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At the beginning of the Covid-19 shutdown, I made batches of masks for local doctors and families until the shortage ended and I focused on helping family members in need.I couldn’t share photos because they were a painful reminder of losing my jobs and life in NYC, and most of all the terrible isolation it forced upon all of us. But the Communion masks are different. My customers needed them to...
(Written Fall 2018. Posted late on the blog.) One of the preppy and fall dresses featured in the Piccolas by Anagrassia’s Frontier Collection is the blue plaid jumper. The dress is made with a medium weight 100% cotton flannel textile and back wooden buttons. The dress is great for fall and winter when paired with with a turtle neck, blouse, or Anagrassia lace leotard. The drop waist and pleated skirt also makes...
Published 08/12/2014 Part 1 here My sister’s dress for the baptism was literally a last minute project. My sister came over last weekend, flipped through Burdastyle catalogs, chose a dress design, dug out fabric from my stash, and showed me what she wanted. (However, I highly recommended this pattern. I’ve wanted to make this dress since I first saw it in the Burdastyle catalog in February.) Since my sister’s body is...
Published August 30, 2019 Below are more photos and details for Girl #1’s Coat from the Sustainable Fashion Plaid Jackets blog post. Navy Wool Coat: This is the same coat design as the Plaid Tweed Wool Jacket, Navy Wool Jacket, and Dark Green Wool Jacket. However, I adjusted the shoulders, sleeves, and length to better fit a teenager. (I think the shoulders on the original patterns were originally a bit too wide. I...
Published 08/28/2018 I’m excited to FINALLY finish some Ukrainian embroidered projects and share them this fall. One of the projects has been in the works since September 2017. Here are just a few photos of some of the mock-ups and samples of the products coming out soon! Gigi photographed in her sample dress for her very first vyshyvanka! Burdastyle Pattern 06/2018 Folk Dress for Girls...
Published 12/20/2013 Clothes really are worth passing on. Certain pieces are made to last and are important elements of the stories that tell the history of a love, a family, and how things came to be the way they are. That hideous fur coat? It shows the streak of reckless elegance that runs in the family, just as those pointed leather cowboy boots do, worn for generations. First Ukrainian Dress I...