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Goose Creek Garden Fabric Tour – 1950s Baby Dress
I am so excited to be part of the Goose Creek Garden fabric tour by the fabulous Poppie Cotton! I knew as soon as I saw the adorable goose print that I wanted to make a baby dress out… Continue reading
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1930s Draped Rayon Blouse
Ever since making my red Christmas dress, I have been wary of trying to sew with rayon challis again. That one was so difficult to work with. But I had the opportunity of trying out Riley Blake Design's rayon challis,… Continue reading
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Tutorial: Quilted Crochet Hook Caddy with Poppie Cotton
I have a bad habit of making all sorts of new and exciting things that I use occasionally, meanwhile wearing something I use all the time to tatters because I technically could make a new one but just don't get… Continue reading
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Baby Fashion – Green 1950s Dress
I'd forgotten how fast and easy baby dresses are. They have all the fun and style lines of adult garments, but at a fraction of the time and fabric! Little short seams add up so quickly. So it was… Continue reading
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Simple Squares: Romantic Pastel Patchwork Runner
This is a simple project that brought me a disproportionate amount of happiness. :-) Last summer I picked up a baby quilt at an antique shop. It was just a lot of squares pieced together randomly, and hand quilted.… Continue reading
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1940s Floral Apron – Vintage Does Modern
I've wanted to make this pretty scalloped half apron from a vintage 1940s pattern for a while. A few prints from the lovely Rocky Mountain Wild collection by Riley Blake Designs were a fun choice to give it a slightly… Continue reading
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Sister Coordinates – & My Blue 1930s Daisy Dress
My first completed make of the year! One of the lovely things that made my last few weeks so pleasantly busy was the arrival of some beautiful fabric from Riley Blake Designs, which was sent to me to feature as… Continue reading
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2020 Sewing Roundup
As always, I like to do a little roundup and recap of my sewing adventures at the end of the year before I start documenting the next year's projects. I like seeing them in one place so I can see… Continue reading
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Catch Up Post: Pink and Gray 1950s Dress
I was going through my projects from 2020 in order to do my annual yearly sewing roundup, when I realized that had never posted photos of this 1950s dress I made last spring. So this is a catch up post… Continue reading
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Quick & Easy Pullover to Cardigan Makeover for Christmas
Due to a crazy fall – deadlines, house renovation and moving, and a family loss – I have not sewn anything since the first week of October. This means I haven't even started on my Fall/Winter sewing list, and the… Continue reading
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