Mad About Mad Men

I’ve recently gotten caught up in and caught up on Mad Men. I am absolutely obsessed with this show!!! Oh, the 60’s style, fashions, decor!!!!!

Who else watches???

I thought that I would show you some interesting things that I found floating around the web.

Mad Style for Mad Men – Life in Sketch

Throw a Mad Men party – Coldwell Banker

Home Decor Mad Men Style – Mom.Me

 

 

 

 

SCDP  iPhone Case

 

Life in Sketch 

 

 

 

Justine at Sew Country Chick – Mad Men Dress

 

 

Mad Men style clock – DENY Designs

 

 

 

DIY  Mad Men Swag Light – Apartment Therapy

 

 

 

Mad Men DIY Round Up – Mad in Crafts

 

 

DIY Tufted Headboard – Dream Book Design

 

 

 

 

Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection 

 

 

SIGH….. I want EVERYTHING!!!! LOL  I am definitely going to try some of the DIYs and try to figure out a way to make some of the other things DIY! LOL

 

 

 

Sewing Wish List

So, yesterday I shared just a smidgen of my homeschool wish list. Here is just a tad of my sewing wish list! 😉

 

 

McCall’s M6642 

It has Halloween, Christmas, Easter and Valentine’s Day! I’m thinking I could maybe do it without a pattern… maybe… 😉

 

 

Dinosaur Dig cotton knit from The Fabric Fairy. You KNOW Colin would LOOOVE that!!! LOL

 

 

Butterick’s B5045 – LOVE this! All the views look so comfy!! And if I am going to be living in Georgia, I’m gonna need cool and comfy… LOL

 

LOVE this fabric!!! It is London by Amy Walters for sale on Spoonflower!

 

This is a floral jersey print from Mood!!!  One day I would love to go to Mood. SIGH… This would be after I win the lottery, of course…. 😉

 

 

How cool is this Robert Kaufman print???? I have NO clue what I would make out of it but I love it anyway! LOL Ohhh, maybe some curtains for Joshua’s room??

 

 

 

This is from Micheal Miller on sale on Ebay.  I can just see a kitchen done in this!!! SIGH…..

 

 

Paul Frank!!! This is at Joann’s! SOOOOO cute!!

 

 

I would LOVE to make some book covers and tote bags out of those!!! They are also at Joann’s.

 

I ❤ this print but it’s no longer available at Joann’s!!! WAH!!!!!!

 

 

SIGH… I love this so much! I have the adult pattern for this! This one can be found on Etsy.  It would be sooooo cute to matchy-matchy with Cailey! LOL

 

 

I am in love with this pattern from Hancock’s. It is just PERFECT for winter!! Can you see the cardinals in the trees?? AND it’s on sale right now!!! WAH!!! I need some money people…. LOL

 

 

SIGH……. SIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH………. I want this pattern in a BAD, BAD way. It is the 1930’s Kitchenette Pajamas from Decades of Style pattern company.

 

 

 

1960’s Simplicity 6903 for sale on Etsy and terribly cute!!!!!

 

This is Ghastlie’s Family Reunion by Alexander Henry for sale on Fabric Envy. It’s supposed to just be for Halloween but weirdo that I am, I would use it any ole time of the year! LOL

 

 

 

Wearing History Patterns, SIGH………… I want ALLLLLL of their patterns!!! LOL But especially this one!!

 

 

McCall’s 6159 I think this is such a cute look!!!! So great for fall and winter!!

 

I absolutely LOVE the overalls here. SO stinkin’ cute!!! And, yes, I would definitely wear them!!! LOL  I know it says Burda YOUNG, but really, young by whose standards?????

 

 

This is such a darling print!! I know exactly what pattern I would use it with!!! It’s Playing Kimono Girls in Red by Mwendas.

And this is the pattern I would use it with, I already have it in my stash. 😉

Simplicity 3588 It would look SOOOO cute with view B!!!

 

 

Soft satin fabric from TrimFabric.com. Y’know… this would look fabulous with that pattern, too!!! LOL

 

 

To DIE for!!! This is from The Scientific Seamstress. SOOOOOO cute!!!

 

 

This is the Miss Elizabeth pattern from Squiggly Twigs Designs and it is gorgeous!! I am really loving it in the toile!!!!! Just fabulous!!

 

Anyway, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to my sewing wish list! LOL I hope you enjoyed it and found some things to add to YOUR wish list!! 😉

 

 

OHH!! Maybe I should do my book wish list next??? LOL

 

Right now I am working on the Snoopy costume for my friend! It is going VERY well and the backside looks soooo cute with the little tail poking out! LOL

After that I will be working on Cailey’s Tinkerbell costume and I plan on posting a tutorial for it. I’ll be flying by the seat of pants on that one!! YILES!!!!

 

 

 

 

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A Great Big OOOPSY!! and Retro Butterick ’53

Well, I had an oopsy. Yep. SIGH….. So I was cutting out the fabric for this –

Retro Butterick  B5708

 

 

when I made a HUGE mistake…. I was off in my own little world (they know me and are nice to me there), not paying much attention…. It was late last night. VERY late….. Well, you see…. I cut it out in the wrong order! WAH!!!! So when it came time to cut the 2 upper bodice pieces I didn’t have the right dimensions for it! WAH!!!

Here is the fabric –

I got it on clearance at Hancock’s. I bought the LAST that they had that day. I went back today just in case. Nope. Nothing. SIGH…. So I bought a yard of butter yellow to match a remnant of butter yellow that I already had…. Hoping that will do. If not I guess I will go back again tomorrow! LOL Good news is, I am going back tomorrow anyway. When I was there today I noticed a 1/2 off sign over everything including the clearance tables. So I asked. LOL The lady said that tomorrow will be 1/2 off everything in the store CLEARANCE included!! I saw some REALLLLLY nice looking fabric that had a very vintage feel to it. 🙂 YAY!! LOL So I guess my OOPS might turn out OK… I hope the dress works with a solid color upper bodice. View B calls for a contrasting BACK upper so maybe…..

 

In other news. I have hit over 300 views today!! YAY!!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! When I started sewing just over 3 months ago I never thought I would be here today blogging about it. And when I started the blog 3 1/2 weeks ago I never thought I would hit that many views that quickly. I’m hoping that means that you like me! 😉 Or at least like my sewing! LOL Or maybe it’s my witty repartee? LOL Goofy pics??

I might have to think up a contest for if I ever hit 500 views in a day!

 

I have a really cute idea in my head for a ’60s style dress for c1…. After the Retro Butterick ’53 I will start on it. You know what that means!! Another tutorial. I would like to post at least one a week. Well, maybe not next week. We start VBS and I will be teaching the 4/5s. Help… 😉 So I will be going in early and leaving there late.