Simplicity 2614

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vintage star cotton fabric equals

( I had to add my label, it's all in the details)

Fun summer retro top.
I found this pattern to be straight forward. It's an easy sew. The only modification - if you can call it that - is the braid trim I added at the midriff.

Freezer Paper Stencil

I could just hug the crafter (crafters) that came up with the brilliant idea to use freezer paper as stencil tool. It doesn't move. It stays where you want, for as long as you want.

Just in case you've never tried freezer paper stenciling here is a great tutorial. Craftster also has some great info on this technique.

The VW stencil is here.

Summer of the Dress Re-Visited

Ava Rose Bella Cassie Delila

Last summer I started working my way through my dress pattern collection. I ran out of summer.

Effie Fannie Grace H........

My plan is to continue making summer dresses as if winter never happened.

The Bella dress was posted on wardrobe refashion. I couldn't locate a photo for this post. I'll try to find it, and add it later.