McCalls 8560- 1960s Robe

Here is my pattern, McCalls 8560, from 1966. I made it out of pink and brown plaid fleece.

I chose the full length robe, as this is meant for fall and winter, and made the sleeves full-length instead of 3/4.

 It has a weird collar that reminds me of Star Trek, but it's great for a robe! It had very clear instructions, also.

 It only took a few hours to make and it's one less unused pattern sitting in my cabinet!

More goofy pictures on my blog.

Simplicity 6756- Men's bathrobe

I have started working through my pattern stash, so I finally have something to post! I made up this pattern for my boyfriend out of blue terrycloth. He is super excited. I would guess it's from the 50s or 60s? Men always look the same, lol.

 It was really easy to make and is well drafted. It has raglan sleeves and pockets. I only lengthened it a foot because he is tall and wanted a long robe. I also sewed a towel strip into one of the shoulder seams at his request, for shaving.

It was easy and I wouldn't mind making it again. more pictures of our "photoshoot" here.

Finally Wearable Dressing Gown / Bath Robe

In October last year I decided I wanted a nice warm dressing gown to wear all winter so I pulled out this pattern and dyed some killington flannel.  I must have been influenced by the pattern photo as I ended up dying my fabric almost the same shade as the cover picture!

 It went together really easily and I was happy with the length and the fit, plus killington flannel is really warm so it all seemed to have worked out fine.

 You can see the darts on the front and the top of the sleeves, you just don't get that from modern patterns.

Although it all looked good when I actually wore the dressing gown it drove me insane.  The button loops just did not stay shut which meant that it let in the cold air and didn't fulfil its duty to keep me nice and warm.  I think had they been sewn with the ends closer together it might have worked better or perhaps if I'd used elastic.  I had done what the pattern instructions called for.

Sadly, it hang on the back of my sewing room door until today when I finally did some buttonholes.

I think it looks ok even though the design wasn't meant to have buttonholes.  It will hang better on a real person than on my dressform.  Why it took me 8 months to do 6 buttonholes I really don't know and of course it's now too warm to wear it, but come colder weather I am now ready to go!

Anna
finally waking up

Boy's Bath Robe - Butterick 6974 - circa. 1980's

I made this bath robe for my son using Butterick 6974, a 1980's pattern. It is so comfy. He loves to snuggle up in it. I used plush fleece sofa throws for the material. It feels very luxurious. You should have seen my floor. This material really sheds when you cut into it. To help prevent further shedding once it was sewn, on the inside, I first sewed two rows of stitching, then zig zagged the edges. For that professional finished look, I top stitched the outside of the robe. And voila, a handsome robe for a handsome boy.











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