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Thoughts

Reflections and Predictions

*BTW---Is our blog showing up on your google readers accurately?  It's not on mine and I noticed that it is not updating the new posts on the side of my personal blog?  Any suggestions as to what could be wrong?A few days ago we shared some of our Reflections and Predictions over at Sew, Mama, Sew.  You should go read all of them....we want all of their predictions to come true!  (More amazing fabric lines, more sewers, more sewing conferences, ect.)But we also want to hear from you!  What are ... View the Post

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The Pettiskirt Style Giveaway winner is……

Kimberly from "bugaboo"said...Oh, man. That's a tough choice. I'd either go for the plain crinoline slip or the crinoline organza and netting - in white. I just can't decide on the fullness I want! They are all so pretty! A pink petticoat would be so cute too, though... oh jeez. Pick me, pick meYay!!!  I will be emailing you soon! ... View the Post

Sew for Girls· Skirts· Tutorials

A Vintagely Modern Skirt

One thing that I LOVE to sew is something vintage mixed with a modern twist.  And this skirt is just the ticket.... I based it on a skirt that I pinned months ago. What a fun modern color-blocked skirt was my first thought when I pinned it.  But when I examined a couple of the close-up pictures I realized that it really was a total throw-back full gathered skirt from the 1950's that I put on dresses all the time. Here is the original skirt from Elias and Grace... I absolutely love ... View the Post

Giveaway

An answer and a Giveaway!!

*GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*One question that we get quite a bit is "how do you get your dresses so full?"Well, today I have an answer for you...actually it's a new answer that I discovered a couple of weeks ago. And. I. Am. In. Love.Ok, there are actually two answers....the first part of the answer isUse a LOT of fabric.  Yes, really, a lot of fabric.  For example, if I want a full skirt....I usually quadruple the waist measurement for the full skirt.  So, in my case, Hannah has a 20 inch ... View the Post

Dresses· Thrifted Thursdays

Thrifted Thursday—-A White Eyelet Dress (with some modifications)

Months ago I bought Grace an old stained dress for $2 at at local thrift store.  I brought it home, gave it a serious bleach bath, and hung it in the closet where it stayed until yesterday when I pulled it out and continued to freshen it up a bit. This is what we ended up with. Luckily the dress was darling to begin with so the changes I made were minor. I started by embroidering the word "Beloved" on her sleeve. Embroidering was easy (but that may be because I don't know what I'm doing).  All ... View the Post