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  • 1930s Draped Rayon Blouse

    Ever since making my red Christmas dress, I have been wary of trying to sew with rayon challis again. That one was so difficult to work with. But I had the opportunity of trying out Riley Blake Design's rayon challis,… Continue reading

  • Tutorial: Quilted Crochet Hook Caddy with Poppie Cotton

    I have a bad habit of making all sorts of new and exciting things that I use occasionally, meanwhile wearing something I use all the time to tatters because I technically could make a new one but just don't get… Continue reading

  • Baby Fashion – Green 1950s Dress

    I'd forgotten how fast and easy baby dresses are. They have all the fun and style lines of adult garments, but at a fraction of the time and fabric! Little short seams add up so quickly.   So it was… Continue reading

  • 1940s Floral Apron – Vintage Does Modern

    I've wanted to make this pretty scalloped half apron from a vintage 1940s pattern for a while. A few prints from the lovely Rocky Mountain Wild collection by Riley Blake Designs were a fun choice to give it a slightly… Continue reading

  • Sister Coordinates – & My Blue 1930s Daisy Dress

    My first completed make of the year! One of the lovely things that made my last few weeks so pleasantly busy was the arrival of some beautiful fabric from Riley Blake Designs, which was sent to me to feature as… Continue reading

  • 2020 Sewing Roundup

    As always, I like to do a little roundup and recap of my sewing adventures at the end of the year before I start documenting the next year's projects. I like seeing them in one place so I can see… Continue reading

  • Catch Up Post: Pink and Gray 1950s Dress

    I was going through my projects from 2020 in order to do my annual yearly sewing roundup, when I realized that had never posted photos of this 1950s dress I made last spring. So this is a catch up post… Continue reading

  • Last Rose of Autumn – 1930s Dress

    We have just one thrift store in our rural area, but it is such a good one and has such good prices. I regularly find all sorts of amazing vintage things there (not to mention children's clothing for 25 cents… Continue reading

  • Rare Brown: Floral 1950s House Dress

    So, a long while ago I got this cute vintage cotton on eBay. It was a lot of yardage for a good price. When it arrived I wasn't sure I liked it too much after all, so it sat on… Continue reading

  • Green Early ’40s House Dress

    I liked this fabric so much I ended up accumulating 3 different dress lengths of it. I used one of the three for this fun early 1940s dress.   The pattern was a recent addition. I'm always looking for button… Continue reading