I bet you’ll notice a difference in American Girl, Molly’s dress!!! Hi everyone, Yesterday I showed Molly in her “Abstract” looking dress, or I think it was Dorothy who thought maybe it was going to be a Kimono. Well, it changed today and Molly has faith in my sewing that she’s going to have a pretty dress when I get finished. YAY! Here it was when […]
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Another Year I'm now officially an old woman. The mind is willing but the body is another story, so I'll see how this next decade goes. [...]
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Upper Sleeves The next step was to make the upper sleeves. The upper sleeve template was traced onto medium weight iron-on interfacing, and pressed onto the back of the dress fabric. Then I stitched decorative trim a seam allowance worth distance from the straight edge. The reinforced upper sleeve was positioned right sides together on the cotton lining fabric, and the lining was cut out. Then the top edge of the sleeve was machine stitched. After clipping the corners and curves, it was turned right s [...]
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Lilacs, a baby, homework, Poppies and American Girl, Molly’s, fabric choice… Hi everyone, I had a full day (I bet you’re tired of hearing that) but I still have a few things to show you… These are some beautiful Lilacs from my neighbors bushes. She brought a bouquet over and I love how very pretty this bouquet actually was when I put the flowers in a […]
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Easter Eggs Most years I take Easter photos of a bunch of girls all dressed up in their pretty lacy dresses, so this time I thought some boys deserved a chance. It was also the perfect time to introduce my newest little guy, an Iplehouse BID Ellia boy, whom I'm calling Elliot. He has a bit of a sad, pensive look, but I'm sure he'll fit in nicely.  Bordy invited him to come along on an Easter egg hunt... [...]
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