I made this little top with the free Sorbretto top pattern from Collette. I used fabric from an estate sale stash and buttons from my retro button jar. It has a kinda 60′s air to it. I need some pedal pushers and some Keds!
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Polka Dots
After sewing Butterick 4790 a few times, I was really wanting a circle skirt that wasn’t attached to a dress. I’m trying to give myself some separates this time in my sewing, and create some eye-catching yet still versatile pieces to mix and match. I also love red, and polka dots. A week ago I [...]
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Hiii! This dress, made from Mccall’s 6006 (1945) has to be my favourite make so far! I am so so in love with 1940′s Mccall’s patterns – they’re just the best. What I love about this one is – the cool cap sleeves…If you could call them that. Maybe flutter sleeves? The tucks at the [...]
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I had decided a few months ago that I would like to be a 1950′s housewife for Halloween. My reasons were simple- I could use up some of my fabric stash, I’d have a minimum of cost, and I could make a new dress that I could wear any time I wanted, not just for [...]
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