helpfully sent me the above link — isn't it fantastic? You don't usually get vampiness AND pockets in the same pattern. (Which has never made sense to me: where do those mankillers keep their red lipstick and extra perfume? I don't see a handbag in this picture, do you?) (It's being listed by on eBay, click the image to visit the listing.) Jen is also a member of the , check them out!
Libby helped me find Simplicity 2222, which I don't even think she knew I was looking for:
Allison made a prom dress for a bowling pin. That's all I'm gonna say; you need to check out that link for yourself.
Rita at writes about what to do with . What do you do with your incomplete patterns? (Remember there's always , too!)
Lisa sent this astounding . If you have a fancy beachy party coming up, you need to visit this auction.
Elle sends a link to , which supposedly lets you enter your measurements and then shops for items that fit your shape. (I vaguely remember ita wanting something like this a long time ago …) I put in my measurements and I am something called an "M" shape. Since "M" is one of my favorite letters of the alphabet (mmmmmm) this pleased me … but I didn't find any cardigans I liked in the shopping section. D'oh! (For more on bodyshapes, you might want to re-read by La BellaDonna.)
Penny sent , which I love. I'm pretty sure I have this pattern, though, so I'm sharing. Isn't that helpful of me?
Carla did a . You remember Trista from a , I'm sure …
Oh, and apropos of yesterday's steampunk mention, Jonquil found this great clock-parts fabric. I really want a dress of this, and every time I wear it I will look impatiently at my watch for added effect!
If you have run out of things to read on the Internets, Michelle (from ) very helpfully sent this . It's a rainy Friday here; if it's a rainy Friday where YOU are …
Requestions (I was going to type "requests" but my fingers decided to follow through with "ions" and it looked funny, so, now, we're using the word "requestions" here at Dress a Day HQ):
Can anyone help Cat find a good kimono pattern (that isn't Folkwear, she knows about that one)? Please leave a comment …
is looking for a pattern for those Hawaiian-y 1950s halter dresses (like ). Do you know of a pattern for these? I know you can buy reproductions, but she wants to make her own.
Can anyone help Laura? This is her question:
I don't mean to bother you, but I can't seem to find info and if anyone would know, it would be you or your readers… No matter what I do, my skirts always turn around on me. I walk, they shift, I run, they shift, I sit still, they shift. Circle skirts, straight skirts, etc, and always counter clockwise if looking from above. I used to think it was interference from my purse, but it happens even if I don't carry one. I figure I must walk unevenly or something, but do you know any way to get it to stay put? I've tried pinning them to my bike shorts (works for circles, but not straight skirts – the skirt still turns below the pin line). Any ideas?
I would like to know that answer, too … for me it seems to happen when I'm wearing a bigger size than I ought to (some vintage I will MAKE fit me by sheer force of will, right?).
Still about skirts, Sandy is looking for a Halston skirt pattern, which she explains as "the skirt is actually like two in one—there is an inner skirt which is only fastened at the waist, so you can turn the whole thing over and have a second skirt." Do you know about this? Leave a comment, please!
Also, it has come to my attention that the "search" function on this page is BROKEN. Like, returns no hits for "Duro" or "shirtdress" broken. I'm not sure why … but if you need to find where I wrote about roller-skating, or buttonholes, or , or whatever, use Google, and type [YOUR QUERY TERM HERE] site:dressaday.com. That will limit Google's search to just MilitaryHumveeAuction.