Michael – Page 2 – Sewing With Grandma

Third Time’s Charming!

Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Coco B

When Mia was a senior in high school, she was going to Disneyland for Grad Nite. Of course, even back then, I knew she needed a custom dress for the occasion. She picked out this fabric which features many different Disney Princesses. Here Mia is back in 2016, right after I had finished making this…

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1940's

The “Mayor’s Wife” Dress

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Coco B

Once upon a time, Michael was the mayor of our little home town. He served as mayor for six years. During his time as mayor, he got a lot accomplished! He is to this day still the record holder for winning by the largest margin in our city’s history, and is one of the most…

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1960's

The Perfect Family Car

Posted on April 7, 2022April 10, 2022 by Coco B

So as you know if you’ve been following along, Michael entered David’s 1967 Mustang Fastback into a car show. The car was a years long project of Michael and David’s and truly a labor of love. Of course I wasn’t going to let Michael go to a car show without a custom, vintage sew to…

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1960's

1967 Dress, Modern Day Problem

Posted on March 31, 2022April 10, 2022 by Coco B

Something that I’ve discovered about taking after pictures of my sewing projects is that it is hard to do a photo shoot. I realized that it is easier to take pictures if you have an event or destination to wear the finished garment to. So now I’m very aware of upcoming events and plans and…

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1960's

Read The Instructions, Do It Your Way Anyways

Posted on February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 by Coco B

Who needs a formal 1950’s bolero style jacket? I do! This pattern was next in my collection. I had to choose a view, and decided to go with view C. This jacket is fully lined. Before the thought of this would intimidate me, but not anymore! Now that I’ve done a couple of lined things…

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1950's

The Big Day, Finally Here! Part Three and Also The Finale: Sydney’s Wedding!

Posted on November 25, 2021February 3, 2022 by Coco B

With Sydney’s big day almost here, I had to choose a pattern to make and wear for the wedding day. Grandma had three different wedding dress patterns in her collection. I decided to stick with the wedding theme and pick one of those for my outfit. I chose this pattern, from 1965. I discovered that…

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1960's, Celebrations!