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Browsing Tag: vintage

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Happy 4th of July

It’s party week here in the USA with 4th of July fun and games ramping up. Mostly, everyone in my neck of the woods (Utah) is trying to keep cool… Continue Reading

books, fashion, media

fly the friendly skies- vintage airline photos

I ran across a book about the early days of United Airlines in a thrift store the other day. Most of it was detailing the beginning of the company- the… Continue Reading

design, fabric, fashion, projects, sewing

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 […]