I hope to inspire and entertain you with a lot of sewing and a little of everything else!
Hello! A few weekends ago, Rosie and I were out shopping on a Saturday when we saw a yard sale sign. It was at an old barn where there is a "perpetual yard sale" as my Mom would say. We love yard sales, so we stopped for a look. I asked about old sewing patterns, but the man there said, "no, I don't have any patterns, but I have lots of dolls and doll clothes." That's not something I usually buy, but I went to take a look. There was an old suitcase with lots of old doll clothes, but mixed in were several white "real baby" clothes. I asked how much they were and he said, "make me an offer on the lot." Gauging hubby's reaction to that, I said "no thanks" and he said, "how about $1 each?" "OK- great!" I found 10 pieces. I cleaned them in Biz and there are about 6 pieces that are really nice. Here's one of the little dresses (probably the nicest one):
The embroideries are very pretty and the dress appears to be hand-stitched.
This is the bottom front. It's odd that the seamstress joined the laces right in front in a very obvious place. The dress is well-constructed and has no holes. It buttons on the back yoke and is fairly small- maybe a size 6 months or so.
I'm still on Katie's computer with limited capabilities, but I hope to be back in business soon! I just started my next project. It's an "I Spy" Quilt for Andy and Davy with 100 different novelty prints in squares. I have them cut and will start sewing the top tonight. Fun!
Hi Friends,
I have had a blow to my blogging capabilities. My beloved laptop, Harry, suffered an untimely death this weekend. I'm not sure if techno genius hubby will be able to revive it or not. I don't want to tell you how much info is stuck in there! Anyway, I am working on Katie's computer for the moment.
We had a marvelous Easter. My Mom is the best cook! She made her usual plethora of delicious dishes as well as making everything look beautiful and entertaining the kiddles. My best friend from childhood also came and we took a walk around the neighborhood (my parents still live in the house they lived in when I was born and my friend lived 2 doors up). We did lots of reminiscing. She is Rosie's Godmother and I didn't realize till yesterday how much they both love to talk! All of the kids co-operated with dressing up for Mom and looked great! Andy was absolutely adorable in his Easter romper, kneesocks, white shoes, and sweater. I'll post a picture later!
Today, I am sharing a recent pattern acquisition. I can see this on a little girl for Easter. It also attracted me because of the matching doll dress. I would love to make this dress for the American Girl Doll. I have always liked double-breasted dresses, overalls, or rompers.
I have some old "white" baby clothes that I found at a yard sale for $1 each to share with you next.
Froggie went a-courtin' in a brand new suit, mm-hmm!
I was amazed and thrilled to finish this outfit in 2 days. I literally spent more time re-doing the machine embroidery on the collars than I did completing the whole outfit. I first saw this froggy fabric on Michie's blog. I searched everywhere to buy some and after I did, I found more on sale, so I have about 6 yards of it. This fabric just tickled my fancy. Appropriately, I used a Creations by Michie pattern, #110 Diaper Shirt and Shorts, size 24 months. I thought the shirt looked a little short, until I put the shorts under it, and now it looks just right.
I digitized the frog and dragonfly myself by tracing the shape on the fabric. I decided to do the embroidery on a little pocket. Originally, I thought I would put it at the bottom left, but when I put it in the top center, I really liked it. I wanted to make a fun summer outfit and I think I did!
I'll get pictures of it on Andy soon, but he's getting spoiled by visiting my parents today.
Hello! A few weekends ago, Rosie and I were out shopping on a Saturday when we saw a yard sale sign. It was at an old barn where there is a "perpetual yard sale" as my Mom would say. We love yard sales, so we stopped for a look. I asked about old sewing patterns, but the man there said, "no, I don't have any patterns, but I have lots of dolls and doll clothes." That's not something I usually buy, but I went to take a look. There was an old suitcase with lots of old doll clothes, but mixed in were several white "real baby" clothes. I asked how much they were and he said, "make me an offer on the lot." Gauging hubby's reaction to that, I said "no thanks" and he said, "how about $1 each?" "OK- great!" I found 10 pieces. I cleaned them in Biz and there are about 6 pieces that are really nice. Here's one of the little dresses (probably the nicest one):
