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Colorful Bibs & Pencil Cases with Hey, Love Bug
Today I’m going to share a few fun quilty things I made recently with a very colorful new fabric line called Hey, Love Bug by Poppie Cotton. It’s not my usual style of fabric, but my children loved it so… Continue reading
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A Few Little Things with My Darling Deer fabric
It’s my day to share what I’ve made recently with My Darling Deer fabric – a new fabric line by Poppie Cotton. It has a soft palette and lots of pretty woodland prints. I picked a few favorites to sew… Continue reading
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Rose Trellis Skirt
I stitched this the beginning of December to wear to our local Christmas concert, but I also wore it again on Christmas Eve to our special candlelit church service, which is when I had a few minutes to grab photos.… Continue reading
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1950s Thanksgiving Dress
I’ve intended to make a 1950s dress with this blue leaf print for over a year, and it finally happened! This was the 2nd of the 2 fall dresses I sewed in November, and was the one I wore for… Continue reading
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Late 1950s Fall Fashion in Blue
I managed to speed sew two more autumnal dresses quickly before it’s time to switch to Christmas sewing. Here is the first one: it uses some lovely Lori Holt fabric from an older line, courtesy of The Timely Tailor –… Continue reading
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1930s Blouse, Tulip Apron, Yo-Yo Pillows
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… Continue reading
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Sky Blue 1930s Dress
I know it’s November…but yesterday was 60 degrees and felt like early May – so I feel justified in quickly zooming through a last few summery projects on my list to clear the way for a couple more fall-appropriate sewing… Continue reading
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Classic 1930s: Colorful Plaid Dress
I made and photographed this dress back in September – here it finally is on the blog! I’ve made this pattern at least 3 times previously and have loved it as it’s a rare 1930s pattern that fits me well.… Continue reading
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Fall Floral Japanese Rice Bag with Poppie Cotton
It’s my day to show what I made with the new Poppie Cotton fabric line called Unicorn Dreams. It’s not completely my style, but I chose a few favorite prints to make a Japanese rice bag. I’d never made one… Continue reading
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Autumnal Cath Kidston Crochet Garland
I had posted a sneak peek of this project a while ago on Instagram, and was surprised by how much attention it got (one of the mysteries of the algorithm…) so I decided to write up a blog post to… Continue reading
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