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One year ago today this bit the dust

In a terrible house fire that burned my brother and his wife and kids out of their house. Since everyone was fine, and today the house is rebuilt and they’ve added another member to the family, I can lament the loss of this guy, Christmas dress 2009, which only took forever because I finished every [ READ MORE ]

Take ratty silver sweater set; make silver shrug

The little shrug used to be a Tommy Hilfiger sweater set in white and silver. Who knows what I spilled on it? Or how the undershirt turned pink? I turned it into a shrug for the Christmas dress, using the little included pattern. The long sleeves, once cut off and opened up, provided the last [ READ MORE ]

Sweetie little extras

Found these darlings years ago at the thrifts. Held on to them for the right little girl and the right occasion. Ruby must have been born by then, but she would have been super teeny. My girlfriend is teeny no more. And so a little lady with a swishy taffeta dress needs a pair of [ READ MORE ]

Little girl Christmas dress: the purple version

I give my niece a handmade Christmas dress every year. She was about to turn 6. She might be done, next year, with giant spinning dresses. Her mother and I seized the moment, picked a giant spinning pattern. This year, after Christmas when I landed, the sweetness went to her room to put the thing [ READ MORE ]

I should just give up already

So cute, right? Practice skirts to get back into “real” pattern sewing for my niece. I thought the waist seemed huge for an almost 6-yo, but what did I know? Followed the measurements as supplied to me. Did a full lining, sewing it in under the waistband and under the hem so no ugly edges [ READ MORE ]

Word on Georgie-girl

Sleeping standing up. Nose pokes out.

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