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Midi length smock dress with 3/4 cuffed sleeves, and side pockets. Approx 46-51” in length depending on size. I really hated waisting the off cuts of beautiful fabric I have for our main collection of dresses and dungarees, so Iv kept all the fabric and have started using it for patchwork dresses. Each one is totally unique but will all contain vintage floral, William Morris plus other fabrics Iv been using. All 100% cotton. They all have side pockets Made in our signature smock style, I’m…

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This quilt has been in the works for a while, and in my head I'd deemed it our 'end of summer/early fall' quilt. It's primarily made from a charm pack of American Jane Happy Campers, and I will allow myself the disclaimer that this isn't my first choice for binding. But it's leftover from a…

Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!

While shopping at the antique mall, one of the things I’ve been noticing re-surge more and more are Victorian Crazy Quilts and all of their lovely styles and forms. Since I cannot begin to to…

I’ve been waiting almost 10 years to see the quilt above. Seriously. When I was still teaching I had a kid whose mother worked at Lark Books in Asheville. It was the early days of the VFG L…

You don't really see the beauty of this c. 1930 quilt until you capture it with a photo. I think it sparkles with the light and dark fabric. Feedsack like, not a feedsack expert. Not a four patch or nine patch. Just random two inch squares. It is a very utilitarian quilt. Don't think I have ever seen this straight line quilting before. Looks like maybe they used a yardstick and drew lines on the back. Needs a day at the spa. But otherwise in pretty good shape.