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Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket
It’s only about 100 degrees here, so my brain thought, “Hey, I should post about that spring coat I made.” It makes no sense season-wise, but I have the feeling that the longer I put off writing about...
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Simplicity 3475: Vintage Video Game Vixen
This is a dress I made last winter, but I’m finding that I really prefer to wear crazy novelty dresses during the summer as opposed to any other season. It’s definitely summer, so it seems like a good...
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Ultimate Summer Sundresses: Even When I Use Modern Vogue Patterns, I Look...
This project is covering a lot of ground for me. It’s my submission to the Sundress Sewalong hosted by Heather and I’m planning to write up a quick post for The Monthly Stitch, since the August theme...
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Some Days We Get Dressed (Other Days It’s More of An Upholstering)
I thought when I bought this fabric that I had only bought just enough to make the dress I was planning to make out of it, and no more. When I went to cut it out, though, I found I had at least twice...
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Vintage McCall’s 6210: All The Dramatic Dress Elements
I have such a huge backlog of finished objects that I’ve sewn over the past few months but never blogged. This is pretty much the only one that’s seasonally appropriate at the moment. I’m starting...
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Hello (Kitty) Summertime Nostalgia
The days have been short and cold and rainy lately. Even more than the cold, which I dread, I hate how dark everything seems in the midst of winter. I think I could more cheerfully put up with daily...
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Goldilocks and the Three Photo Shoot Locations
Hi there. This is Cari. I’m feeling rather tired today, so I’m going to turn this post over to a narrator for the retelling of a classic tale. I think my editor will be around to keep her in line....
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Vintage Simplicity 8704: The Pollyanna Dress
I don’t usually look back with incredible fondness on 1980’s styles. This dress is an exception. The pattern is Simplicity 8704, from 1988. Just look at that side ponytail. I had a dress from this...
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Pink Gingham Picnic Dress
My sunscreen couldn’t keep up with me on the day before I took these pictures. Please kindly ignore the fact that some of my skin matches the pink of my dress. I rarely do refashions or revisions, but...
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Ultimate Rockabilly Dress
For this year’s Jungle January Anne specifically mentioned showing off things made between now and last January. Seems like a good chance to blog this rockabilly dress I made last spring. The fabric...
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