I need some advice. This pattern only has five pieces, one of which is for the tie ends, one for the back, and another for the pockets, which means it really only has two pieces that matter: The front sides and center. However, the instructions were printed on the back of the envelope, which is in [...]
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I really hate the buzzword “remix” but it seemed especially appropriate here. I don’t have to tell you exactly how old I am, but I’ll at least let on that I’m authentically Grunge Era. Generation X. Born between 1961 and 1981. However you want to define it. So I can wear this in good faith. [...]
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Okay, not really. I mean, it’s not actually made from a Civil War shirt pattern, but . . . well, it sort of looks like one. You know what I mean. I have way too many patterns in general, but the two decades that make up the bulk of my collection are the 1940′s and [...]
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My life has been a whirlwind of calico scraps lately. I was flipping through eBay recently and saw a pattern that included this skirt, which is just freakin’ adorable. However, the back of the pattern packet showed that it was just a tube with a flounce at the bottom and an elastic waistband at the [...]
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OK, let’s see if I can explain this so it makes any kind of sense at all. I need some help finding images of 1920′s fabrics, especially everyday cottons. I have some 1920′s dresses on my mind and I’d like to approximate the patterns as closely as I can, but most of the reproduction fabrics [...]
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Can you guess? Chicken Dress! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. My New Year’s project was Simplicity 4102 (1942). I bought the fabric for this three or four years ago and have been planning it and planning it but somehow never got around to sewing it. I was upset about this for awhile but now I’m not [...]
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I finally got some sewing done! I had a lousy cold this weekend but I couldn’t waste four days off, right? McCall’s 4866, View A (the blue dress at far left): Which turned out like this! I made some small changes: 1) Took it in one size above the waist. 2) Lowered the sleeve caps [...]
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This latest sewing adventure actually started years ago with a piece of fabric that my father brought home to me from Indonesia: Four yards of authentic, hand-painted, batik, in black, white, and burgundy, decorated with exotic flowers and large birds (Garuda, maybe?). Obviously, this is the kind of thing that you don’t want to mess [...]
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Clearinghouse post on 1970′s prairie style: The first bit is Butterick 6038 (1978 or 1979), a casual blouse with a split neck, gathered front, collar, and side ties at the waist. I wasn’t sure how I felt about this but I think it’s growing on me. I’m notoriously fussy about fit and I was sort [...]
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I got this ages ago. It’s not dated but I think it’s from 1952 (it’s at least from the early 1950′s). I cut it out and then got discouraged about how I thought it would look, regretted potentially wasting fabric I loved on a dress that wouldn’t fit, and put it away. Recently, I got [...]
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