Month: April 2012

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Blog Awards

When I first started blogging a year and a half ago,very soon afterwards I got a blog award.  I had never seen one of them…

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Nautical-Inspired Circle Skirt

Hey Guys! I'm not sure if you'll be happy (or sad) to hear that my nautical-fever hasn't abated yet.  I myself am super stoked, but…

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McCalls 6802: Mad Men Dress

I'm sooo late to the Mad Men Dress Party, but better late then never right??? (This is my best attempt at a straight-faced Mad Men pose.)…

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Blogger Meetup with Tilly

Over the weekend, well Friday really, I had my first ever blogger meetup with Ms. Tilly (& the buttons). Tilly was as sweet as could…

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Charles James Giveaway Winner

You guys had such excellent comments to the question of what era you like best.  Being a 40's/50's lover myself, I was surprised to see…

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Always a day late… but not today!

I frequently feel like I'm a day late to the party.  There have been so many awesome sew-alongs, meet-ups, and what-have-you that I just don't…

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Rompers: Yay or Nay?

I just happened to be on the anthropologie site and I fell in love.... with a romper.  It's more like a jumpsuit but they're calling it…

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I Conquered the Crinoline

I got two comments yesterday asking if my skirt was puffy due to a crinoline or from the horsehair braid and I think it's high…

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Butterick 7651: My Nautical Inspired Dress

I'm really excited that I can officially share my completed Nautical dress!  I think this dress may be in my top three projects that I've ever made…

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Charles James Exhibit & the April Giveaway

I was hoping to make it to the Charles James exhibit at the Chicago History Museum last weekend, but I got too wrapped up in…