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Jessica Sews | Hayden Tee, Dawn Shorts and DIY Shoes!
Alright alright, I’m two months behind on these photos. I’ve chopped my hair and gotten glasses, but I am still LOVING this head to toe self made outfit. From the hat on my head to the soles of my shoes – everything is #memade! Let’s jump in and I’ll tell you more about each piece!…
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Time Traveling | 18th Century Dinner Party
Over the weekend I felt like a straight up royal, all dressed up in a 1770s pink silk gown. Adam and I drove to Ohio’s oldest hotel, the Golden Lamb, for an intimate dinner party with guests dressed in their best 18th century ensembles. We had such a great time and loved meeting historical fashion…
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Inspired By | 18th Century Pink
If we’re friends on Instagram, you may have seen some photos of my weekend journey time traveling to a historic hotel in Ohio with Adam for an 18th century dinner party (yes, it was amazing!) Before I share those photos, I wanted to break down my inspiration for the project and share some images that…
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Jessica Sews | Raglan Top + Wide Leg Dawn Jeans
Look how tall my son is!! He’s only 4.5 and already taller than the average 5 year old. Schroeder genes*, baby! *Everyone in my family is super tall – my dad is 6’6’’, my brother 6’7’’ and my sister 6’. I’m the shortie coming in at 5’9’’ One of the first spring pieces I made…
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Jessica Sews | Overalls Hack with Dawn Jeans
On to the next piece of my capsule wardrobe – my high waisted overalls! I had originally wanted to make the bib overall version of this pattern, but… I lost it! In a fervor to make something, I ordered the Megan Nielsen Dawn Jean as a pdf I could print at home. In the course…
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Jessica Sews | Beach Comber Blouse + Dawn Jeans
Greetings friends! I wish I could say we’re still in sunny Florida, but we’ve traded sand castles for snowmen back in Indiana. It’s coming down right now as I write this, so I’ll just transport myself back to ocean breezes and beach combing with my kids. For this trip, I made all my clothes. Ha!…
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Sewing FAQ
New to the sewing game? Thinking of taking up an awesome hobby? It’s never too late to learn how to sew! I went out to my Instafam and asked what questions you may have, so read on for some of the more frequently asked questions I get related to sewing! Where do I start? Assuming…
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Time Traveling | Early 19th Century Corded Stays
I’ve been on a sewing roll in 2019 and my latest project is a pair of early 19th century stays. As fashion moved towards a neoclassical influence around the turn of the century, the undergarments worn also evolved. Instead of shaping the torso into a conical shape (like my first pair of stays), the shape…
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Time Traveling | 18th Century Snow Day
It’s been a while since I’ve gotten gussied up in my 18th century gear! With a gorgeous snowy morning as my backdrop, I pulled out my red chintz Italian gown and styled it for a wintertime scene. I wore my dark red petticoat, a 1970s silk Dior scarf as a fichu, a black silk wired…
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My Year Shopping Secondhand First
With the end of the year just 11 days away, I’m pretty pumped to report I kept my New Year’s Resolution this year! Maybe for the first time ever? For 2018, I set a goal of only shopping second hand first with a few exceptions. That’s right – no mindless $100 Target checkouts, no more…