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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Yesterday I post View A of this pattern here, and despite its currently wrinkled appearance, I had to make view C with its fitted bodice and fuller skirt. For those of you who commented on it, I do have an iron, just no place to use it, but I will have an ironing board on [...]
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If it’s early May, there are two things those around me can count on: 1. I’ve tormented them for the last month with a countdown to my birthday (39 this year) and… 2. The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival (8 this year) is going on. I love Vancouver’s burlesque scene. There are some AMAZING, creative, sassy [...]
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I used the bodice section from Simplicity 2442 for this dress but omitted the rouched layer on the midriff. The fabric was far too busy to add any more detail! The midriff really does give a flattering shape. It’s one of my favourite vintage-style features. The straps on this pattern curve inwards to create a [...]
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Hi there, my name is Hannah Smith and this is my first post on We Sew Retro! I am very excited. I will start by sharing a little about myself. I taught myself to sew about 4 years ago and haven’t looked back since. It has become rather an obsession, as I am sure many [...]
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Hi there, as this is my first post on WeSewRetro I though I would share one of my favourite coats that I made this past winter. At the start of the Autumn it occurred to me that I needed some staple, comfy, warm winter garments and went out on a couple of trips to the [...]
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I started sewing this skirt several years ago after purchasing the pattern from the Decades of Style web site. They have reproduction vintage/retro patterns, although they don’t seem to have this pattern for sale any longer. I bought some gorgeous black and white charmeuse striped fabric and thought it would be a terrific statement look with [...]
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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 made this blouse using a 1950s vintage pattern, that came free with a copy of Woman’s Day magazine, one of a fabulous collection of 40s/50s patterns I won on Ebay. The designer was Norman Hartnell, Dress designer to the Queen and many other famous and stylish ladies. It is fundamentally a very simple pattern [...]
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Yes! I finally finished something! My last finished project was over 3 months ago! I made circle skirt using a cute printed cotton with a Delft Blue design. The fabric was in my stash for over 3 years. I bought it quit impulsively and didn’t now what to do with it. But when I was [...]
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