Debbie

Sweet dress for a first birthday

by Debbie

in 1950s,Children,Dresses,Kids,Rompers / Playsuits

I used this pattern to make a party dress for a one year old. The older patterns certainly used more fabric.  Look at this layout. Detailed finishing inside.  Nice! And the finished dress And two sunsuits from the same pattern

Tagged as: 50's, first birthday, party dress, sunsuit

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More sweet baby clothes from Simplicity 1443

by Debbie

in 1950s,Children,Dresses,Jumpers / Pinafores,Kids,Rompers / Playsuits,Vintage Sewing

I posted the sunsuits I made from this pattern a while back.  It’s been too long since I made a new vintage style, but this week I finally put together this little pinafore dress. I love the little cap sleeves.  It took me quite a few tries to figure out how to bind the edges.  [...]

Tagged as: 1950s, baby dress, Simplicity

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50′s Sunsuit Simplicity 1443

by Debbie

in 1950s,Children

I am so excited about several new to me vintage patterns I recently acquired.  I jumped right into making this sunsuit. The original pattern calls for bias edging and plastic lining.  I used muslin instead, and added a 1/4 in seam allowance.  It helped to make the leg hole just a bit bigger, by not adding [...]

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