Sewing
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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
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Another 1950s Rose Dress
Everything's coming up roses, apparently! Actually, since I was pregnant all spring I didn't get any of my dress ideas for my spring-ish fabric made, so now I'm hurrying to stitch some of them before fall arrives. As a result,… Continue reading
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1950s Dress and Basket Quilt with Poppie Cotton Delightful Department Store
Time for sewing with one of my favorites ever of the new collections by Poppie Cotton! This one is all about midcentury, which of course was right up my alley. Of course I had to make several things with… Continue reading
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1930s Parasol Dress
I'm so glad to be back sewing garments again! Our sweet little son was born on June 18, and now that I feel back to normal I'm taking advantage of the long newborn naps to get some summer sewing done.… Continue reading
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Two Little Bunny Dresses
I finished another coordinating dress set for my two little girls last week. I had intended to do these for Easter (because bunnies!), but when the last set of dresses turned out so cute, I ended up using those instead.… Continue reading
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Colorblock 1940s Maternity House Dress
According to my blog history, I have made this pattern now 5 times – twice as a robe, three times as a house dress. But by now one of them has worn out, so I mainly wear this one a… 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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