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Early Easter Dresses with My Favorite Things by Poppie Cotton
Poppie Cotton comes out with lots of cute fabric each year, but this has to be the best yet, by someone who is quickly becoming a favorite designer. My Favorite Things is aptly named as it has all of MY… Continue reading
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1930s Adjustable House Dress in Blue
It's that time again…to break out the maternity friendly patterns! We are being surprised by a small son this summer, so for the next few months any sewing that I do for myself will have that exciting event in mind.… Continue reading
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Quick & Easy Rag Quilt Tutorial with Poppie Cotton
While rag quilts are indeed an honest-to-goodness type of quilt, they are so far simplified that they are super easy to make, even for those who are not into quilting. Also they are extremely fast – you could make a… Continue reading
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2022 Dressmaking Recap
Now that all my 2022 projects have been blogged about, it's time to do my yearly round-up of the garments I made this past year. I like to do this each year to see everything in one place, and evaluate… Continue reading
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1930s Separates with Treasured Threads for Poppie Cotton
I have one more 2022 make to show you…this one I made for Thanksgiving but had to wait to share it until today, which is my day on the Treasured Threads blog tour! I selected a few vintage… Continue reading
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1950s Wintry Dotted Dress
I'm still catching up with my 2022 finishes so I can do my yearly recap. This dress I made at the end of last year took a while to get photos of – and these were taken in a hurry… Continue reading
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Tinsel Tree Christmas Ornament: Free Cross Stitch Pattern
Happy 10th Day of Christmas! We are still enjoying the last of the Christmas season over here this week. As usual, I got the cross stitching bug during the holidays. One of the things I made, inspired by my own… Continue reading
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1940s Christmas House Dress
I went very bright and bold for Christmas this year with a length of vintage novelty fabric that I scored on Facebook Marketplace earlier this year. I quickly decided what I would do with it, and laid it away until… Continue reading
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Christmassy Baby Dress
My sweet small daughter turned one last week, so I made a dress for her that doubles as a birthday gift and also something suitable for Christmas – which is approaching at a dizzying rate. This Christmas season I… Continue reading
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1940s Pink Princess Dress
I squeezed in another warm-weather sewing project in October before the weather suddenly turned cold. We are currently buried under early snow, so these pictures look quite outdated at the moment! I had a 1940s mail order pattern for… Continue reading
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