Back to School!
So, I’m just a little bit behind on sharing projects from late 2018. Moving forward I’ll be intermixing newer projects with older project until I get through the backlog. Today, back to school outfits!...
View ArticleMake Nine – Take 1
This year I’m trying the Make Nine Challenge. I’m not usually very good at sticking to these things, but ha! Why not keep trying? Thankfully I’ve finished my first look of the year. In fact I finished...
View ArticleRhinebeck 2018
After an absence, I’m back and I’m going to try and make blogging more realistic for my life. I missed sharing my projects and having a record to track them. So here is a little bit different format...
View ArticleVintage Nightgown – Butterick 3077
Project – Vintage Nightgown Recipient – Lu Pattern – Butterick 3077 from the 1970s Fabric – 1950s vintage plisse bought from shopmakethislook on Instagram A sweet little nightgown I made last year for...
View Article1918 Winter Ensemble
The museum is already planning Lamplight for 2019, so let’s look at what I made for last year’s program! The 2018 holiday program at the museum picked the very boring fashion year, 1918. Our costume...
View ArticleLamplight – The Knitting
And now for the knitting from Lamplight 2018. Project – Lamplight Sweater Recipient – Me Pattern – Miss BB from Chic Knits and French Aviation Hat #613 (from Wearing History) Yarn – Foxhill Farm...
View ArticleRhinebeck 2018 – The Knitting
What’s Rhinebeck without a couple of Rhinebeck sweaters??? I knit two sweaters just for my trip. The weather can vary quite a bit on each year, but I’m a thin-skinned California girl so I opted for a...
View ArticleJalie – X Back Gymnastics Leotards
I made these leotards a full year ago. Aren’t they cute? Too bad my kids quit gymnastics a few weeks later. It’s okay. We all needed a break. Project: Gymnastics Leotards Recipient: Lu and Charlie...
View ArticleHalloween 2018
The girls talk about Halloween all the time. 2019 will bring a vampire and…a superhero? Plans are not yet set. But 2018 was pretty fun. Our budget was very tight last fall, so I might have pressured...
View ArticleSense and Sensibility – The Elegant’s Lady Closet
Oh look, Regency dress!!! I was very unsure how this silhouette would look on my bottom heavy frame, but it turned out pretty well! It’s all due to peer pressure. Two of my friends wanted to go to a...
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