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  • Easter Parade: 1950s Green Floral Toddler Dress

    Today for my turn in the Riley Blake Designs Easter Parade spotlight, I'm showing you one of the main florals, which I chose to use as a toddler dress for my little girl. Green is such a good color for… Continue reading

    Easter Parade: 1950s Green Floral Toddler Dress

  • 1950s Adjustable Dress for Thanksgiving

    I hadn't done any personal sewing since July, but when I got a fun new vintage pattern from an Instagram seller I wanted to try to make it up right away and see if it would work for maternity, since… Continue reading

    1950s Adjustable Dress for Thanksgiving

  • 1930s Geometric Dress

    Finally catching up on the last of my backlog of blog projects! When I made my Liberty floral dress a while ago, I liked it so much and was intrigued by the design possibilities if I did not make it… Continue reading

  • Quick & Simple Pillowcase Tutorial

    Riley Blake Designs came out with the cutest woodsy kids fabric line this summer called Camp Woodland. I had to snag a few prints to use for my little boy's room. I debated what to do with it, but ended… Continue reading

  • Baby Sailor Dress

    This dress has been long on my list and I realized that with summer coming to a close, I needed to hurry up and make it! So I cut it out Wednesday and put the bodice together, finished it yesterday,… Continue reading

  • 1930s Liberty Floral Dress

    It's project tour time for the Carnaby Collection fabric line!   This 1930s dress was made and photographed during the evening light in late May, which is why the pictures are so green. It definitely is not this green here… Continue reading

  • Winterland 1940s Dress

    It must be time for Christmas in July! Riley Blake Designs has some new holiday fabric collections out, and I knew I wanted to be part of the Winterland fabric tour even if it meant sewing with wintry fabric in… Continue reading

  • 1930s Easy Summer Dress

    Time to catch up with another past project!   This was my favorite print from the Blue Stitch collection by Riley Blake Designs, so of course I had to make a dress. Quilting cotton is so perfect for summer clothes,… Continue reading

  • Christmas in June: Reversible Placemats with Poppie Cotton

    When I got the chance to play with a little of Poppie Cotton's upcoming Christmas line, Snuggle Up Buttercup, of course I jumped at the chance. I mean – little retro pink pickups! How can you not??   I have… Continue reading

  • 1950s Spring Sunday Dress

    I'm still playing catchup with past projects. Here is one I made a little while ago – another long-hoarded 1950s pattern that finally sees the light of day!   I had originally hoped to make an entire dress out of… Continue reading