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Christmas in June with Frost & Flurry
The past few weeks I have been either sewing or crocheting with all 4 seasons! Today I get to show you my Christmassy makes with the brand new fabric collection called Frost & Flurry by Poppie Cotton. It's a whimsical… Continue reading
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Special Matching Outfits with Pink 1950s Cotton
This was a very fun impromptu project! My grandma is visiting from across the country, and she brought with her almost 6 yards of this cute pink 1950s fabric for me. I promptly decided to quickly make up matching outfits… Continue reading
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Easter Blouse & Patchwork Quilt with Elise by Poppie Cotton
My favorite style of Americana fabric collections is one that includes some nontypical colors like aqua or pink. This newly released collection by Poppie Cotton ticks all those boxes, but has a great red, white, and blue selection too if… Continue reading
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Girly Easter Dress & Strawberry Ruffled Placemats
I'm so happy to be able to show you my projects I've been working on in the cute fabric line Stolen Moments by Poppie Cotton. It's a fun French themed fabric collection with saturated blues and pinks and some pretty… Continue reading
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Blog Stop for Wildwood Dwellings: Girl’s Dress and Patchwork Pillow
It's my day on the Wildwood Dwellings blog tour! This lovely, whimsical collection by Poppie Cotton has the cutest woodland creatures (especially the California quail which are my favorite!) and various floral prints. I made two projects with my fabric… Continue reading
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1960s Seersucker Maternity Dress
I made this a little while ago, to help me get through the last stages of pregnancy with something that would fit. I didn't get around to photographing it until recently, but here it is – my last maternity make… Continue reading
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Quilted Doll Baskets with Serenity Blooms
Serenity Blooms is a fresh new modern quilting cotton collection by Poppie Cotton. After some consideration, I settled on making something that has been on my list for a long time – quilted doll baskets or bassinets for my little… Continue reading
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1930s Christmas Maternity Dress
Happy 3rd Day of Christmas! Today I want to share my Christmas Day outfit. It's been a while since I did some sewing for myself, but for this pregnancy several of my older maternity dresses no longer fit me,… Continue reading
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Quilting and Sewing with Poppie Cotton Home Sweet Home
Blog tour time! There have been a few fabric collections I've been privileged to preview that have been so lovely I can hardly wait to sew with them, as they sit on my shelf for months waiting their turn. This… Continue reading
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1960s Autumn Leaf Adjustable Blouse
I've done very little fall garment sewing for myself this year, but I did want to squeeze something in using this adorable leaf print fabric by Lori Holt from her Mercantile line for Riley Blake Designs. It's hard to find… Continue reading









