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1940s Brown & Blue Set
I'm still catching up with getting my 2023 sewing photographed. I had a burst of sewing in late November and December, which I'm still working through – so here is one of my outfits originally intended for autumn, which turned… Continue reading
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Strawberry Time: 1940s Novelty Apron in Poppie Cotton’s Promise Me Fabric
It may not be strawberry season at the moment, but it's always strawberry FABRIC season! Today's my day on the Poppie Cotton Promise Me blog tour, and I picked just my favorite print to showcase with a fun 1940s… Continue reading
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1940s Novelty Bow Cocktail Dress
I'm finally catching up and documenting the last of my holiday sewing! We had a Christmas party to go to in December, so clearly I needed to make a new cocktail dress, and the repro fabric I had recently purchased… Continue reading
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1940s Christmas Aprons
When I was doing my Christmas baking this year, I realized I have ZERO Christmas aprons, and something had to be done about that! Some time ago I saw an Instagram friend wearing an adorable apron. I asked her what… Continue reading
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Girl’s 1930s Blue Christmas Dress
We had sickness in the house right before Christmas, but I still managed (by cutting some corners) to squeeze in making a quick Christmas dress for my oldest daughter. I used two lovely prints from the Pixie Noel 2… Continue reading
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Pastel Christmas: 1950s Novelty Print Skirt
I have a few Christmas makes to show you this year – here's the first one! I've owned this skirt pattern for quite a few years, and always loved the sketched version with alternating prints. Never got around to making… Continue reading
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1950s Purple Print House Dress
I will have several Christmas sewing projects to show you, but first I'm still trying to catch up with my fall projects. I made this a while ago, put buttons on it more recently, and now finally got it photographed… Continue reading
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1950s Girl’s Fall Floral Dress
Still trying to catch up with documenting my fall sewing before I start the holiday things… This week I want to show you the fall-floral dress I made for my oldest daughter for Thanksgiving! I had these two Riley… Continue reading
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1950s Maple Leaf Thanksgiving Dress
I have been in quite a sewing mood lately, and have been whizzing through my pile of fall projects quickly before it's time to sew for Christmas. My Thanksgiving dress was my latest fall finish – and though delayed by… Continue reading
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Pastel Pumpkin Runner for Moonbeam Dreams Blog Tour
It's my turn on the blog tour for the new Poppie Cotton fabric line called Moonbeam Dreams. It is not what I would normally be drawn to, so I was surprised at how much I ended up loving this fabric… Continue reading
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