I’d worn the same Christmas dress for the last few years and decided that I just needed something new this year! I didn’t have any fabric that really screamed Christmas in my stash but I did have some red with black velvet polka dot fabric that was quite festive. I opted for a circle skirt [...]
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I hope all of you in the States had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend! I did! Now, I’m not too excited about Christmas stuff out and about around Halloween, but I do start to get in the mood around Thanksgiving and I did rock a Christmas vibe this year for turkey day! I used Butterick 8078 [...]
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The 50s were a great time to be a curvy gal and nothing shows of curves like a great pencil skirt. I used McCall’s 5121 for this great 50s pencil skirt. I also made this blouse from a 50s style pattern in Gertie’s New Book For Better Sewing. Bow! I used a black button [...]
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Oh, 1950s dresses how do I love thee! I’ve had this fabric in my stash for a while and I knew exactly what type of dress that I wanted to make with it! A great 50s double breasted dress with a great collar! And too top it off, I found a pattern with pockets (Simplicity [...]
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Sewing is fun but sometimes knitting vintage patterns is fun too! I knit this sweater from a pattern from A Stitch in Time Vol. 2 which is a book full of vintage knitting patterns from the 30s, 40s and 50s that have been rewritten using modern needle sizes, thread sizes and knitting terms. I paired [...]
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I’ve recently discovered that I love late 30s/early 40s fashions and I’ve been working on sewing up some vintage patterns from this period. I sewed this dress up in some lovely blue purple rayon I scored in the LA garment district this summer. The shape is so elegant! I sewed up view 2 on the [...]
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I recently sewed up Simplicity 2509, a vintage pattern from 1948. I used a great 50s looking print that I found in the LA Garment district. I plan on making a sash like in view 2 but I didn’t get it done in time to wear it out. More pictures and construction details are available [...]
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I made this version of Lady Edith’s black floral blouse from Season 1 of Downton Abbey way back in January but I never got around to making a skirt to go with it…. at least until now! The skirt is Butterick 9682 from 1915 which is available from Past Patterns. It has pockets! Early 20th [...]
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It’s not everyday that a girl has an occasion to get all dressed up so when that occasion came my way, I jumped on the chance to make a fabulous vintage evening dress. I choose to use Advance 7015. I believe this pattern is from 1955 as that date was hand written on the pattern [...]
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The Facts: Fabric: quilting fabric ($5.50/yd) Pattern: Simplicity 4326 Year: early 1960s Notions: buttons First worn: August 2012 Wear again? Yes! And I’ll probably sew with this pattern again! It’s a great shirtwaist dress pattern and fits me wonderfully! With a different collar, it could easily work for 50s too. Total cost: ~$20 Shirtwaist dresses [...]
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