and because I enjoy your blog so much, I have nominated you for the super sweet blogging award: http://grtescp.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/super-sweet-blogging-people/ – hope you don’t mind 🙂
Congratulations on the Etsy shop. What a great idea …. as long as you promise to still sew for yourself from time to time lol. And two lovely dresses to start things rolling.
Good luck with the house too.
I have a little early 50’s blouse to make, then going to start on some pattern magic goodies again. I hope…. 🙂
I am so happy for you. I’m sure this is going to be a big success! You have such exquisite taste, how could it not be. I’ve got everything crossed for you with the house. It would be marvellous to get it.
Thank you Evie! I just hope we manage to sell ours in time! We really, really love that one….
I hope so too. I totally understand how you feel. My dream house came on the market recently and it’s just out of our budget at the moment. Thankfully they decided to let it instead. I’m hoping by the time it comes back on the market our budget has increased sufficiently.
Everything crossed here for you.