1950s
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Why I Like Thrift Stores…1950s Cocktail Dress
Imagine how thrilled I was to find a beautiful dress-up vintage dress in a local thrift store, for only $4! And even more thrilled when it actually fit me! It needed a good cleaning and a little mending in… Continue reading
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Vintage Finds
Christmas shopping time! While these are not gifts, I wanted to share with you some of the goodies I brought back from a recent shopping trip that was ostensibly to look for presents, but ended up…well…mostly adding to my own… Continue reading
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Blue 1950s Housedress
Progress on my Christmas outfit is slow, but I finally have pictures of the blue 1950s housedress I made weeks ago. I made it right before we moved, and obviously moving and unpacking doesn't leave much time for pictures. Then… Continue reading
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1950s Christmas Skirt
During the Advent season I try to give as many as possible of my holiday outfits an outing. Of course, I can't fit them all in just four weeks, especially since I make several new things every year, but I try. Last… Continue reading
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As Modern As it Gets
I intend on taking pictures this week of the blue 1950s housedress I made a few weeks ago, but I noticed that so many of my last posts have been blue-themed so before I do another one, I'm going to… Continue reading
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Why I Like Thrift Stores…The 1950s Style Skirt
While in Georgia recently, I did a little thrift shopping. Apparently ladies in the south wear skirts more commonly than around here, because there were lots of beautiful ones in the shops – and two of them found their way… Continue reading
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September Tutorial – How to Sew in 15 minutes a 1950s Scarf and Holder
Last week, when I posted about my Labor Day outfit, I showed you the skirt and matching 1950s style scarf and holder I had made. Now I'm going to tell you how to make a scarf like it – perfect… Continue reading
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Going Western for Labor Day, Dotty Style
After working through a bunch of 1940s sewing projects in preparation for attending a reenactment – including an elaborate-for-me cocktail dress using some very slippery crepe-back satin that was a pain to work with – I found I still had enough… Continue reading
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1950s Candy Striped Dress
Quite by accident, here's another striped dress to show you – this time from the 1950s. This is one of my earliest sewing projects when I started sewing with vintage patterns – in fact it has one short French… Continue reading
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The Polka Dot Project – Green 1950s Dress
My latest Polka Dot Project used an all-over pin dot cotton fabric I got at JoAnn a long time ago and had this pattern paired with for almost a year before it finally became reality. It's a slender style… Continue reading
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