A very versatile dress

Hello, dear sewers. I came to teach the dress this weekend ended, I felt like bright colors of spring and and I chose this pattern because I found exactly the same fabric.

I have to tell you that I have the pattern, only the picture ... so I drew the pattern with my actions and this is the result, of course, if you want to know more and see more photos, go through my blog, Sewingadicta.
   Happy day.

The Dutch Boy Outfit

My last outfit for my June & June Project is finished! Stop by my blog to read more about it.

Sarah :)

Summer Essentials

I had 4 solid hours of sewing time yesterday and it was bliss! I made both the peasant top and the shorts and I love them both.

The peasant top is a modern McCall's pattern and the shorts are Butterick 7762. More photos and details here.

Sarah :)

Wildflower-ly Gorgeous!

My fabric arrived for my Wildwood Flower dress! Oh me, oh my! It's even more stunning in person and worth every penny I paid ($9.50 US per yard!).

Inspiration dress*

The colours are amazing and very saturated. The print is spectacular; the large peonies (the orange flowers) are at least 5" across. Yum!

Please visit my blog for more photos, the pattern, and chatter about this dress and my June, June, & Junie Project.

Sarah :)

On My Cutting Table...

On my cutting table for next week. My June, June, & Junie Project is in high-gear!




See my blog for more details. What are you planning to sew this week?

I Made a Retro Swimsuit!

This is a retro-style suit I made from a self-drafted pattern. It was my first swimsuit and my first attempt at drafting, so it was a long process. I eventually gave up the drafting and just improvised. I documented it in exhaustive detail on my blog, Chronically Uncool. All the posts about this adventure are tagged as "Swimsuit Experiment".

This is actually a two-piece suit that looks like a one-piece. The little undershorts are separate. I also made a removable bra with huge gel stuffers built in. It's ridiculous, but effective! All the construction details about the stuffer and (with/without pictures) are mixed in with the rest of the swimsuit experiment posts.

I've only been sewing for a year, and I made a wearable swimsuit! If you're afraid of swimwear, please reconsider! It was a really fun project.

The fluffer makes all the difference

Remember my version of Vogue 2960? When I made it, I realized that it deserves a petticoat. (Petticoat? Crinoline? Whatever.) I'm all about the instant gratification, so I didn't make one, I bought it on eBay. It's two layers of ruffly netting, with a length of approximately 24 inches.

I like it much better with the petticoat! Don't you?

I wore the dress, with the fluffer, for a full day of shopping all over St. Louis. Wearing this atypical dress changes the way the public interacts with me. I wrote about the experience on my blog.

My favorite spring dress

This is Vogue 2960, a 1954 vintage pattern that was recently re-released. I used a home dec cotton with a fluffy cloud print. I also shortened the hem, used snaps instead of buttons, and added some elastic to fix a slouchy shoulder problem. This is a spectacular success for me, especially considering my pathetic last project!

Tons more details and pictures of the inside here, at Chronically Uncool.


Edited to add: I got a petticoat for this dress! You can see pictures on Sew Retro or on my blog.

1976 tablecloth skirt

I made this from tablecloth I got from a market:

Using this 1976 Style pattern which I found in a charity shop (hurrah!). I did cheat a little- I didn't have quite enough fabric, so the side seams tulip slightly, and I settled for a machined handkerchief hem rather than trying to get a curved one to work with the print...

Here's a back view:Now all I need is a few pairs of the shoes shown in the envelope illustration...

Kirsty
(Blogged with more pics at Practical Polly)

An old favorite from a new member

Hello,
I have just joined the sew retro fun, having been an avid reader for pretty much as long as the blog has been going.
By way of an introduction, here is my take on the ever popular Butterick B4790 reissue of their whirl away dress.
I used fabric which had been on the shelves in the shop for long enough to have its own driving license...
I blogged it here, on my blog Practical Polly, where I was a little more self indulgent with the photographs...

I'm looking forward to posting here regularly- I've got quite a backlog of pre-blogging sewing to get through!

Simplicity 3744

Well, I finally finished my '60-70's style dress-Simplicity 3744. The photo shows the dress before I hemmed it and the wrinkles you see are from pinning the hem in place.

I really like the look of the dress. I had some issues with the pocket pattern that I talk about here and on my review at Pattern Review. This was made specifically for my summer wearing pleasure. I like the dress very much and now that all fitting issues have been noted and made I plan to make the view with the longer sleeves for fall.

The fabric was given to me by sewing/blogger friend Carolyn with Diary of a Sewing Fanatic. The fabric is a 1960-70 fabric and truly was a pleasure to sew and very appropriate for this dress.