For Julia Bobbin’s Mad Men Challenge I used vintage Simplicity 8722. My inspiration was a dress Megan wore in Season 5. I’m quite pleased with the way it turned out. I used some type of cotton blend (it has a slight stretch) from Joann’s. I decided to omit the sleeves. My favorite detail of course [...]
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I used retro Simplicity 4044 pattern to create these 1940′s style pants. The fabric is a wool suiting. I absolutely adore the front pleats. The construction was fairly simple with only 4 pieces and can be completed in a day. If you love 40′s style I highly recommend this pattern. The only alterations I made [...]
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I wanted to share Gertie’s Portrait Blouse from her book Gertie’s New Book For Better Sewing. I can’t stress enough how awesome this book is! Tons of vintage patterns and techniques. Run out and get it now!! I found this fabric on clearance at JoAnn Fabrics and I’m really pleased with how it [...]
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I recently finished Colette’s Peony and I love the vintage vibe this dress has. I always love it when I put on a dress and my husband says. “Where you going to wear that?” I say, “Work, why? Is it not work attire?” He says, “Well yeah, you just looked like you stepped out of [...]
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I finished up Colette’s Macaron and I used the cutest vintage print I wanted to share with you. I found this kitty woven cotton on Etsy at PumpkinTruck’s shop. For the bodice and skirt I used a lightweight blue corduroy I picked up at Joann’s Fabrics. Read all the details and see more pics [...]
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I completed the Sassy Librarian Blouse by Christine Haynes on Craftsy.com. This was a fun blouse to make. I chose the sleeveless version with the pintuck detailing and contrasting bow. The fabric I chose was a quilting cotton. To go along with the vintage feel of the blouse I used some vintage buttons I got [...]
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Forgive me this is not a vintage pattern nor is it vintage print but the moment I put on this dress it reminded me of the style of dress one would see in Mad Men. The first thing my husband said about it was, “You look like one of those ladies off that show you [...]
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Wanted to share this Singer reference book my Grandma gave me recently. Published in 1955 this book only cost 95 cents. My Granny would of been around my age, 35, at the time she was learning from this book. I can’t wait to go through this book. It discusses a little bit of everything and [...]
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