Hi guys I have been wanting to share this one with you for a while …. a 1940s party dress for my daughter to swing in an original 1940s pattern made up in a green polyester crepe made up exactly as pattern stated, just shortened the pattern pieces for petite frame…..after pinking the seams I [...]
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I am so excited to finally be able to share my Sew For Victory outfit with you all. I finished this outfit at the start of last week but every time Corey was home to take pictures for me the rain would come back. But finally here we are. When this sew-a-long first popped up [...]
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This is my finished Sew for Victory dress which I’m SSOO pleased with! The pattern I used was Du Barry 5384 from 1942, which was an absolute pleasure to sew. For fabric I used a charcoal grey lawn-like polka dot and underlined the whole dress with white silk cotton. The only changes I made were [...]
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Greetings vintage enamoured kindreds, I was well pleased to (literally) stumble upon this most excellent blog and after a short perusal was grinning broadly. Knowing there is a significant community of vintage sewing addicts is a wonderful discovery. This being my first post, perhaps I ought give a description of myself: I’m a fervent DIY [...]
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I’ve just finished my first sewing challenge — Lucky Lucille’s “Sew for Victory” challenge! Lucky me, I already had the pattern (Vintage Vogue 8811) and the fabric and the intention of making this dress for myself anyway. I previously made this dress for a client and thought it would be cute to make for ME [...]
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I recently had the opportunity to sew up the lovely Lilly Rose dress from The Tailor’s Apprentice. She’s launched a whole set of 1940s patterns-a day dress, and evening gown, a sailor outfit, a land girl ensemble and even a wedding gown! It’s a really darling dress and I jumped on the chance to wear [...]
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As part of the sew for victory sew along I made myself a 1940′s ensemble. I used butterick 5209 for my dress. I also made a complementary matching bag and hat using the instructions (with a few modifications) from a 1940′s newsreel. the shoes are modern but I think look rather 40′s as are the [...]
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Hi all! While this is not actually a sewing related post, I wanted to share with you some photos I’ve been working on scanning of my grandparents and other family. My Nana was a particularly stylish lady, and it’s a lot of fun looking at her clothes, and what she and her friends wore when [...]
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Hi! I have made this pattern twice now and really like it. The first version I made for Valentine’s Day. It has bound button holes and long sleeves. For the second version I made short sleeves. You can’t see it in the picture but the short sleeves have neat little pleats on the sides. I [...]
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I just finished a dress for the Sew for Victory Challenge hosted by Lucky Lucille. I picked the Du Barry 5366 from 1942. I really wanted a simple shirtwaist dress made from cotton that would be not only functional for summer, but still dressy. I used a quilting cotton (gasp!) for the dress, finishing [...]
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