Hi everyone! I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I’ve posted. Wow. In truth, this is the first vintage pattern I’ve sewn in quite a while. How odd is it to call a 1980s pattern “vintage”?! Since I last posted, I moved back to my native New York (I was in Virginia last [...]
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Hello! It’s been a while since I blogged here for the last time. But I finally finished something to share here! I made a blouse from Simplicity pattern 3638 view 1. The skirt is a try out. I drafted the pattern myself using Simplicity 4828 as inspiration. I’m not completely satisfied yet, but I still like [...]
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Vintage pencil skirt using Burda 8155. I have made a few of these skirts, but this is my fav because of the cute little sailor buttons i added to the front dart seam. It is made in a light cotton, perfect for summer and what a breeze to make! Check out my blog for more [...]
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I decided upon a 1930′s style skirt (inspired of Sew Vera Venus post of many P’s). I started using the pencil skirt pattern I used last time from Gertie’s new book for better sewing but modified it slightly. So I changed the front pattern peice so it was cut not on the fold & added [...]
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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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Hello everyone! It struck me the other day that I’ve been rather productive this year, and I haven’t posted here in ages. This is part of what I’ve been up to. – Another fictive uniform, because apparently I need more of those. I found a wonderful olive drab Prada cotton twill that feels more like [...]
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Two weeks ago, I finished up Mrs. Depew’s 1940′s French Bra Pattern #2014 in a simple lavender cotton broadcloth (read about it here). I broke out the nicer satin-y fabric I had in my stash and made up another. This time, I did not use any interfacing – I found this fabric to be much [...]
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I’m sorry if this post is all over the place …it looks ok when i type it but looks all out of sink when i preview it but as i’ve spent over an hour on it , here goes …This month I have not had to change the thread on my machine at all …Navy [...]
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Hello, Ladies! This Christmastime I am posting a vintage holiday sewing project on my blog each week, and since I started with a green velvet number in November I think I’ll have a pretty wide selection of Christmas frocks online by the end of December! I have something very exciting planned for New Years Eve, too, but for now I’ll show [...]
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I’m not sure how to create a blog so excuse me for adding non-retro/vintage information but I was excited to find a place where I could share my love of sewing 50′s clothes and find inspiration from others. A little of my sewing history: I have been sewing off and on for about 15 years, first with [...]
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