Sewing and Knitting Vintage-Style
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Auntie Laura’s Maxi Dress: The Panic that Procrastination Induces
Ah! Where did the summer go? How can I have let the sunny months fly by without even laying out my pattern pieces for my maxi dress. Do I have enough fabric? (Breathe) Of course I do, silly. We measured at Cari’s. I have 4 yards. The pattern says 4 yards. I rip open the…
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Vintage Light Fixtures (Yeah!!)
There is a notable absence of sewing activity in my house at the moment. Cleaning up, redecorating, and swapping the kids’ rooms is in full swing. They all have beds made up in the living room, and have to send me into their rooms to get clothes for them when needed. (I don’t want them…
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Redecorating Kids’ Rooms: Current Room Elements and Upcoming Plans
It’s happened. The kids have started to outgrow their toddler beds. Ace could probably stay in his for a bit longer, but Guinevere is definitely getting too big. The boys share a room and Guinevere has her own. Unfortunately, it happens to have worked out that they are in the wrong rooms, with the currently…
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Guston Sweater: Work in Progress
It feels like a really long time since my last posting. I managed to catch one kindergarten cold followed immediately by another, which sent my creative motivation to a land far, far away. I’ve got a few sewing projects going, but it’s really slow going. One of the things that seemed to pick up during…
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Sew Colette 2.0 The Peony Dress
First of all, a great, big Thank You to everyone who took the time to comment on Romeo’s Jammie Pants. He’s read all the comments and done that squirmy, eye-rolling thing that elementary-school boys do when they are pleased by hearing good things about themselves, but too embarrassed to admit it. In making my plans for fall/winter…
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Romeo’s First Sewing Project
As I understand, throughout much of history, for most families, women have held charge of household duties while men went off to work. Within a society so structured, why on earth would a parent send their daughter to learn carpentry when her valuable time would be better spent learning household duties that could mean life…
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Knitting Procrastination: So Many Ideas, So Little Confidence
Since I’ve been sewing more this year than I have been in the previous few, I’m finding I’m also feeling more ambitious in the knitting department. I’ve made scarves and such over the last few years, but I’m feeling like I want to do more. I want to make sweaters, and possibly, at some yet…
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The Pinkalicious Dress
This is a special project I’ve been planning since the spring. I usually tend to get inspired more by themes or variations on trends then I do by any one specific thing that I want to copy. This project is an exception to my usual process since I really did try to copy something I’d…
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Mommy Made Back-to-School: The Wild Leopard Shirt
She’s got a look in her eyes here. I think “Top Model” might call it “fierce” Here’s another top for Guinevere out of more fabric from that particular shopping trip to Hancock Fabrics months ago where we perused the clearance section for shirt fabrics. This is a “real” shirt with a button placket, collar stand,…