In the last month I've started and halted on no fewer than 4 garments (3 are shifts); and I've been collecting information on 4 more. And today I started yet another one ( Read more... )

I've waffled and search and almost bought, then delayed to find someone else had bought, so I decided I just had to get SOMETHING to wear on my feet with the court dress. I've pretty much decided to settle for mules, because it's easier to find a pretty pointy (and even up-tilted) toe and interesting vamp. One last-ditch search abruptly found these ( Read more... )

Sunday afternoon I finished re-hemming some curtains I bought from JCPenney.  They're great curtains, blue-on-white and looking VERY much like toile, although the design is a more naturalistic leaf and vine than stylized scenes and flowers.  They're also not perfectly square, which put my Dad and Mom and I through the wringer when he was trying to ( Read more... )

First, the Other I know about:
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