My Daughter’s Spring Wedding on an Autumnal Day
The last few years have been exceedingly troubled for my family. Yet through it all they fell in love, he proposed, and she said yes.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: sewing historical clothing
Sewing my Blue Embroidered Gingham 1960 Dress
Despite two previous lives, first as my first non-accurate Civil War Era gown for my daughter, and second, as a 1952 Walkaway dress, neither worked.
A Fancy Party Dress amidst Christmas Preparations
For the remainder of the week, we’ll likely play lots of games by day and watch Christmas/New Year’s Eve combo movies each night…can’t get enough of it. 😉
Visiting James Monroe’s Highland near Charlottesville
Surprisingly we learned more about Lafayette and Napoleon at Monroe’s country home near his friends, Jefferson and Madison.
1950s Hawaiian BBQ, Enigma Quiz Show: End of Homeschool Era
After we shed tears, my kids proclaimed that I need to write everything down, so they can recreate their homeschool experience with their own kids someday.
Costume debut, snow, and publication in the Virginia Gazette
Unbeknownst to us, a photographer from the Virginia Gazette took a picture of us as we neared Bruton Parish church, to which a friend alerted me!
Princess Slip 1912 La Mode Illustree: Sewing Journal
I am participating in an international project testing patterns from the French fashion magazine, La Mode Illustree from 1912, Vintage Pattern Lending Library.
Properly Dressed Gingerbread Cookies from 1608 to 1823
My son has been influenced by my historical sewing after he and his sister asked for historically accurate clothing after we first moved here two years ago.
Costume Vignettes, Governor’s Palace, Colonial Williamsburg
Still grinning, he pulled out his camera and said, “Since you are waiting for your picture to be taken, I will take it for you.”
Sage green silk fabric for my gown: Sewing Journal
When the fabric sample arrived, it seemed a perfect complement to the sage green silk hat that I trimmed last summer with pearls and cream ribbon.
