Where in the world…?

While I am traveling and the suspense and excitement is building to see all these Singer Featherweight machines, the idea was suggested that we play a little game.  Therefore, we will play the “Where in the world is Carmon Henry?” game. After all, traveling nearly 2000 miles round trip could ta...

Rare Featherweight Collection

As some of you may already be aware, I am on my way to retrieve a rather large Featherweight collection, which includes a few of the rarest Singer Featherweights known to exist. I will be traveling about 2000 driving miles to bring them back safely to our studio where we will begin featuring the...

Happy Valentine's Day "Cards"

  Last year my daughter and I worked together in making these little Valentine's cards for her class*. We are homeschooling now but the idea still lingers as we think of family and friends for this year.   The end product was a melding of two patterns. One was like this one from Orange Betti...

Heather Ross Box - PRICELESS

I honestly don't know how I managed in time to get in on the Heather Ross Misc. Fabric Sale from her personal stash. What she thought would take over a week, took like two hours and her personal stash offerings were all claimed and gone. In fact, it's so gone that the offering isn't even on her ...

Trip to Vermont

Blueberry Hill Inn Built in 1813 and set amidst the National Forest of Vermont, this place was like living in a storybook for the weekend. I will forever remember the sweet gift my husband gave me by sending me away on a sewing weekend to Blueberry Hill. I truly hope to bring him back with ...

From the Archives - April 1930's Website Design

The website redesign is finally completed. Sometimes my creative side gets bored with a name, look, logo, or idea and Wende Tindall Design helped me stay grounded while giving the site a fresh new look. I am more than pleased! The web address to link to, of course, is www.april1930s.com.Ther...

Vintage Singer Paper Doll Cutter

It was about a year ago that a friend alerted me to this super neat new contemporary pattern company that marketed with paper dolls. I was head-over-heels from the first click. That coincidental link led to all sorts of Oliver + S pattern sewing and will probably be a forever bond. Some have ofte...

Oma's Breakfast Muffins

I realized the other day that this recipe was not posted (gasp!)... it is one of my all-time favorites! I will make these muffins till the day I die.Oma's Breakfast MuffinsYield: 36 muffins (approx)It took me 2 hours to figure this out, but the Weight Watcher points are as follows ~ 5 points for ...

More Sewing Makeovers

My sweet Sis came to help me paint last weekend... the dungeoness shelves which I had turned into my fabric / sewing area. I had taken a picture of the 'before' a month or so ago, but it must have been so atrocious for me to look at that I think I deleted it from the computer. Oh, well... trust m...

Strawberry Shortcake for Preschool

This week is RED week at preschool. And what does my little SweetPea decide she needs to wear to coincide with the week?... none other than her Strawberry Shortcake outfit I made for her Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party last January. She opted out of the hat (which I probably would ...