hello all of you lovely retro sewers! this is my first post & im very excited 🙂
i just finished this dress using the Decades of Style pattern called “1940’s New England Dress” & im pretty pleased with the result!
for this dress, i used a fun printed light-weight cotton fabric in some lovely muted colors & vintage ball buttons i thrifted recently.
i really love the panel details that this pattern has on the bodice & skirt…and guess what?!? there are even POCKETS in the skirt panel! i just love pockets!
overall, im really happy with how this turned out & i got a few compliments while wearing it which made me so proud!






i took a few years away from sewing and im just getting back into the swing of things. now that im sewing again, i realize how much i love and missed it. this site has been very inspirational for me..thank you all for your posts!
happy sewing,
tina
(-now with better photos!)
Welcome Tina! We’re thrilled to have you along for the ride 😀
This came out really cute. Well done!
Lovely! Those buttoned panels are fabulous.
Love it! You did great and what a lovely pattern.
Wonderful job with the dress, Tina! It looks really gorgeous!
thank you everyone!!
Very pretty dress! I also just recently got back into sewing (after a year of silence) and realized how much I’d missed it. What a lovely feeling that is, getting back to sewing. 🙂
it really is great, anni! the satisfaction & pride you feel once you finish a project are priceless!
hey, awesomesauce! That turned out so beautifully. thanks for sharing it.
Looks lovely! I have been eyeing that pattern and it’s nice to see how it “for real”. And the fabric is very cute too!
So flattering 🙂