Sometimes I wonder what it must have been like sewing all those beautiful dresses in the Civil War era. All those yards and yards of fabrics, the miles of trims along with buttons galore must have been a dressmaker’s dream. They must have had lots of table space to spread those long skirts on and […]
If I were a Dressmaker during the Civil War… Read More »
Hi everyone, I had another busy day but I got something done that makes me happy! Something on Rebecca’s Civil War dress! First I added snaps down the back of the dress and then I hemmed it. It has a nice flare to it already without a petticoat… but she’ll probably get one anyway. I
Black Bows make any Civil War doll dress better… Read More »
Hi everyone, One of the Sweet Sofa Sisters bought the Jacquie Lawson Advent calendar for me this year… and I just wanted to publicly thank them! How sweet of you! :o) My sisters and hubby’s were here this last week and we had the best time! We always do and don’t take for granted the
Sister Time limited my Sewing Time… Read More »
Hi everyone, My sister, Cindy and her hubby arrived tonight and it’s SO wonderful to see them. While they were on their way I did a thing… I got the midriff band sewn to Rebecca’s Civil War dress and the sash started and the skirt attached but it’s not hemmed yet. Here are a few
Yay… Rebecca’s Civil War dress now has a skirt added! Read More »