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Clean and Natural Tucked Dress (or the Japanese Abigail's Party dress)

La Maison Victor Solange Dress

Mimi G Jessica Dress

#SewingLeftovers Winslow Culottes and Burda Top

#SewingLeftovers Roberts Top and Flint Shorts

Cropped Kalle Shirt

Little Black (Wrap) Dress

Popover Colette Negroni

Japanese Sewing Book Culottes

Popover Simon Shirt

Roberts Dungarees

Winslow Culottes

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