My contribution to Lucky Lucille’s Sew for Victory Sewalong: More details on my blog http://busylizzieinbrizzy.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/sew-for-victory-dress-completed.html
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Vintage sewing; 1940s
So this is a project i’ve been thinking about doing for a while but with onset of cold weather thought it was about time I took the plunge and made myself a hat…well upcycle. Started with a cheap bog standard hat I got in a sale for £3. And using the instructions from a make [...]
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This is the second time I have used this pattern: Vintage Butterick 2638. It is such a comfy fit. This one seemed to take a little longer than the first. Only because I made a few adjustments and included longer sleeves but I am happy with the result. Not totally sure what the fabric is. [...]
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This has got to be my favourite dress to date and it ties in nicely with the 1940s inspired challenge over at Sew Weekly. I used an original 1940s pattern from Butterick, number 2638 which I got from Etsy some time ago. The fabric was an amazing find at Oxfam, last year for about five [...]
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Although summer is officially over here in Australia, we’re still having lovely weather. With any luck I’ll get another chance to wear the Blue Fans dress before the sun disappears. The front shows off the fan print beautifully, but the back is where it’s at… I can’t tell you how much I love [...]
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Greetings! My first post on the new site is my most recently completed project: a 1940s Mail Order pattern. It was very simple to put together, I only really glanced at the instructions and it was finished in a weekend. It did take me a bit to figure out the bodice piece though – it’s only one piece [...]
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