My daughter Olivia wanted to look like a princess, and I wanted to find something classic-looking for her First Communion. The portrait dress looked like a perfect fit. Not being a particularly advanced seamstress

I have no experience with historical sewing, so I make no claims that the lace or anything else on this dress is period-correct :) When I had trouble finding a modest and elegant pattern for my daughter's first communion dress

My daughter, Kyra, absolutely loves this dress.The sash is not as wide as the pattern calls for, since I only had a minimal amount of the blue, but it went perfect with the blue flower fabric. I also had to put in an elastic

Over the past 13 years, I've revisited patterns many times to make changes, correct errors, or add something to the instructions or illustrations. Most of these changes have come from suggestions made by my wonderful customers, and I always appreciate the feedback. As I've sewed for my growing daughters, I've started making notes on what needs tweaking, so there are some needed changes afoot!

I wanted to make some nice dresses for my daughters Ultraviolet (Violet for short, 4yrs) and Millivolt (Millie for short, 2yrs) to wear to my sister Joelle's wedding. I had drafted a pattern myself for empire waist style

Two years ago I found this Nativity Toile and made dresses for my then 2-yr-old and 3-month-old granddaughters. This year those dresses were passed down to younger sisters and I made the Portrait

This is my first attempt with a Sense and Sensibility Pattern, and it won't be my last. I had so much fun putting this together. I have made several 1860 dresses, so it was fun to make something from the 1780's.

I found this lovely dotted voile in my "stash" and just knew it was perfect for the new 1780's Girls' Portrait Dress pattern. I love being able to switch out ribbons and sashes for new and fun looks on the same dress! Geneece A.

We homeschool using the Well-Trained Mind curriculum, and we just finished reading a children's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice for literature. (I'm personally a huge fan of Austen, so I've been eagerly

First, the toile dress is my recent version of the 17080s Girl's Portrait Dress pattern. Olivia is a good sport and enjoys all the new dresses her mum makes for her. She enjoys wearing her hats and is pleased

After seeing Mama's Regency dresses, our little girls wanted one of their own. Our girls are not twins but they do love to dress alike, so we selected the matching seersucker fabric with contrasting colors.

I wrote about my daughter's costume on my blog. She's Elizabeth Bennet. :) Thanks for the pattern and such a wonderful resource.Mena

Olivia needed some new nightgowns. The only nightgowns I have made for Olivia since she was a toddler has been using the Girls' Regency Dress Pattern. Now at 8 years old, she needs some new ones. In the

I have long loved the beautiful, pastoral portraits of the late Georgian Era. Family groupings set in fields and beneath trees painted by artists like Thomas Gainsborough marked a departure from the stiffer, more formal portraits of a generation before. Children in these paintings gradually made an amazing transition from miniature adults to playful, happy youngsters in relaxed poses. Some of my favorite paintings are by George Romney and Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun. Inspired by these lovely, classic portraits, I decided to create this pattern for my own girls, who adore the full skirts and wide sashes of the time.

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Hello All!That's not me...that's my model...okay, she's my sister, Mirial. Isn't she cute as a button?! She was so chipper while I did up her hair and made her pose outside, toting her around all over our yard.

I bought the pattern for the Girl's Regency Dress a few years ago, intending to make it for my daughter. I had never sewn a dress before, but since it was labeled for a beginner, I thought I would give it a try.

A few weeks ago I made youngest daughters each two dresses from Jennie Chancey's Romantic Era Girls' Dress pattern. I have made this pattern a couple times before. Sensibility patterns are very easy to follow.