So there I was minding my own business when I thought, “Hey! That bright purple stretch cotton shirting in my stash would make a GREAT wiggle dress!” Of course I had to do it. The Sewing Gods must be obeyed. I combined two patterns in my stash – I put the bodice from 5808 (dated [...]
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Hi Sew Retro community! I just finished this winter coat from McCall’s 5717 and even though it’s a modern pattern I modified it a bit to give the coat a more classic look. I really love mid-20th century coats that extended down to below the knee to cover dresses, and that’s what I tried to [...]
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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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Hi this is my first post on We Sew Retro and I am very excited to begin sharing my sewing creations. I am one of the Brentwood sisters and love making vintage inspired dresses. I found this dress on Mod Cloth, but really wanted it in red. So, I used two patterns (Butterick 5209 for the [...]
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Hello everyone! I’m wondering if anyone has the instructions that they would share for McCall’s 8744. I had gotten this pattern in a lot on ebay, but there aren’t any instructions. I know I can figure it out myself, but I’m not really in the mood to, nor have the time with the kids! [...]
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As promised, here is my second new dress in as many weeks! I started with McCalls 5808, dated 1961, and a gloriously retro-looking Amy Butler print. I love peonies – and they are the state flower here in Indiana! The construction of the dress, while simple, was pretty interesting – the bodice is faced, the yoke [...]
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Hi there – long time reader, first time poster. I work in a university theatre department, and I’ll be putting together a number of 1930′s patterns for a play this summer. I usually draft my own patterns – but time is of the essence, and all my student labor has gone home for the summer! [...]
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Pattern: McCall’s 4632 (1989) I created this top using McCall’s 4632 from 1989. Originally the pattern was to be sold in my Etsy shop but that view F in the bottom left hand corner looked attractive. I was thinking of making it in a fabric with more drape but I’m trying to sew out of my [...]
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Happy days! I get to share with you the details of my very first me made dress! Yes, it’s a shirtwaist ~ er, of sorts {you’ll see why say that in a bit}, it’s got an A-line skirt, a self –drafted Peter Pan collar, cute buttons and pockets; and oh! I should stop talking and [...]
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This is a lovely little thing I made from a 1950′s McCall’s 4361 wiggle dress pattern with some killer curtains I found at a thrift store. It took a bit of tweaking around to get it to work with a modern body type (sans retro foundation garments). This is one of my favorite dresses.
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