So how hot do you think it was today? When I went down the hill to get the mail at 5:00 P.M. it was 103`! Walking back up to the house I heard a little rustle in the tree and out of the corner of my eye thought I saw something move. I stopped for [...]

I know. It’s been way too long since I’ve updated my blog. I have been working on this dress called, A Few of My Favorite Things and I’ve just finished it. Making this dress has been the strangest experience! I felt as if a magic spell had been cast over me and I wasn’t able [...]

POURING ~ Good for flowers and ducks!! I just came in from “taking” Pascal for a walk- only we didn’t walk; we went nowhere. Pascal wouldn’t move! He looked at me as if I was crazy, and argued with a “look” that said, ” I’m not going out in that!!” So here I am, home [...]

Good Morning! As you can see from this photo, I finished the dress I’ve been working on! On January 25, and 27, I posted photos so that you could see how such a scene develops. The scenes on my dresses are always a combination of smocking and embroidery. Smocking is wonderful for covering large flat [...]

I was saving my second new smocking idea to write about in this post, and it’s  funny, because in response to my last post,  Julie wrote and suggested that I might want to try smocking throw pillows. She had seen some in magazines and thought they looked good. Thank-you,  Julie!  I very much agree with [...]

To complete my collection, I’ve added Size 3Long. I just put my first size 3Long, Let It Snow, into the shop. Like with the size 4Long, I’ve added 5″ to the length of the regular size 3 for those who would like a longer dress. The size 3Long measures approximately 24″ from the back of [...]