In 1985 I fell in love with an Edwardian ensemble featured in Kevin Sullivan's Anne of Green Gables. It was to my 16 year old heart too poetically beautiful for words. For forty one years I have loved Diana Barry's Pink Picnic Dress. Laura's House of Dreams After recently rewatching Anne of Green Gables the love for Diana Barry's dress was rekindled in my heart. Tomorrow I will mark my 58th trip around the sun. So I decided that I wanted to make this dress and I didn't ... View the Post
A Visit To Plum Creek
I recently traveled to Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It was the golden hour as the sun was setting when I paid A Visit To Plum Creek. A Visit To Plum Creek In the book On The Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about her family living in a dugout. This wonderful site is pure enchantment. Native grasses have been planted and land looks much the same as when the Ingalls family first arrived. You cross over a wooden bridge and turn right to view the area where ... View the Post
An 1870s Work Dress
I recently attended Carrie Days at the Little House on the Prairie Museum. For the event I created An 1870s Work Dress. A Bit of History The 1870s are known in the fashion timeline as the Natural Form or Second Bustle Era. You can read more about this style in this post. As with fashion today there was high fashion. The bodices became long and smooth fitting over the hips. This was known as the Cuirass style. Also fashionable was the Princess Dress, where the bodice and ... View the Post
A Dress For Walnut Grove
Hello sweet friends! I have just returned from a lovely Little House event. I had made A Dress For Walnut Grove to wear. Several of you had spied it in an Instagram video and have asked for the pattern information and sewing details. Martha Pattern For the dress I used the Martha pattern from the Domestic Lady's Dressmaker. This historically accurate design dates to the years 1868-1872. I created the housedress design that is shown in the center. All of Marna Jean ... View the Post
Sarah Ingalls’ 1860s Dress
This post is part of my ongoing Lessons With Laura ~ The Summer of '69 series. It features a dress 160 years in the making. Sarah Ingalls' 1860s Dress was made in honor of my great great grandmother. She also happened to be the aunt of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Back in 2020 when we were all stuck at home I went down the rabbit hole of researching ladies dressing gowns. These gowns can also be referred to as wrappers, morning gowns, breakfast gowns, at home gowns and when quite fancy ~ ... View the Post
Ensembles of the Past Sara Gonzalez
Ensembles of the Past Sara Gonzalez is a bespoke dressmaker and tailor who offers historically-accurate fabrics, kits, patterns, buckles, sewing notions and more through Etsy. She also hosts workshops and events and can provide historical and costume rentals. For the past few years Sara has also offered internship and apprenticeship programs, as well as in person and virtual study sessions via Zoom. Several of the beautiful reproduction fabrics, belt buckles and more offered by ... View the Post
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