1940s
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1940s Pinafore Duo with Poppie Cotton
I'm a sucker for strawberry prints, so when I got the chance to work with this new fabric from Poppie Cotton, of course I chose to sew with the strawberries to make a 1940s style coordinating pinafore set with… Continue reading
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1940s Aqua Floral House Dress with Lori Holt Fabric
Sometimes when fabric companies do their 1930s style fabric lines, it feels more "inspired" than authentic to me. But here's a print that's a real winner! Probably my favorite Lori Holt print ever, I really got excited over this one.… Continue reading
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2021 Vintage Sewing Recap
Time for a quick look back at my past year of sewing vintage fashion! I always like to see all my makes for a year in one place. This year held a few months of no outfit sewing at all,… Continue reading
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Baby Sailor Dress
This dress has been long on my list and I realized that with summer coming to a close, I needed to hurry up and make it! So I cut it out Wednesday and put the bodice together, finished it yesterday,… Continue reading
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Winterland 1940s Dress
It must be time for Christmas in July! Riley Blake Designs has some new holiday fabric collections out, and I knew I wanted to be part of the Winterland fabric tour even if it meant sewing with wintry fabric in… Continue reading
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1940s Floral Apron – Vintage Does Modern
I've wanted to make this pretty scalloped half apron from a vintage 1940s pattern for a while. A few prints from the lovely Rocky Mountain Wild collection by Riley Blake Designs were a fun choice to give it a slightly… Continue reading
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2020 Sewing Roundup
As always, I like to do a little roundup and recap of my sewing adventures at the end of the year before I start documenting the next year's projects. I like seeing them in one place so I can see… Continue reading
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Green Early ’40s House Dress
I liked this fabric so much I ended up accumulating 3 different dress lengths of it. I used one of the three for this fun early 1940s dress. The pattern was a recent addition. I'm always looking for button… Continue reading
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1940s Striped Nautical Blouse
We just came home from a lovely short vacation to the Oregon coast – my first time there! Of course my sister and I had to take advantage of the beautiful location for some photo shoots while we were there,… Continue reading
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1940s Summer Suit
I first used this 1940s pattern as one of my earliest sewing projects years ago. It was a pretty terrible suit since I made it sloppily out of a striped sheet, and cut all sorts of corners. You can imagine… Continue reading
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