1940s
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Novelty 1940s Wrap House Dress
I’ve finished up this dress and it’s currently for sale in my Etsy shop – but I had to share it here too since it was such an unusual pattern. It’s a mail order pattern from the 1940s, back when… Continue reading
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Quilt & 1940s Dress in Flower Market Fabric
I’ve been so looking forward to sewing with this new Elea Lutz fabric line by Poppie Cotton! It has so many good colors and prints, in my favorite vintage style. I knew I wanted to make a dress in one… Continue reading
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Easter Blouse & Patchwork Quilt with Elise by Poppie Cotton
My favorite style of Americana fabric collections is one that includes some nontypical colors like aqua or pink. This newly released collection by Poppie Cotton ticks all those boxes, but has a great red, white, and blue selection too if… Continue reading
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1940s Aqua Adjustable Dress
I absolutely loved this repro fabric by Riley Blake Designs from the recent Lori Holt fabric line called Mercantile. It took me a while to decide on a pattern and sew a dress with it, but it's just the cutest!… Continue reading
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1940s 4th of July Dress
You've already seen the little girl dresses I made for the 4th of July, so now it's time to show you my 4th of July dress for this year! I have so many blue dresses and such a big… Continue reading
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1940s Daisy Suit Alternate Jacket
When I made this year's 1940s Easter suit, I realized that I would likely only wear it a couple times a year because of the 3/4 sleeves, and I liked the fabric well enough I decided to also make a… Continue reading
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1940s Seed Packet Novelty Print House Dress
I have been saving this adorable novelty print for a spring dress, so I thought I'd better get it made while it is still spring! Enter – my seed packet house dress! The vintage pattern I used had… Continue reading
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1940s Floral Easter Suit
I'm jumping ahead on my to-blog-about project queue to show you my Easter suit, since it is the week after Easter. I've had this pattern on my list to make for a while. Those details are just gorgeous! And… Continue reading
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1940s Red Floral House Dress
My first sewing project of the new year was this house dress, in a cheery repro print fabric from The Timely Tailor that was perfect for a simple pattern from the 1940s – Simplicity 4662. It was lovely to… Continue reading
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1940s Brown & Blue Set
I'm still catching up with getting my 2023 sewing photographed. I had a burst of sewing in late November and December, which I'm still working through – so here is one of my outfits originally intended for autumn, which turned… Continue reading
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