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 Muriel for her birthday on Thursday. I think she will … [Read more...]
A Busy Weekend
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 get to make an Easter basket to put them in. I have to make the cupcakes … [Read more...]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
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 the Thornton Square line of clothes. We are getting over two dozen eggs a day now. The chickens … [Read more...]
Thornton Square
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 the over dress. I just need to sit down and figure how I am going to put it all … [Read more...]
In Honor of Muriel
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 fit into a yoke, and it isn't working out the way I had it planned in my head. I will have to sleep on it again. … [Read more...]
Coming Soon
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 will have to reshoot. I am not partial to digital cameras. They are so tempermental. We shall … [Read more...]
At it Again
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. … [Read more...]
Getting Thornton Up and Running
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 on all winter and I am anxoius to get it done before spring planting comes … [Read more...]