I don’t make doll clothes very often. My daughter doesn’t often play with her American Girl dolls. (She is more of a stuffed animal kid. She LOVES her stuffed animals.) She likes to stage her dolls – dress them up and make scenes with what they are doing – whether it be having a picnic […] Read more…
Fabric
First Communion
Last week, my daughter took her first communion. We wanted a simple dress to go with the lavish crown of flowers she wanted and so I made a garden party dress (by Oliver + S). I made the dress with an embroidered cotton lawn and two more layers under that of Robert Kaufman cotton lawn. […] Read more…
What I’m working on
I was so excited when I heard about Heather Ross’ new line, Briar Rose for Windham Fabrics. I love Heather Ross’ fabric. I managed to get my hands on a bundle of the new fabric a bit early. Yay! I spent almost two weeks, just looking at it! So pretty and so much detail. I’m […] Read more…
More Hand Dyed Fabric Love
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Last week I dyed some more fat quarters with a friend. I think I’m in love. It’s so much fun to pick colors. Here’s twenty fat quarters dyed in five different shades of colors (turquoise, scarlet, lemon, and a mixed orange and green). Eighteen of these will be used in a Swoon quilt in the […] Read more…
Vintage Love
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Found these cute vintage handkerchiefs at a local fall festival. Can’t decide what to do with them! Quilt or something else?? Read more…