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......

Happy New Year 2007

Happy 2007 New Year! ... my 100th post ... This Singer Perpetual Calendar is one of my most favorite gifts. It is complete with all the days, months and numbers. My other highlight gift is the beginnings of my fine china collection... Sweet Pea Chintz by Royal Winton. The pattern is from non...

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...

Family Christmas Photograph

We spent some time in the mountains a couple weekends ago... and it SNOWED so beautifully. Children had lots of fun playing and sledding. We enjoyed watching them frolick so joyfully. Brought back beautiful memories for me.Anyway, here is the impromptu photograph I think we will use for our Chr...

First Website Launch - 2006

I mean, it's official, but yet, un-official. The website is THERE! It really is out there in the world of websites. I'm nervous, excited, anxious, happy, joyful, vulnerable, oh-my-word, we REALLY, REALLY, REALLY have our own website! www.april1930s.com

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...

Dottie Bear

Meet Dottie Bear. 27 inches tall, perfectly stuffed and oh! so! lovable! (not to mention adorable and made/inspired entirely from a Vintage Pattern).  Dottie can handle being loved on, drooled on, spit-up upon, chewed on... entirely Baby Proof.... hmmm - she's sounding much like a lot of us ...

The Singer Crate

The SINGER Manufacturing Company is very much a part of our lives. I ordered this crate off of eBay when a friend linked me to it late one evening (for me to use for display - isn't it phenominal!!!) and it just arrived from the UPS man.You have to know that this photo was not posed entire...

All By Himself

So, this is Christian... he really and truly loves to sew. Thinking it would be a short phase, I never thought about actually buying him his own little Singer SewHandy (yes, it's vintage, from the 1940s and REALLY SEWS!). But, after the other day - I will definitely be keeping a 2nd one I had o...

Swee'pea

One of the sweetest customers I have ever had sent this to me as a gift "just because". I was honored, thrilled, and overjoyed at such the sweetest thought. She bought one for me and one for our Swee'pea. And the color green? I ADORE it! This, my friends, is my most favorite-savorite color in t...