1980s Bonus Project : A blouse

At least you learned the 80s are not for you, at least not the 1980s. But I guess you knew that upfront 😜. From your monthly vlogs I make you have some interesting projects in the making, looking forward to those!

Hi the blouse came out really cute! Yeah I remember sewing with Vogue patterns back in the day (80’s) and even I thought they were incredibly confusing too. But you got thru it and well, I can relate so much to the era because it’s still my thing, only I quit perming 👩🏼‍🦱 my hair 😉. Happy sewing!!! ✂️👗✂️

It's tough when you feel like a whole month has not gone your way. What I hope you remember is to review the work you've done not only in April, but the whole year so far. I know you've had way more good months than bad, perhaps going back and seeing all the projects you've done will help to put May in perspective. Sometimes, no matter what you do, the sewing gods are unkind! It's not your fault that a fabric is difficult to work with--you didn't make the fabric, so how could you know? I will say your knowledge of fabric has grown considerably since your first videos, and if you encounter a fabric that's troublesome to work with--well, you know that now and can add it to your fabric wisdom! You are the complete opposite of a failure, Angela. If things aren't working out, I hope you can view it as a lesson learned. It doesn't affect your talent or your other projects that came out totally awesome! Now for a question that has nothing to do with what I just wrote: Where do you buy your rings?

I love your videos. They’ve taught me so much and actually got me through a very difficult winter, so thank you! I was wondering if you are going to do a video or costume spotlight on your most recent McCalls dress. I am itching to dip my feet into the 19teens but it is so intimidating to not have any visuals on what evening gowns look like more closely!

Ahhh...rest assured, you’re not all alone, in going through phases of high productivity, followed by ‚slumps‘. It’s incredibly frustrating, but there you go. At least you know, it’s only temporary! I love those wide, blue shorts, btw...those are definitely a winner, even if the 80‘s outfit itself wasn’t. This must truly have been the first outfit, I‘ve ever seen you make, that was really unflattering. Poor you! Please don’t force yourself to ‚make it work‘...some ‚relationships‘ just weren’t meant to be...and you look so cute in so many other things!

On an industrial machine, you can refill your bobbins while you sew.

Even if you don't want our reassurances.... We love your work and your content. <3 Thank you for making my day and giving me a break from 12 pages of papers that need to be written.

I've got three of your McCalls patterns and I'm looking forward to what you have coming up. (My sister-in law is going to be Cinderella's fairy godmother for Halloween so I'm making the cape, M7886, for her.)

If you are taking ideas on a new series: Do a rainbow pattern series! Any pattern you want for each project, but in rainbow order! So a red dress in a 50's pattern, then a Orange skirt in a 70's pattern, Yellow Top in a 40's pattern etc! You could choose fabrics for us to vote on, and the end pictures would look great lined up in a row, plus it offers a lot of creative freedom!

It's not the ugliest thing ever. I quite like the variations with the lace panels. It's a little bit sexy but still kind of androgynous because it's so boxy & baggy. It looks better on you than it would on me, because I'm so busty.

Hi, I think the fabric is really pretty too! Having been a teenager in the 80's sewing my own clothes, I just chose not to have everything so big and boxy. But I think you did a great job. Loving your videos and be kind to yourself. Your work load always seems huge. It's ok to make mistakes sometimes (we all do!) and it's also ok to take some time for yourself (we all need to, to keep our creativity inspired). Thanks also Angela for the shopping trip videos. Love them and also seeing your beautiful countryside.

A pity, because the tuck placement is really pretty, and so is the fabric. It looks nice tucked in though, in a casual easygoing kind of way. Nothing at all in the 80s ever looked actually good in my opinion! And thanks for the advice on lace cleaning - I inherited quite a bit after my mother passed away in 2017 and a lot of it is stained. I hope you feel better about yourself soon!

The whole ‘80’s outfit is too big on you.