"Summer Sky Dress"

  Hi, loved sewing, I just wanted to show you the last dress I sewed, it isn´t made from a vintage pattern, I made alterations in a current pattern to get this dress, but the look is full of 50s fashion, if you curious to know more and see more pictures of it, please visit here .... your suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I Love the 1880s - Sewing Edition

So a friend of mine is having a victorian tea for her bridal shower.  I wanted to wear something more dressy and potentially appropriate for the whole victorian tea atmosphere.  Channel the spirit.  Some looking online brought me to puffy sleeves, floral and/or light fabrics, and lacy details.  The whole high neck, floor length thing is getting scrapped for 80-90 degree summer heat.

I had less than 2 weeks to the event when I decided to make a top to go with a white skirt I have with some eyelet detailing at the bottom.  No money for fabric so I pulled out some black fabric with a grey floral design on it.  One out of two isn't bad.  No money for a new pattern, so enter McCalls 5661 View E.  Beyond what I would estimate my skill level to be, but so be it.  I've committed myself to the project.  Pics below, and more info on my blog here and here.  I just need to get buttons for the back and do the button holes and I'm done.  I've been going back and forth on color for the buttons - black, white, combo of both, pearlized, etc.  What do you guys think?

30s blouse first try.

Hi all!

Hope your new year is going good.

Ive been sewing and just finished my first try with a never before attempted 30's pattern. It still needs buttons, but thats neither here nor there :)

You can check out more on the blog.

Thanks and yay sewing!

Cotton duvet dress

Made this number from a duvet I bought at the thrift store from one of my favorite 40s day dress patterns.

More pictures on NVL.

Three Cheers - a dress in a day!

I made Butterick 5214 (a reissue from 1947) yesterday, from start to finish in time for an afternoon Independence Day BBQ! You can read about it at my blog, ShoesAndPie.

Wartime dresses for the summertime.

Hi all!

Finished two dresses from mid 1940s patterns. Complete with all the vintage trimmings.

More info and all progress on the blog.

Yay sewing!

Just Peachy!

Hi all, I've been looking for an easy Summer dress pattern that would be nice over a bikini. I've had a few tunic style dresses and fancied making one myself. I saw quite a few vintage patterns online along these lines...

BUT these are very pricey so I used a Burda download instead and added a few bells and whistles. See more on my blog. Happy Sewing xx

New 40s Dresses! Yay

I finally finished the dresses from my repro pattern.

Ive been wanting to make this dress for some time. After I worked out the kinks (all documented on the blog), I finally started with the real reason I wanted to make this pattern, so I could use the mid 40s fabric on the navy dress. Ive wanted to use that vintage cotton for months. I LOVE the dress. Im going to make tons more.



Everything on the blog and NVL.

Vintage Sewing Weekend: Part IV

I left you all on Saturday morning, when I had created my graded pattern but had yet to cut out my fabric. Things went fairly smoothly and I completed the dress that evening! You can read about the details and results here.