Day: March 21, 2019

New Civil War Frock

Dear Sis,

William grew out of his 18 month size frock I made him last summer. To be ready for an event at the end of April we made a size 2T. He picked his own fabric! 

I’m planning to make Laughing Moon’s pleated wrapper pattern for myself as a maternity/sizing down dress, so I had pleats on my mind when I searched for an inspiring original on which to base William’s new frock. 

1850-55 Dress for a Boy or Girl, MET Collections

I used Elizabeth Clark’s Infant Gown pattern with the unlined “Infant” bodice option, collected into 1/2 inch pleats. I did have to add fabric for four more pleats because the pattern piece wasn’t quite full enough.

The neck and sleeve bands are created with a 1/4 inch rolled hem, whip stitched in place. 

The bodice and skirt are attached with a 1 inch waist band that it top stitched at the top and bottom to add security to the pleating of both the skirt and bodice.

The skirt has 2 (30 inch) panels, a 2 inch hem, and 3 (1/2 inch) pin tucks to follow the theme established in the bodice.

Front

Back

I found some passable metal buttons in my button tin that I’ll be adding as a closure along with hand stitched button holes.

Happy Sewing!

Love,

b

Pizza Hamantaschen

Dear Sis,

These super easy pizza bites are perfect for toddlers at Purim!

We used a packaged refrigerator section pizza dough to save time and effort. 

We got 1 dozen 2 1/2 inch circles. If we had taken the time to roll out the leftover dough,we would have gotten a few more:)

We placed a dollop of sauce in the center of each dough circle and topped it with one slice of turkey pepperoni, some turkey sausage, and a bit of shredded cheese. Then we folded them into triangles like traditional Hamantaschen cookies and baked them.

We used the temperature suggested on the dough package and just kept a close eye knowing they wouldn’t need to bake anywhere near the suggested 20 minutes:)

Happy Purim!

Love,

b

Traditional Hamantaschen

Dear Sis,

We made traditional jelly filled Hamantaschen cookies in the morning to share with our Jewish neighbors and munch on throughout the day. 

Hamantaschen
Yields 30
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Ingredients
  1. 4 oz cream cheese, soft
  2. 1/2 c unsalted butter, soft
  3. 1/4 c granulated sugar
  4. 1 t vanilla extract
  5. 1/4 t salt
  6. 1 c unbleached flour
  7. 1/4 c apricot preserves
  8. 1/4 c raspberry preserves
  9. 1 egg white, beaten
Instructions
  1. Cream together cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until fluffy.
  2. Stir in flour until dough forms. Wrap in plastic and chill 30 min - overnight.
  3. Line baking sheets with parchment.
  4. Full dough on a floured/powdered sugared surface to 1/8". Cut 2 1/2" disks and place on prepared sheets.
  5. Warm preserves in microwave slightly to make more pliable. Fill each cookie center with preservers.
  6. Brush egg white around edges, fold into a triangle, press, to seal.
  7. Chill 30 minutes before baking!
  8. Bake cookies 12 minutes at 350.
Adapted from Saveur
Adapted from Saveur
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William rolled out a half dozen of his own. They turned out so much like the rest it was hard to tell them apart. My kitchen helper is getting better all the time:) …still pretty messy with the flour though.

Happy Purim!

Love,

b