April 12, 2009 By
This dress took weeks of designing, planning, sewing, and resewing, but it is now all done. This dress will be called Muriel. It is based on a picture of a 1911 special occasion dress. I made it to honor my neighbor and friend who taught me about sewing and inspired me to persue it professionally. I will present it to [...]
A Busy Weekend
April 10, 2009 By
Tomorrow is the big Easter Egg Hunt at the Effingham Public Library. I am baking cupcakes and bringing the apple juice. Oh, and of course the eggs. White eggs, green eggs, and brown eggs. The kids will search for filled eggs around the library, and the eggs I am donating will be for coloring. They even [...]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
April 7, 2009 By
The showers may bring flowers, but it doesn’t help for getting much outdoor work done around here. It’s cold, and damp and no fun to do anything outdoors. This morning I finished the chemise I had started a couple days ago. It turned out to be just what I wanted. It will be added to [...]
Thornton Square
April 3, 2009 By
Still working on one last design to put on the website (www.thorntonsquare.com). It is the Muriel dress. It is the dress I am making in honor of Muriel’s upcoming birthday. As of today I have 13 days to get it finished. I have the under dress almost complete, and I have gotten the fabric for [...]
In Honor of Muriel
March 22, 2009 By
My neighbor Muriel will be 98 in April. In honor of her birthday, I am desiging a dress that was worn in the?1911, the year she was born. I have gotten the drawing all done, but am having troubles with the box pleats on the skirt. It has a drop waist that I have to [...]
Coming Soon
March 21, 2009 By
I have been tirelessly working on getting Thornton Square all ready to put on the web. I have so many different designs, it has taken time to sort them all out, and name them. We spent much of this afternoon shooting pictures to put on the site. Many of them came out, but some we [...]
At it Again
March 20, 2009 By
It seems all I have been doing lately is sewing and taking pictures. I do so want to get the Thornton Square website up by the end of the week. In the meantime, here are some pictures of my designs.
Getting Thornton Up and Running
March 12, 2009 By
I have been working on getting Thornton Square up and running. I have several different outfits, and designs all made, and I have been working on a couple others. Now, I just need to get the pictures taken, descriptions put together and then get them on the site. This is something I have been working [...]
