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A vintage dress for Homecoming

My daughter picked out this pattern from my collection for her homecoming dress, just fine as I’ve been interested in giving it a try. Blue taffeta for the fabric, pretty easy to work with and washable too. The tough part- getting those scallops to work and lay flat with no puckers when all is turned […]

aprons, costumes, projects, sewing

the business of being a boy

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kids utility apron
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Tutorial: All boy apron

Because a hard working, busy little fella needs an apron too. You will need: A piece of canvas or duck cloth cut into a basic apron shape 3 strips of canvas roughly 2 1/2″ wide by 22″ long for straps (hint: you can also use ribbon or webbing for straps- even easier!) 85″ of bias […]