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  • My Christmas Eve 1950s Formal

    My final project in 2018 was completed the week before Christmas. My family always does a dress-up High Tea for Christmas Eve, and I have very few formal things that fit me and I can nurse in. So I decided… Continue reading

  • True Vintage: Rescued Gray 1950s Suit

    I have one final sewing project from 2018 to show you before I do my year's recap, but since I haven't gotten photos of it yet, this week I want to share another lovely vintage suit from the 1950s.  … Continue reading

  • A Late ’30s Christmas Dress

    I've done a lot of sewing from the late '30s this year, so it's not surprising that the pattern I chose for my Christmas dress this year also happened to be from this era.    And it was definitely the… Continue reading

  • 1950s Blue Sweater Dress

    Very suddenly my autumn leaves were covered with snow and my my first winter sewing project had a background to match!   During a thrift store trip a few months ago, I found a 4 yard length of fabric for… Continue reading

  • Farewell to Autumn – Vintage Brown Jacket

    My last autumn themed post for this year features a gorgeous vintage jacket that was recently given to me by a sweet lady who knew I would appreciate some of her mother's clothes and accessories. This is the first of… Continue reading

  • True Vintage: Late 1940s Gingham Suit

    There is some snow on the ground right now, my decorations are up, and I'm playing Christmas music as I write this. But I have a few more weeks' worth of fall posts to catch up on before I get… Continue reading

  • 1940s Perfectly Plum Dress

    Another fall sewing project was crossed off the list a few weeks ago! When I made my gray gingham dress earlier this year, I realized it would be a perfect pattern to make again as a fall version with a… Continue reading

  • My One and Only True Vintage Suit

    This stunning 1950s suit has a long story behind it.   A few months after I was married, I went shopping with my friend Gina from Beauty from Ashes and she took me to a very nice vintage clothing consignment… Continue reading

  • Early 1940s Harvest Dinner Dress

    This early 1940s dress was a bit of a (pleasant) surprise in several ways! I'd had this mini green rayon plaid suiting on my shelf for years, and never got around to making it up. Each autumn and winter other… Continue reading

  • 1950s Gingerbread Skirt + Another Sweater Set

    My, it's been a while since I posted a 1950s project. For some reason this year I have mostly gravitated towards the 1930s and 1940s when I am drawn to a fabric or pair it with a pattern.   I… Continue reading