The new theme at Sew Retro is “no more buts.”

I know we all have a vintage pattern (or vintage style pattern) that we look at longingly from time to time

…but it needs redrafting as the waist/bust/hips/whole thing are too big/small

…but you don’t have just the right bit of fabric to make it

…but it’s a little bit harder than you’re used to making so it’s a bit scary

…but it’s a really old pattern and you’re scared of ripping it or messing it up somehow

…but you’re not sure how often or where you’d wear it

…but

…but

I shall have to think about this one. My biggest “but” is “…but I can’t nurse in it.” Even taking this challenge into consideration, I cannot justify making for myself something that I cannot nurse in. I wore a non-nurs-able dress to Jive Junction last week (it was made from a vintage pattern) and ended up nursing in the bathroom with the side zipper unzipped and the whole dress pulled around so that we could nurse through that size zip opening. Ugh.

That was enough to make me swear off dresses until I no longer have a nursing babe.