4-Year-Old Seamstress

Today marks a note in time; a note in history; a memory forever to be ingrained in my mind.Last night before SweetPea went to sleep, she looked at me and asked, "Mama, can tomorrow be a special day for us?" I nodded my head and smiled - then kissed her goodnight, closed the door and decided many ...

Paper Doll Matchy

Paper dolls are so much fun. I like it that SweetPea thinks so, too. She begs me to cut out the paper dolls when the Oliver + S patterns arrive. Before I received the all-in-one paper doll cut-out sheet with all of them on one page, she would have to wait until I actually made the outfit. Sh...

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 ...

Oliver + S Tea Party Dress

I borrowed the nearest 2-year-old I could find (a friend's child) to model this dress assuring me it would fit another little 2-year-old who was having a birthday party (the dress was a gift). I love the flair at the bottom! Notice the little clown? He's wearing white with red polka dot...

Oliver + S Puppet Show Dress

Have any of you heard of a "Deltor" before? Well, back in 1920 it was the name for the first pattern instruction sheet for 'home-sewists' (versus the tailors and professional sewists) which was included in the mass-marketed dress patterns. It was revolutionary to the pattern industry and all th...

The Ditty Bag

I started a new sewing class at a local quilt shop. It's called the 'Wash Tub Club' and it features all different little quick and easy projects using all of the repro 1930's feedsack prints. " The Ditty Bag " This was our first project. Made from two 18" squares and 2 yards of cording....

Christmas Jammies 2006

Well, I did it. I accomplished the task. I wondered if I would actually complete it, but I did. Despite the busy-ness of the season, despite the last-minute-rush of eBay Christmas listings and client purchases and wrapped for shipment, despite the shopping that needed done, and decorating, etc......

Christmas Dress with Vintage Pattern

(Flash Photography)   The long-awaited-stay-up-late-many-nights-so-it-will-be-done-in-time-for-Christmas DRESS!Sewn entirely from a vintage pattern with only a few modifications (bloomers with elastic legs for more modesty).Modeled photos tomorrow, I hope... I just couldn't wait to post pho...

Bought More Fabric Again . . .

Bought more fabric again... this time, flannel. (and it's flannel thats super soft and doesn't hardly pill!)First will be Cowboy's Christmas flannel Pyjamas. (Pajamas or Pyjamas?)  My favorite quilt fabric store didn't have enough yardage of the aqua background print (but, of course, bought what...