Thank you for the opportunity to share a moment with Vintage Little Lady.  It’s a pleasure and honor to sit in front of a sewing machine and bring life to bits of fabric and share the magic with friends who share the same passion.

Even though I have familiarized myself with VLL through Instagram, Facebook and the VLL website, before this last week I had yet to purchase a pattern because I am still not quite as confident in my amateur sewing skills as I would like to be.  As a youngster, I remember my mother teaching me basic sewing techniques on a singer with a cast iron treadle.  I can still feel the motion of the treadle beneath my little girl foot.  Unfortunately, I did not take those skills with me into adulthood and more or less pretended to sew a button occasionally.  I pulled out my dusty project runway sewing machine at the beginning of Covid after losing my job and like many others I began to make masks to make a few extra dollars.  Little did I know I would be sewing an upwards of 75 masks per day at the height of the pandemic which afforded me an upgrade and a desire to know all things sewing related.  I began taking classes at “YouTube University” and began making bags, purses and wallets.  YTU taught me everything I thought I knew and then some.  Fast forward to these good ole days and I’ve recently thrown myself into learning how to make all types of clothing for my family.  I love to upcycle which is why I ended up purchasing Layton.  After finding this fabulous sheet and sham from the local Miracle Hill I went on the hunt for the perfect pattern.  Layton fit the mental description I wanted so I off the cuff purchased the pattern and crossed my fingers.  There were a couple of new techniques which gave me pause but once I had the sleeves made I knew I had made the perfect choice.  Those bows on the cuffs are to die for.  What little girl isn’t going to want to wear such a classic, elegant dress?

Again, Thank you for allowing me to be part of the Vintage Little Lady journey.  I am looking forward to sewing up some more VLL patterns in the near future.

Sincerely,

Georgi Mckinney