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Finding and Documenting Vintage Patterns

April 10, 2021 fusgeyer

I love vintage sewing patterns. They bring back days gone by. Finding patterns is fairly easy. Many Simplicity and McCalls patterns are found at thrift

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Vintage Sewing Hacks: Know Your Size

September 17, 2016 fusgeyer

If you love sewing vintage, then you probably have come across a variety of pattern sizes. Modern clothing sizes for girls and women are labeled

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Vintage Sewing: Learn to Sew Patterns from the 1960s and 1970s

July 17, 2016 fusgeyer

There is a learning curve to using vintage sewing patterns. Patterns printed prior to 1980 assumed you had basic sewing skills. Knowing where to start

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Preemie Babies Need Stylish and Affordable Clothes

May 4, 2016 fusgeyer

There is a huge problem with clothes for preemie babies—they are EXPENSIVE! Not only do parents of preemies have the added burden of huge medical

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Chicken Feed Sacks: The Birth of a New Product Line

April 27, 2016 fusgeyer

If you follow my Etsy shop, you know that I upcycle my empty chicken feed sacks into tote bags. Sixteen hens eat a lot of

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Spring Time on my Mind

March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 fusgeyer

The days are getting longer and Daylight Saving Time is here for most parts of the U.S.  Warmer weather is just around the corner and

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Spring Cleaning

February 23, 2016 fusgeyer

The weather is getting nicer here in Arkansas. I have about 8 weeks left before the garden calls me and what limited time I have

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Whats wrong with this picture?

April 29, 2015 fusgeyer

As I mentioned in my last post, I have changed The Granny Squared to include vintage and almost vintage sewing patterns. It is another side

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Changes: A new look to The Granny Squared

April 20, 2015 fusgeyer

The Granny Squared has changed. It started out as a blog and an Etsy shop that featured crocheted items. Then, it grew to include crochet

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Vintage sewing patterns: children’s clothes and quilts

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015 fusgeyer

Vintage sewing patterns are cool. Not only do they give us a link to the past, many of the patterns are classic and can still

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