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Quilted Doll Baskets with Serenity Blooms
Serenity Blooms is a fresh new modern quilting cotton collection by Poppie Cotton. After some consideration, I settled on making something that has been on my list for a long time – quilted doll baskets or bassinets for my little… Continue reading
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1930s Christmas Maternity Dress
Happy 3rd Day of Christmas! Today I want to share my Christmas Day outfit. It's been a while since I did some sewing for myself, but for this pregnancy several of my older maternity dresses no longer fit me,… Continue reading
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Quilting and Sewing with Poppie Cotton Home Sweet Home
Blog tour time! There have been a few fabric collections I've been privileged to preview that have been so lovely I can hardly wait to sew with them, as they sit on my shelf for months waiting their turn. This… Continue reading
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1960s Autumn Leaf Adjustable Blouse
I've done very little fall garment sewing for myself this year, but I did want to squeeze something in using this adorable leaf print fabric by Lori Holt from her Mercantile line for Riley Blake Designs. It's hard to find… Continue reading
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1940s Aqua Adjustable Dress
I absolutely loved this repro fabric by Riley Blake Designs from the recent Lori Holt fabric line called Mercantile. It took me a while to decide on a pattern and sew a dress with it, but it's just the cutest!… Continue reading
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1960s Girl’s Dress & Zipper Bags with Calico Cowgirls
Today I get to share the projects I made recently with some selections from the Calico Cowgirls fabric line, new from Poppie Cotton. It has lots of bright colors and bold prints, so I just picked out my favorites to… Continue reading
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All the Kitchen Things – Painted Blossoms Fabric Tour
It's time to share the projects I made recently with a brand new fall fabric line called Painted Blossoms, by Poppie Cotton. It has a lovely color palette, and lots of pretty floral prints. My favorites are the butterflies! Here… Continue reading
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Vintage Style Quilts with Poppie Cotton’s Market Day
I've been eagerly anticipating when the time would arrive to sew with my sample yardage of Poppie Cotton's new fabric line Market Day, and it finally happened! I love this line so much…definitely another top favorite of mine. So… Continue reading
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1930s Aqua Print Blouse
I had made this blouse pattern a long, long time ago when I was just starting to branch out into more complicated vintage patterns. It was a sloppy job, and I since got rid of it. When I got 1… Continue reading
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Late 1930s Cobalt Blue Dress
I had a few yards stashed of this lovely repro print from The Timely Tailor (now sold out, but there are some similar prints still available), and one day this summer when I was in the mood to sew with… Continue reading

















