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1960 jungle print cotton lawn sun dress

1960 Jungle Print Cotton Lawn Sundress

June 17, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 4 Comments

I have had this classic Retro Butterick in my pattern stash for a while and as I wanted an easy and quick dress to make, I took it out and […]

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Retro Garments
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Father’s Day and a bit about my grandpa

June 16, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes Leave a comment

Thus far, my family has enjoyed our Fathers Day as I made a brunch for our dads.  Eggs “Bennett” (what we call eggs Benedict with cheese sauce instead of hollandaise), […]

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Vintage Photographs
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Sophie has been adopted!

June 15, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes Leave a comment

Our foster dog, Sophie, was adopted yesterday! She went to live on a ranch in Nipomo, CA. I think she will be very happy with her new family.

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Fostering Rescue Dogs
Red paisley Cambie dress

Red Paisley Cambie Dress

June 13, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 11 Comments

As promised, here are photos of the other Cambie dress that I’ve made! This pattern is the Sewaholic Cambie in the full skirted version.  I’ve also made the a-line version […]

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Retro Garments
Tangerine eyelet cotton shirting

June Fabric Finds

June 12, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 2 Comments

June isn’t over, but I’m going to try to not buy any fabric for the rest of the month, so I think it’s safe to say that these are my […]

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My Fabric Stash
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It’s always nice to get a sewing care package….

June 11, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 8 Comments

I participated in my first sewing swap hosted by Kestrel Makes and was paired up with Natalie of a Modest Girl’s Sewing Adventures.  It was fun talking with Natalie and […]

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Sew-cializing
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Meet our new foster dog, Sophie!

June 9, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 2 Comments

This is our beautiful new girl, Sophie. She is a 1 1/2 year old female Border Collie with a beautiful rough coat.  She is one of the sweetest dogs we’ve […]

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Fostering Rescue Dogs
Cambie dress in avocado green cotton broadcloth

Avocado Green Cambie Dress

June 7, 2013by Tanya Maile Hughes 13 Comments

Well, I finally got on the Cambie bandwagon with my first Sewaholic pattern, Sewaholic 1202 the Cambie dress. I made the a-line version of the Cambie in avocado green stretch […]

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