Butterick 9474 and Circle Skirt

I'm just about finished with my new plaid ensemble. It's Butterick 9474 and a circle skirt that I made to go with. The fabric is also vintage. You can read more about it at my blog.

Flapper Fest - 1930s Repro clothing

My boyfriend and I had a prohibition era (1920-1933) themed party this past weekend and I wanted to share some pictures from the event and our outfits with you.

I made my skirt and blouse from an original early 1930s dress pattern that I adapted for separates, and I made Brian's pants and vest. The pants are from the Evadress 1934 Men's trousers pattern and the vest is from an original 1950s pattern that I have (I think it's a 1952). Brian made his shirt from the 1920s Men's shirt pattern. I also made my necklaces and had a perfect opportunity to sport my new Remix 1930s pumps.

There are lots more pictures of the hair, makeup, and the party itself on my blog.

Hope you're all having a good week!

-Evie

Lutterloh System International 1979 - Pics III

 

Third chapter with pics from the Lutterloh System dated 1979...

more to come on my blog!!

PS: I am holding a little funny giveaway....come and try to win!!

Retro Christmas Sewing

The nice thing about a lot of men's styles is that they don't change much. So although this button-down shirt pattern is copyright 1949 (but someone wrote on it "Boutght April 21, 1956", I don't know what that story is) my brother-in-law will still be willing to wear it. Especially since I made one for my nephew that matches, and the fabric is motorcross. He's very into motorcross. (And I am not one for matching parent-child outfits, but my sister says he likes them.) It is modeled here by my ever-patient husband.

The baby shirt is adorable. Why are miniature versions of things always cute? It is a vintage pattern too, and in case you can't tell from the pic, has kimono sleeves (sleeves and body of the shirt are one piece) which made it a pretty quick project.

The vest is for my dad. I laughed when I was going through the Simplicity pattern catalogue at Hobby Lobby. There is a Project Runway pattern with several vest variations that are almost identical to the ones on this envelope with the exception of having different pocket placement.