The Party Dress Book

The Party Dress book by Mary Adams is a really wonderful read.
There are beautiful photos and instructions and pattern on how to create your own party dress.
Here are a few of the photos inside that I love...

I am not a big party kind of person (anymore) so won't really have an occasion to wear one of these too. Still, I think they are neat and different and plan on making at least one sometime soon.

Sew Retro {Crafty Book Review}

Have you seen Sew Retro yet? I got it as a gift a few weeks ago and must say it's a really, really, great book.

It's chock full of cute vintage inspired projects

Designer interviews

Vintage images scattered throughout the book

And a fun little time-line with the history of sewing, fabric, patterns etc

I would recommend this book to anyone that loves sewing and plan on giving a few for gifts this year.
I haven't done any of the projects yet but hopefully once I get some other things done off my list I'll be able to tackle a certain cute little bag out of here.