I really had not planned on showing off any photos of my sewing room until it was completely done, but as I am done with the main workshop area of it and I so wanted to show anyone who might appreciate it, I have decided that NOW is the time! 🙂 My sewing room is […]
The Colette Hawthorn in Pink Floral Dots
When Colette Patterns released this gorgeous dress pattern, I knew that I definitely had to take part in their sewalong! I had this cotton lawn in my stash and wasn’t sure what to do it with it until this pattern came along. The Hawthorn is the perfect use for this fabric and makes this a […]
July Fabric Finds: Degas Dancing Ladies & Retro Housewives
I tried to make it through July without buying any fabric. I really did….. but I saw these fabrics and I just HAD to have them. You know how that goes, don’t you? 🙂 I am a member o Julie’s Pick’s Club through Fabric Mart, where I receive fabric swatches and a chance to buy […]
Back in time to Victorian Ferndale
While my husband and I were camping on the Lost Coast, we stopped in the Victorian village of Ferndale. I have been through Ferndale many times with my family while growing up, but hadn’t been up there since the 90’s. I’m glad to see that nothing has changed! The town of Ferndale is a state […]
Camping on the Lost Coast
My husband and I just returned from a very rustic camping adventure in the King Range National Conservation Area. This area in northern California is called the Lost Coast as it’s remote and seems hidden from the world. Historic Highway 1 that meanders up the coastline bypasses this area as the highway builders thought that […]
1960 Tangerine Eyelet Sundress
Once I made this pattern, I guess I had to do it again! This pattern is Retro Butterick 5748, which I made once before in cotton lawn. This time I used a tangerine cotton eyelet shirting (voile weight) fabric for the skirt, paired with an ivory cotton eyelet I found at Joann’s for the bodice. […]
How Good Does Your Garden Grow?
I last posted in June about the progress of our vegetable garden, and this is how it looks about a month later. My little kitty, Snowball, always comes down to the garden with me, as do the dogs, if I let them. The border collies are so afraid of getting yelled out for walking on […]
Oakland A’s Dog Day at the Park
I am a little lagging posting these photos, but I wanted to take some pics of the dogs in their outfits and had been waiting until it got a little cooler to take them as it’s been blazingly hot here. I finally took some today and thus am finally ready to post these a week […]
My Bombshell Swimsuit
I decided to try my hand at making a swimsuit when I saw this gorgeous pattern and sew-along hosted by Closet Case Files. I certainly can’t believe that I’m posting a photo of myself in my swimsuit on my blog, but here goes… I made my suit out of some red stretch nylon that I […]
Kelly Green Cotton Damask Eclair Dress
In honor of Indie Pattern Month (hosted by Kat of Modern Vintage Cupcakes, I made my wonderful Colette Eclair dress. I did finish this dress a few days ago, in which it was still June, so I’m certain that it qualifies! 🙂 My Eclair is made of this gorgeous leaf print cotton damask I […]
1960s Inspired Silk Taffeta Wedding Guest Dress
Finally, I have finished documenting all of the dresses that I made during my own personal Project Runway. This is the last one! I hope to not be so slow in the future! Especially since I have more garments to post! I made this dress to go to my husband’s cousin’s wedding in New Mexico […]
My Red Challis Birthday Dress
I made this dress for my birthday back in May and of course, just now posting photos…. that I just took! I guess I prefer making the dresses as opposed to taking time to take the photos! And yes, I make a lot of dresses, but that’s because 90% of the time I wear dresses […]
1960 Jungle Print Cotton Lawn Sundress
I have had this classic Retro Butterick in my pattern stash for a while and as I wanted an easy and quick dress to make, I took it out and made this! This dress is Retro Butterick 5748 from 1960 and is made out of blue and white jungle print cotton lawn that I purchased […]
Father’s Day and a bit about my grandpa
Thus far, my family has enjoyed our Fathers Day as I made a brunch for our dads. Eggs “Bennett” (what we call eggs Benedict with cheese sauce instead of hollandaise), Apple pie french toast, sausage, bacon, fresh fruit (cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries, bananas) and OJ. They picked our meal. 🙂 It’s also a bittersweet day as […]
Sophie has been adopted!
Our foster dog, Sophie, was adopted yesterday! She went to live on a ranch in Nipomo, CA. I think she will be very happy with her new family. 🙂
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