It’s my turn today to show you what I’ve been sewing with Farmyard Fancy, a charming new vintage-style fabric collection by one of my favorite designers Elea Lutz for Poppie Cotton! I think I could happily use up whole bolts of most of these prints – I love it so much. 🙂

So full of the loveliest florals, bitty cherries, gingham, chickens, etc, in my favorite colors! It was hard limiting myself to just this many projects as I keep having ideas. So there will be more Farmyard Fancy sewing in my future! But meanwhile, take a look at all the fun things I was stitching during the past couple weeks.

First up, I made a blouse out of a favorite floral. It’s been a long time since I made this 1930s blouse, and it’s meant to be loose at the waist and tucked in. But since I have a nursing baby right now, that’s not very practical, so I adapted it a bit to wear on top of my skirt.

It has shoulder tuck detail and a rounded collar (my first version looked much better, but I just couldn’t get it to behave for me this time so I’m calling this one good enough!)

I added some darts around the waist and then inserted a tie belt in the side seams, which can be tied in the front or back. I liked how it looked in the front, for these photos.

Giant novelty toggle buttons finish it off. It will be great for spring-fall everyday wear!

My second project was a 1930s apron I’ve wanted to make for ages. I stalked the pattern for years on eBay until I realized this would be the perfect pairing. I love the way the back straps cross, so your waist isn’t constricted.

And of course the tulip pockets. Thankfully I had just the right shade of aqua vintage rickrack for the stems!

I did my own spin on construction, opting to line it instead of trying to bias tape or hem finish all those edges. So it’s two layers thick, and since it gives quite a bit of coverage, it will be a good one to wear when I have a dress underneath I especially want protected.

This was one of my favorite prints in this collection. I loved it in every color way and am delighted to have an apron in it.

It’s very much the style that would have been worn with a Hooverette house dress for canning and baking days.

Then because I was leaving out too many of my favorite prints, I also got out my largest Clover yo-yo maker and made a bunch of yo-yos to decorate a couple of pillows. I didn’t have a pattern, but just made them fit pillow forms I already had.

The yellow one I stitched around the edge and inserted a visible zipper in the back.

For the green one I bound the edges more like a traditional quilted pillow, and tried to hide the zipper with an overlap. It mostly worked – I have a better idea how to do that next time.

I think it’s fun how they are different but also matching – and now I can enjoy all the cute fabric prints every day on display in the rooms where I use them!

My top favorites. I wish it weren’t so close to Advent, so I’d have more time to sew with these, but I have too many Christmas projects as it is that I need to get to! We’ll see how much I can whiz through while I’m in a sewing mood.

My fifth project hasn’t been finished yet, so I’ll have to share it on Instagram later – but you can get a little preview of it here.

If you enjoy 1930s style repro fabric for quilting or sewing, I hope you’ll track down a quilt shop that carries this adorable fabric! You won’t regret it.