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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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1950s Ditsy House Dress
I'm trying to catch up with my finished projects, so you get 2 blog posts this week! This time it's a house dress I made for myself with some 1930s repro quilting cotton and a 1950s pattern. I haven't… Continue reading
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1950s Girl’s “Dandelion Dress”
Fall project finish! I actually made this dress several months ago, but it still needed a sash – and I didn't get around to spending 10 minutes making the sash until this week, so here it finally is. We snapped… Continue reading
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Sundress and Zipper Pouches – Hide & Seek Fabric Tour for Poppie Cotton
The newest Poppie Cotton line called Hide & Seek is not my default style, but I loved the butterfly prints and instantly knew I wanted to make a sundress for my 4-year-old out of one of them. I also picked… Continue reading
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Sewing with Garden Party Fabric by Poppie Cotton
Today I get to show you what I made when playing with the lovely new Poppie Cotton fabric line called Garden Party! I really wanted to get this all quilted in time for my blog slot, but we've been… Continue reading
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Country Kitchen Accessories – Prairie Sisters Homestead Blog Tour for Poppie Cotton
Fabric speaks to me. When I received my sample bundle of Prairie Sisters Homestead fabric by Poppie Cotton, I put it on my shelf with a plan to make a couple of woven pot holders out of it at least.… Continue reading
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1950s Birthday Girl Dress
The week my oldest daughter was turning 4, I pulled out some girl size patterns and asked her which one she would like for a birthday dress. She picked the one with pockets, of course! And when I let her choose… Continue reading
