Once upon a shelter in place, I made this dress for Mia. We were in the house, and decided to use some of our time making clothes. Mia chose this pattern which is a 1960’s reissued pattern from Simplicity. Mia loved the look of view B, flowered print and all. Of course I had some…
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Gift Giving
With Christmas quickly approaching, it was time to turn my attention to a few things that I was going to make and give as gifts. I have found that my favorite gifts to give are homemade, BUT, homemade things are incredibly time consuming! Plan accordingly if you want to give homemade things! Here are some…
I Love Lucy Too!
I had previously made this pattern in View A but without the frilly collar. I had to drive to Southern California for the weekend to deliver a dress and do a fitting (which will be next week’s post) for my cousin Elizabeth. I knew I was going to be stopping in at my favorite cosmetics…
The Big Day, Finally Here! Part Three and Also The Finale: Sydney’s Wedding!
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…
Princess Kristen And The Fashion Quest
I guess the third time’s a charm! Yes, this is the third time I am making this dress pattern. I made it in two different views for Mia. If you’ll remember back to my previous post, “My Little Mermaid Becomes Part Of Their World”, I explained that right before Mia got a job offer in…
The Tablecloth Dress
This dress was the last one I made in the “Mia needs work clothes fast” collection. I had bought this pattern right before the pandemic hit. It is a new pattern, with a 2020 copyright. I mention that because, like 2020, this pattern was complicated and stressful! It looks simple enough, and it was for…
The Little Zipper That Could
Does this pattern look familiar? It should because I already made it! But in my sewing hustle to make Mia some work clothes, she chose this pattern that I used to make her Ariel dress. This time we are using view C. She chose this pretty rose fabric. Would anyone notice that she had the…
Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mushrooms
With Mia starting a new job so quickly, she was not prepared in the work wardrobe department. As many of you know, trying to find clothes for a specific need is not fun. It usually ends up with you buying something that is “meh” and that you end up hating and not really wearing. Finding…
Happy Birthday Grandma
Today would have been Grandma’s 93rd birthday. I love this picture of her and my dad. It was taken not too long before she passed. To me it shows her get up and go, and spunk. Here she is, in her 90’s, and still out helping stack firewood. She never stopped being active, and putting…