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1940s Christmas Aprons
When I was doing my Christmas baking this year, I realized I have ZERO Christmas aprons, and something had to be done about that! Some time ago I saw an Instagram friend wearing an adorable apron. I asked her what… Continue reading
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Girl’s 1930s Blue Christmas Dress
We had sickness in the house right before Christmas, but I still managed (by cutting some corners) to squeeze in making a quick Christmas dress for my oldest daughter. I used two lovely prints from the Pixie Noel 2… Continue reading
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Pastel Christmas: 1950s Novelty Print Skirt
I have a few Christmas makes to show you this year – here's the first one! I've owned this skirt pattern for quite a few years, and always loved the sketched version with alternating prints. Never got around to making… Continue reading
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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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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

















