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Fall Mini-Wardrobe

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Orange you glad it’s fall:

I promised you a mini-wardrobe using these great fabrics:

Well, here it is. (In bits and pieces.)

Dress (Butterick 5259) + Turtleneck (Vogue 7799)

Turtleneck + Black Pants (Butterick 5259)

Great Orange Coat (Vogue 1068)

Plus, I could do:

Black Pants + Orange Coat

Dress alone

Dress + Orange Coat

I’ll be adding or updating reviews on PR this morning. As for old posts, these links take you to the coat, the lining, and the typo in the pattern.

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Oh, remember when…

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Strawberry Shortcake… Swatches… Big Bangs… Smurfs…
Tight-Rolled Jeans… Thriller… My Little Pony…
Jellies… NKTOB… Trapper Keepers… Side Ponytails…
Cabbage Patch Kids… Material Girls… Keds…

Oh, the 80’s!
Disclaimer 1: I take no responsibility for the coffee that will soon spray out of your mouth
as you roll off your chair with laughter, scroll on at your own risk (or that of your computer keyboard)
1979-1984ish (the cute years)

1985-1989 (The awkward years)

Warning: Swallow the coffee, set it aside, and don’t hurt yourself laughing…


Disclaimer 2: Thanks Mom, Dad, Sus, Sar, Dena, Kelly, Julie, Tiffany, Trish, Angela, and Amanda.

I hope that if you see these pics, you enjoy them!


Thanks to Where are My Angels for hosting such a wonderfully fun, humiliating, look back.

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Butterick 5259

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I picked this one up for 99 cents at Hancock’s a few months back. It looked easy and I loved the sleeve, so…

This is my muslin. Not so bad on the dress form. Awful on me.
Very lightweight navy blue flannel from my stash. I made this as drafted, as the pattern included plenty of ease. The dress (in a size 10) is essentially a potato sack. Think 40 inches from chest down to hem. Still, it works.

Dropped the self-fabric belt and strange, bulky belt loops. Much better.

Now we’re talking…
This suiting plaid is one I picked up at Hancock’s because I loved the orange stripe. Because I dreaded matching that plaid while installing a zipper, and because I knew I had enough room to take the dress on and off without unzipping, I just cut the back with center back on the fold. I got so many complements on this trendy outfit. Yeah. That’s one on-trend outfit for me. Probably the only one for the next 2 years. But one still the same.
On a funny note, I happened upon the same (or close to it) pattern in some old hand-me-down patterns–copyright circa 1982. What’s that they say about fashions being cyclical?
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It’s Slumber Party Time!

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Tonight’s the big night. Tomorrow my Big Girl turns 7, so tonight she and 3 of her friends are going to stay up late, watch a few movies, and enjoy birthday cake. I’ll post plenty of pictures Monday or so, but here are a few sneak peaks:

p.s. I know I teased you with a sneak peak of my fall mini-wardrobe. I’m hoping to review those patterns and post pics tonight while the girls are watching movies.
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My Artists (again)…

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Sometimes, I fear that I’m not doing enough to encourage and develop my children’s creativity and talent. Then I find this…

A Rocket
by the Little Man
(by himself, in the dark, with a flashlight, while he’s supposed to be sleeping)
age 3 years, 8 months, 4 days