Butterick 5748

The Curtain Dress (Butterick 5748)

by MelissaO

in 1950s,1960s,Dresses,Vintage Sewing

Hi, I’m Melissa, a blogger and longtime sewing enthusiast from the central coast of California. This is my first post on WeSewRetro. I’m so excited to share one of my favorite sewing projects with fellow vintage lovers! The idea for this project began when I found this amazing fabric at a thrift store in the [...]

Tagged as: Butterick 5748

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A 50′s party dress with African wax print

by heatherlou

in 1950s

This dress has been percolating for a while, ever since I admired this project on Burdastyle. I love 50′s dresses but making one with such an unexpected print felt much more modern and wearable for me.I used a mix of two rather psychedelic African wax prints. Both have a fuchsia batik background but with large [...]

Tagged as: 1950s, african wax print, Butterick 5748, vintage dress.

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