Hello, this is my first posting on here and I want to share with you my first ‘vintage’ make. I have been sewing and knitting since I was a young girl but this is the first time I have drawn out my own pattern quite like this one. I recently bought a fab 1950′s [...]
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Okay, so I guess she’s not a baby and she’ll be transitioning into the toddler room in one month, but I wanted to share the sweetest little dress I made out of Butterick 3949. There’s no date on the pattern, but I’m estimating it’s from the 1980s. I used a batik print and I think [...]
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Just a small post about my day job, and the lovely stuff we have created. check out my blog for more
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Hey YAWLL! It’s been a long time, well ive actually made something wearable but unfortunately its not for me its for my boyf as a valentines prezzie awww. <3 I used kwik sew 3506 i cut a medium it was massive i took in a couple of inches. the most annoying bit was the facings-i [...]
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Today I will be showing you a variation on Burda Shift Dress 09/2012 #107 This variation turns the top into a 50s/60s shell style top with a cross back. You can use Burda 09/2012 #107 or Collette patterns Laurel as your base as we only need the front and part of the back of the pattern. If you have another [...]
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First posting! Proud of how my retro ’46 came out. Only my third dress ever to make and the first with a lining. Used gabardine as recommended on the pattern and it was easy to work with and provided the right weight. Added some button details to make it my own from a stash I [...]
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For the first time in my life I’m flying to the other half of the world. I’m going on holiday to Miami! And boy, do I look forward to that! I’ll be arriving there June 3rd and am staying for almost 2 weeks. Now, ofcourse, I must be checking out some cool vintage stores and [...]
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Well I took a few trips to some 2nd hand stores in my area and came up with some fantastic finds this weekend! several vintage and 1 modern pattern that were all 1.00 a piece! they are all complete…one of them is a little wrinkly but they have all instructions and everything included. the top [...]
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A few weeks ago I was asked to be a pattern tester for a new indie pattern company that Abby was starting called Blue Ginger Doll. I received a lovely big package in the post a few weeks later that turned out to be the pattern for Abby’s first dress, the Billie Jean. It was a truly lovely [...]
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This past weekend our friends got married in a gorgeous little ceremony on the Gold Coast. When the wedding invitation first arrived I decided I would make myself a dress to wear. I spent a while searching for inspiration and after getting some advice on twitter about where to get some nice red lace I [...]
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