One of my readers LOVES this dress…she has for years and seems to enjoy it every time I post a picture of it. It’s not a new dress, in fact, it was made and listed on Ebay on November 14, 2009! But she still loves this dress… It’s made from the same windowpane velvet that […]
This Velvet dress is “Just for You!”… and you know who you are… Read More »
I have a always wanted to make a Colonial “hoop” or “cage” as they are sometimes called. It’s the undergarment that holds those full skirted dresses out and makes them look so beautiful. I make the crinolines for my Civil War dresses out of cotton fabrics and run boning in the bottom of them near
A partial tutorial on how to make a Colonial Hoop… Read More »
I know some of you were expecting to see Felicity’s Christmas dress finished and on here today, but I didn’t want to take up another post to show you that all I got done on it was to get it hemmed, the snaps sewn on and the backside figured out. I’m hoping to get her
Show and Tell Christmas Doll Dresses from Everyone… Read More »
Well, there’s certainly something to be said for creating your pattern as you go along… IT’S TIME CONSUMING! If I had followed any other pattern I’m sure I would have been done by now, but N-O-O-O-O… I had to come up with my own Colonial dress…and I’m having to make it up as I go
An update on American Girl Felicity’s Christmas dress… Read More »