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My Sew-Cation

by Toni Herrbach

My vacation should be renamed sew-cation. I have been sewing up a storm during my time off this week. Unfortunately I cannot show you the majority of my goodies until after Christmas. But I can show you this cute Christmas dress that is so easy to make! I think it took me about 1.5 hours to put it together and I added some extra steps and had a few mistakes. You can find the tutorial here.
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I am able to give you a little peek at my Christmas concoctions… more coming December 26th!
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I have decided that fabric is my new favorite way to wrap gifts! Soooo cute and you can reuse it again and again!

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  1. Judy says

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    Oh my goodness that is adorable!!! I am not too good at sewing yet but I would love to give this a try.

    Pink—Yahoo!!! (not that blue would have not gotten a yahoo too : )

    I made the Chicken Pot Pie today with homemade crust. They are in the oven as I write. The crust came out a terrible mess : (
    But I think I know what part of the problem is. They were sticking to the counter. They would look half decent and then when I would go and lift it it would break apart. My first set of crust did alot of breaking while I was rolling them out. The last crust I made was the best….a mess but still the best. Any suggestions? I know years ago I saw a plastic thing you roll dough out on and then all you have to do is flip that over. I am going to be on the hunt for it.

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  2. Shyne says

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    I wish I could sew. One of my lifetime goals is to learn how to sew. This is a really cute dress. I have never thought about gift wrapping presents using cloth. Neat idea.

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  3. Ernestine says

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    Wow! What a great way to wrap gifts!
    I love your daughter, and her dress, too…so sweet the both of them.
    I would enjoy seeing your other Christmas sewing creations.

    You, my dear lady, are a wonderful mother.

    Love, Ernestine

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  4. Lisa says

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    I LOVE a sew-cation! I recently had a birthday and took the day off from work and had a sew-happy-birthday!

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  5. Sherry says

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    The dress is adorable and what a great way to wrap gifts, too!! 😀 Glad you are enjoying your sew-cation!!

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  6. Jennifer says

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    I really need a sew-cation. I keep telling my husband he needs to take the kids out of the house for a day. He doesn’t think I’m serious. I have a gazillion projects I want to do before Christmas and I don’t think I’ll get to more than a few. Oh well, maybe if I start now, I can have them done by next year LOL! (I’ll probably come up with more by then though)

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  7. Breanne says

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    SHe is so cute and so is the dress. What a great idea about the wrapping with fabric.

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  8. Jena (Organizing Mommy) says

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    I love the dress! I start my homeschooling vacation: Dec. 17, and I plan to SEW!! Blessings.

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  9. CompleteLee Blogger says

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    Fabulous! Sewing isn’t my forte, but I am a good admirer of those who are proficient! 🙂

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  10. Stacy says

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    Very cute!

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  11. Tina says

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    This is so adorable! very creative! And I love your blog look too.

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  12. Betty says

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    The dress is almost as cute as the model, but not quite. 😉
    SOund slike you are having a lot of fun. Can’t wait to see the pictures. And yes, I love wrappign in fabric. Lookes prettier than paper, too!
    Betty

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  13. Dot says

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    That is just too cute.

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  14. keri says

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    It’s so cute…
    a Christmas dress that is not too fancy!
    I like that you can make it in a short time!
    I may try this!

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