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September 05, 2018

The first time, the last time, the next time and for all time

September 05, 2018/ Jessica Quirk
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Eight years married and I love him a million times more than that beautiful September day. Happy Anniversary Adam. 

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Jessica Quirk

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I'm Jessica, an artist based in the beautiful Midwestern countryside, living my best life with my partner Adam and our children. 

I'm on a mission to Make, Do & Mend my life by shopping second hand first, up-cycling and making anything I can by myself. 

I love historic costuming and have recently created 1780s outfits for myself and my children! See them here!

Join me as I share the ins and outs of my life as a stay at home mom, living in the countryside and fixing up our farmhouse.

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Royal icing stands for really effing hard. Those #cookiedecorating ‘grammers make it look a hell of a lot easier than it is. Sprinkles for the save.
Today I had the most wonderful treat - a chance to examine some mid-late 19th century extant gowns at the Wylie House (part of @iubloomington) you’ll believe me when I tell you I almost started crying because I could not believe what was right in front of me. This is just one of the three dresses I looked at, but there were also shoes, stockings, mitts and parasols. Plus loads of reproduction costumes for special events. Now to brainstorm how I can spend more time there! . . . . . To my costume historians - the linings of all of the skirts were a brown glossy looking textile. My guess is waxed cotton and the director (who is a historian and conservator but not in the field of dress) thought it could be some sort of lanolin coating. I have no experience with this type of fabric. Anyone have any thoughts? Dresses are likely from 1858-1880s. #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #19thcenturydress #wyliehouse #hoosierhistory
Tiny little sea fossils or the most darling Yorkshire buttons? Making a bunch of these guys for my regency vest. They’re fun to create (I love the meditative quality of repetitive motion), historical looking and incredibly cost effective (materials are under 15 cents each!) I’ve pinned some up the the golden vest and they looks so cool, especially on the front to add some interest (also to mimic the embellishment of the museum piece). Expect to see these on alllll of my historical pieces in the future!! Swipe to see a high speed video of how I make em! . . . . . #yorkshirebutton #handmade #dmcthreads #regency #18thcentury #19thcentury #historicalsewing #buttons #rememberwhatyourhandscando
Progress report! The hand sewn construction on this lil circa 1798-1800 regency vest is done! I will add some handmade Yorkshire buttons to the center back and along the front. It’s made of linen from @96fabrics and lined in cotton as to keep it as cool as can be (will wear in July in Kentucky!) Pattern is based on extant garment from the #darmuseum and drafted by @modernmantuamaker. Bee embroidery is based on my tattoo! It’ll be a while until I can post full ensemble (it will go over a sheer white cotton dress that has embroidery throughout). Until then, hope you enjoyed this sneak peek! More on this project in my stories! . . . . . #regency #18thcentury #19thcentury #handsewing #handmade #selfmade #historicalsewing #rememberwhatyourhandscando #yellow #gold #bee #embroidery #beeembroidery #embroiderybee #dmcthreads #embroideryofinstagram
Happy 44th Anniversary, mom and dad!!
Time to start a new historical sewing project! Im going to do this one entirely hand sewn just because I want to draw it out a bit. . . . . . Now tell me... do you like updates along the way or do you just want to see the end result?

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