Naomi

Butterick 2553 – Robot Dress!

by Naomi

in 1950s,1960s,Children,Dresses,Kids,Pattern Drafting,Vintage Sewing

Long story short, besides Fraggle Rock, my daughter’s other favourite show is Yo Gabba Gabba! and last night was the Yo Gabba Gabba! concert. I really wanted to make my daughter something theme-ish to wear and originally thought to make one of the dresses like the girls wear in the show for the “My name [...]

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Simplicity 3213

by Naomi

in 1950s,Children,Dresses,Introduction,Kids,Vintage Sewing

Hi everyone! I’m very glad to find a community of like-minded sewists! I’m no stranger to sewing, having been taught as a child from my mother who used to make all our clothing. However I’ve been on a 12 or so year hiatus from garment creation, so I’m trying to wade back in and brush [...]

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