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  • Jessica Sews | Raglan Top + Wide Leg Dawn Jeans

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    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…

  • Time Traveling | Early 19th Century Corded Stays

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    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…

  • Time Traveling | Little Red Riding Hood

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    In preparation for Market Fair next weekend, I wanted to have 18th century outfits for my kids AND have them pull double duty as Halloween costumes! (You can see mine here!) My mom graciously volunteered to make a red velvet cape for Bea to wear over her dress, so voila! Little Red Riding Hood! There’s…

  • Time Traveling | 1780s Italian Gown

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    Ta da! Here’s a look at my completed 1780s Italian Gown that I’ve sewn for an event later this month. It was a complicated project – from making historical undergarments like a linen shift, stays, petticoats and bum rolls, to the finishing touches like a silk neck scarf, sheer cotton apron and hand made brain…

  • Inspired by | Red Chintz

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    In the past few weeks i have been sewing up a storm and am in the process of putting the finishing touches on my 1780s Italian gown. Before the big reveal, I wanted to pull together my inspiration images and tell you a little more about my fabric choice. Usually when I set out to…

  • Making an American Flag

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    Between going elbows deep into my own family tree and becoming fully intrenched into the Hamilton soundtrack and Revolutionary War history, somewhere along the way I decided I wanted to sew my own American Flag.  And it’s kind of strange because I haven’t felt all that patriotic in the past year and a half. As…

  • Throwback Thursday | Mommy + Me Edition

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      Back when I made this romper for Bea Bea I vaguely thought back to an outfit from my own childhood – a red, white and blue dress I wore for my kindergarden school photo in the late 80s. When I was cleaning out my garage a few weeks back I found the actual portrait…