I got lots of excellent feedback on Part Two of my diary, which centered on the two main options for my bodice’s inset. Now it’s time to really mix things up and show just how much fun you can have playing with fabrics to achieve the perfect 1912 look! In addition to the two inset

Pinning the toile to fit properly, lining up the inset, and cutting into the fashion material make up Part Two of this fun project. And I'd love your opinions on the bodice inset option!

We've got a centenary memorial event for Titanic coming up on April 12th, which is a costumed formal dinner reproducing the last meal served in first class on the ship. The event promises to be a spectacular one, so I'm making an authentic evening gown from my 1910s Tea Gown pattern.

The second batch of Kangas in the ">Esty shop sold out, but the next batch will go up around the end of April, so be sure to bookmark us!

Planning to attend Titanic memorial events this year? I've pulled together vintage images from 1911 and 1912 to inspire you, and I've also got step-by-step photo instructions for a 1912 boy's outfit. Enjoy!

Dear Jennie,For my new gown I have used your new 1780's pattern and I was very pleased with it. It was a joy to work with as all your patterns! I have adopted it a bit as I wanted a round gown, so I have changed the front into an apron front. I used silk taffetta and lined it with cotton.

I loved using the tea gown pattern, and after years of admiring the design, I finally decided to cut it out (using some of my favorite fabrics) when my mother and I were watching "Pride & Prejudice" one afternoon.  The ivory silk shantung had a lovely satin finish on the back which I used on the outside of the dress, and the embroidered tulle has been in my "stash" for some time.  I always knew I wanted to make a gown out of it, and I'm so glad I finally did!

I've recently made a Regency reticule for a friend, and used your suggestions for period embroidery from the Elegant Lady's Closet to put her monogram on it. My 5yo boy has rated my handiwork as "that's fantastic mummy"

Hello! My name is Morgan. I have submitted show and tell pictures before of my "Molly Gibson" dress, and this time my friend Anna and I would like to share pictures of our latest Regency ballgowns. This past March, we went to the annual Regency Ball in South Bend, Indiana. We signed up a month before the event, so

Here are some pictures of my Pelisse, made for me to wear to a LARP event, using your lovely Regency Spencer pattern. It is made from an unusual taffeta with a pattern of tiny squares, found in the end-of line soft furnishings section of a local fabric shop. I cut two straight front panels, and

Dear Jennie,Here is the picture of the latest gown I made. I simply love your patterns! This time I used "The Elegant Lady's Closet" to make a sheer simple cottondress for around 1800. It was so easy and fast to sew

Hello! I made this dress for a party my family and I are hosting. One of my sisters and I each got a pattern from you for Christmas. When I saw how beautiful the dresses were I hoped I could someday make one of them.

I recently made a 1914 tea gown using your pattern. I made this to attend a "Picnic at Hanging Rock" event and people wore 1900s costumes to attend. I also used your pattern to make an Edwardian apron to

This dress was made from Sense and Sensibility's 1780's portrait dress pattern with some fitting alterations. I added buttonholes and daisy buttons to close the back. When it came time to mark the tucks and hem

I love the flow and romantic idea behind the Regency. I'm also interested in the Social History of the time. I've been doing my homework and I really wanted to make some dresses for church or reenactment

This Regency gown was inspired by the Alice in Wonderland story and also by Tim Burton's signature director style and mood. Thus the black and white stripes came into play. The gown is created with a lovely white

Dear Jennie,This is my favorite Regency-era dress to date. It's your cross-over dress, that Geneece Arnold made up for me last year, but...over the winter I lost 20 pounds and it no longer fit (so sorry, Geneece!), and so I had to rework the whole thing, taking almost all of it apart and handsewing it back together with modifications.

I made this dress for the Jane Austen Society annual Spring gala in Chicago. I altered the pattern to button down the front and to have "slashed" upper sleeves. The pattern is so easy to use and easy to alter that it took me no time at all to make.

Inspired by Sarah Wheaton Whitting's hats in "Winter's End", this Tam o'Shanter is a close copy of Sarah's accurately depicted Teens/WWI era style. The "Wheaton Tam" is designed with beginners in mind, since it only uses four of the most basic stitches--half double crochet, double crochet, chain, and slip stitch.

I used the wonderful Beatrix Potter Walking Skirt pattern and Edwardian Shirtwaist to make this outfit to celebrate our school centenary. The entire school, staff and parents dressed up and went to Beamish open air museum,