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Another Drygoods Class!

November 13, 2013

Friends, I'm so excited to be teaching another class at my favorite fabric store/sewing studio! This time, we're focusing on baby outfits, and I'm certain that everyone needs to make an adorable pinafore and pair of bloomers at some point. Right? I think these would make fabulous holiday gifts as well as gifts for expectant parents any time of the year. I think what's most thrilling for me is that these are adapted from Japanese patterns but modified heavily by me, so they are, in ... Read more

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