The story of the ric-rac glasses…

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These little glasses looked so lonely when Mom spotted them at a flea market long ago.  What was she to do?  Why, take them home of course!  After all, who could resist these charming little glasses, all done up in red and white checks with ric rac trim?  Now "the ric rac glasses" have a special place on the small red cart that sits beside the dining room table.

Where they stay… until a day like today.

We Long ladies have this funny little tradition.  You see, Cherry Coke tastes especially good in one of these little ric rac glasses.  So, sometimes in the afternoon or evening, the ric rac glasses come off the red cart.

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Then comes the fun part– we sit and sip our soda from the little glasses and just talk.  Sometimes we laugh (well, most of the time), and sometimes we cry.  Sometimes we just sit together, the five of us, making memories that will last forever.

Maybe when Mom and Dad are empty-nesters (Lord willing), we girls will come home… just to sit and sip soda out of Mom's ric rac glasses. 

A little of this, a little of that.

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Hi Everyone~

We've had so many of you write in about our street fair skirts.  Thank you all!  (And, we're busily filling orders, so thanks again!)  In answer to the most frequently asked question, we thought we'd post a list of skirt prices…

below the knee length (27"), plain, with a band, trim or pockets….$50
 
above ankle length (32"), plain, with a band, trim or pockets….$55
 
below the knee length, patched….$60
 
above ankle length, patched….$65

There you go!  Of course, fabrics are your choice.  We'll make them any way you like! 

A few other bits of this & that…

~Did you notice the Sew Simply Series on our side bar?  (Lots of good information there, if you like to sew!)

~And, did you see the grab-our-button box?  Did you?  We love that button– so grab it, please!  (Special thanks go to our friend Kaitlyn for that one.)

~Read a review about our gracie ruffle skirts on Noble Womanhood.  (Wonderful site, by the way!)

~Our dear Jasmine reviewed our street fair skirts over here.

~You can now purchase our emerson skirts pattern via etsy.

~We are hard at work finishing up the street fair skirts pattern.  If you'd like to pre-order (the pattern will be $14 and comes in two size groups… 2-4-6-8-10 and 10-12-14-16-18), drop us a line!

Well, that's all for now!  Off to the studio~

xo, the Long ladies

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       We think Abigail's just about had enough in the second picture.  See, it's even difficult to get three big girls to cooperate for picture taking.  Right, Nan?

Happy Father’s Day!

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Our Dad is… Upright.  Bold.  Caring.  Loving.  Godly.  Brilliant.  Strong.  Protective.  Hardworking.  Diligent.  Intense.  Unyielding.  Compassionate.  Generous.  Leader.  Warrior.  Teacher.  

We love you, Pops, with all of our hearts!  Thank you for being the best father in the world.

your devoted and grateful daughters~

    Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, & Abiah 

more about street fair skirts!

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We've had such a great time testing this pattern!  These street fair skirts are really fabulous.  Pretty, practical, flattering, and comfortable– could you ask any more of a simple skirt?  They've fast become favorites amongst us Long ladies.  Here are some of the details…

~available in two lengths (27"- below the knee & 32"- above ankle)

~invisible side zipper

~optional bottom band for either length

~optional pockets (inspired by a movie from the 40s!)

~optional piping trim

~you can patch it (isn't that adorable?!)

~available in ladies' sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

~A-line skirt shape attached to a flat yoke

~the mix-n-match possibilities are endless

~can be made in a huge assortment of fabrics

~And last but not least, the pattern is on the way, too!

If you'd like to order a custom-made street fair skirt, just drop us a line.  We'd be glad to help you!  Or, you can add your name to the waiting-for-a-pattern list by emailing us.  Feel free to ask any questions about the skirts or pattern!

Now for some more pictures…

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We made our sample skirts out of the Hello Betty fabrics by Moda.

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Sunset~

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Which view is your favorite?

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This photo shoot was so much fun!  Seneca is such a cute little place to take pictures.  We climbed all over the old train caboose and posed next to the big mural that's painted on the side of our favorite flea market!  Now the question is, how are we going to choose a picture for the pattern front?

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Sisters & best friends forever~

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Special thanks to the lovely ladies who were willing to be our guinea pigs and pattern testers!  We love and appreciate all of you.  Bye for now~

xo, the Long ladies

PS… We're away from home right now, which explains the delayed shipping.  Lord willing, we'll be back to work soon!  As it is, we're enjoying family time with our wonderful grandparents.  Oh yes, and we do have some more projects going on.  So keep in touch!