Hi Everyone! I made this quick and easy rockabilly 50′s shirt. SO easy – no joke – No instructions, no worries – comes together in a couple of hours. Easy to adjust to fit others. And the variations are endless. This one is in a navy floral poly cotton. I also made one for a [...]
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I made this 1963 playsuit from Simplicity 5424 for vacation in Disney World. I made view 2 of the pattern. I used a thrifted Asian printed knit with decorative frogs to complete the look. It was so fun to wear! I did make a few changes to it as I was working with a knit. [...]
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I finally completed a set of 30 outfits for a parade (patterns spanning 50 years) for a local Kindergarten celebrating their 75th Anniversary. I swear it is taking longer to load them all up on my blog than it was to sew them (and next time I will take someone else along who can take [...]
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I just finished sewing up this fun western shirt for my honey (the handsome model in the photo below) from Simplicity pattern 3054 from 1949. I used dark brown & tan lightweight wool and a plethora of cream colored piping for this project. I also added pearl snaps instead of the buttons which were suggested [...]
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Here it is! My first contribution to WeSewRetro! I made this little shirt for my niece and I also entered it in our county fair. I found the pattern at a church sale for a dime and I got the cute zebra fabric at an estate sale. The machine embroidery patterns I got free on-line. I had [...]
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I made this top out of a long silk skirt I picked up at the thrift store for $2. The pattern is Simplicity 4400 from 1958, and the embroidery is from the fantastic Flickr group Hoop Love Vintage Transfers. The top was a little billowy for my tastes, so I added vertical waist darts to [...]
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Well, if you have seen many of the garments I’ve sewn, you may realize that I never actually use a “modern-day” pattern – they are all either Edwardian costumes or 1930-50s dresses. So at the beginning of 2012 I decided I was going to use a real, all-out, modern pattern that I could actually wear [...]
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I recently made two spring tops using this pattern: I used a neck and armhole facing for the black floral top but decided to make my own bias tape out for the white floral version using the self fabric. Pop by blog Creative Accomplishments!
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Thanks to Katherine for inviting me to post here. I’m truly flattered, not to mention amazed that anyone pays attention to what happens on my silly little blog. I’m one of those guys who sews. The challenge and the sense of accomplishment that I get propels me from project to project. Plus I get [...]
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