I finally got round to making a blouse from this darling Style Print pattern which I picked up over a year ago. The difficult part of the project wasn’t sewing it up, it was deciding which option to go for. In the end, I went for View B: a buttoned front, short sleeves and lovely [...]
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I made this skirt a while back but didn’t want to post it until I had an appropriate blouse. I was, until about an hour ago, the only woman in the Western world who didn’t own a white blouse. One white T-shirt, yes, and one decrepit white camisole fit only for sleepwear, but no white [...]
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Hello there, long time no see! I have been sewing a lot, but all of it with new patterns. This is Vogue 1394 I made with Liberty print fabric to match my Liberty print Nike’s. I am thrilled about this make and if you have a serger, come on over and see how I finished [...]
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My mother did when she was 18 years old! I got a call from my Grandmother in England a few weeks ago, telling me she’d found this outfit (it’s actually two pieces, a vest jacket thing and a high waisted skirt), which evidently belonged to my mother when she was younger. It had virtually never [...]
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Sometimes it is fine to make pick up a project you know it is possible to finish in one day. You feel better, you see direct the results, you can wear it next day … Few months ago I have bought a vintage patter – Summer Top from 1950, by EvaDress Patterns. I decided to [...]
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I wanted to make something a bit sunny to take my mind off the appalling weather we’ve been experiencing here in Britain, so I decided on this simple blouse. It was really reasy to make – the size was spot on, and there is none of that annoying gaping you sometimes get with buttons over [...]
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Hi all! I have been working on the perfect 1940s-inspired casual blouse pattern for quite a while, and I think I’ve cracked it. Strong shoulders, convertible collar, and short wide sleeves that you can roll up easily–perfect. I even found a way to get the yoke to act as a sort of dummy [...]
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I’ve been costuming lately so not much on the vintage sewing front but Saturday I snuck in a quick project. This pink skirt was just the solution from my new clothes withdrawal. It’s from Wearing History’s Sailor Playsuit pattern but I removed the button placket and opted for a side zipper because I loved the [...]
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I just finished up this little wrap top from a pattern from 1946. I used Simplicity 1867, a vintage pattern, and used view 5. I just barely got this pattern cut out from my fabrics- it was meant to be from one fabric and a trim originally, but a little creative cutting (aka “cheating”), and [...]
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I made this top from a pattern in Burda Style magazine, issue 5/2012. It’s a very simple, retro style top that is easy to make and very easy to wear. I went up a size to ensure a comfortable fit but I needn’t have done because it is very roomy. Not completely shapeless as it [...]
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