Celeste’s Embroidered Slip
I'm going to jump right in today and tell you I made quite a few changes to this pattern. Here's the original, with my modifications: Look at all that red! These are...
Outside the Lines
The posts in this category are just what its label says, i.e., every single thing ever written without categorization. If you want to read straight through from the very beginning, go to the last page and work your way through backwards. The most recent posts are always added at the top of the first page.
Lydia’s Wool Challis Dress
Lydia may be miffed that I neglected to blog about the making of her new fall dress, but I think she's content with our recent photos. She's so professional and polished about...
A Match Made in Heaven
When Rita de Acosta Lydig divorced her first husband, the settlement she received was the equivalent of seventy-three million dollars in today's money. And where does a beautiful young divorcée go to...
Celeste’s Pantalon Fermé
Stitching Celeste's new drawers was much more fun than I expected. Maybe it was the pure relief of being finished with all the embroidery for four pieces of lingerie. Or maybe it's...
When Weird Becomes Wonderful
We've all been there. That beautiful piece of ribbon or fabric or lace that beckons you to "Buy it Now". And then it arrives and it's just not. . . what you...
Introducing Celeste
I've had this little one for a while, but haven't been organized enough to take her photograph until now. Her name means "heavenly", which fits her to a "T". Celeste is a...
Bernadette’s Costume Hollandaise
Every year at the annual UFDC convention, there's a gathering for Bleuette collectors. One of the highlights of this evening is the "parade of fashions", where any doll wearing that year's themed...
A Good Rest Well Earned
The fact that my bank account is in tatters - TATTERS! - is neither here nor there. Bernadette and I survived convention - that's the important thing - and we're now enjoying...
Spangles and Barbed Wire Embroidery
So, Bernadette's disguisement - her "Costume de Hollandaise" - is nearly complete. We're not posting photos yet, because she wants to make a splashy entrance at the Bleuette Gathering next Thursday evening....
The Fascinating History of Sequins
What do Michael Jackson, King Tut and Leonardo da Vinci have in common? Check out this fantastic article in the Smithsonion Magazine about the history of sequins and see for yourself. Spoiler...