1950s
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1950s Teal Floral House Dress
I'm finally catching up with my burst of spring sewing! This time it's a classic 1950s house dress. I used a dreamy teal floral repro quilting cotton from The Timely Tailor, and this vintage pattern I got from the… Continue reading
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1950s Blue Spring Suit
Often little prints don't catch my attention, since usually they are the wrong scale for garments – or adult garments at least. But for some reason I just really liked this little ditsy print from last fall's Lori Holt collection… Continue reading
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1950s Romantic Roses Blouse
I had intended this project for Valentine's Day, but didn't get it finished in time. Still, isn't the fabric perfect for that? It's the prettiest tossed vintage-style rose print on a creamy background. (Find the yardage I used available here.)… Continue reading
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1950s Mint Rose Dress
Believe it or not, I've finally caught up with my 2023 sewing! This last piece was a dress I made in November, but as I was working on it, I realized it could work for Christmas if I added some… Continue reading
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Pastel Christmas: 1950s Novelty Print Skirt
I have a few Christmas makes to show you this year – here's the first one! I've owned this skirt pattern for quite a few years, and always loved the sketched version with alternating prints. Never got around to making… Continue reading
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1950s Purple Print House Dress
I will have several Christmas sewing projects to show you, but first I'm still trying to catch up with my fall projects. I made this a while ago, put buttons on it more recently, and now finally got it photographed… Continue reading
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1950s Girl’s Fall Floral Dress
Still trying to catch up with documenting my fall sewing before I start the holiday things… This week I want to show you the fall-floral dress I made for my oldest daughter for Thanksgiving! I had these two Riley… Continue reading
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1950s Maple Leaf Thanksgiving Dress
I have been in quite a sewing mood lately, and have been whizzing through my pile of fall projects quickly before it's time to sew for Christmas. My Thanksgiving dress was my latest fall finish – and though delayed by… Continue reading
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1950s Ditsy House Dress
I'm trying to catch up with my finished projects, so you get 2 blog posts this week! This time it's a house dress I made for myself with some 1930s repro quilting cotton and a 1950s pattern. I haven't… Continue reading
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1950s Girl’s “Dandelion Dress”
Fall project finish! I actually made this dress several months ago, but it still needed a sash – and I didn't get around to spending 10 minutes making the sash until this week, so here it finally is. We snapped… Continue reading
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