1950s

  • 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

    1950s Purple Print House Dress
  • 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

    1950s Girl’s Fall Floral Dress
  • 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

    1950s Maple Leaf Thanksgiving Dress
  • 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

    1950s Ditsy House Dress
  • 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

    1950s Girl’s “Dandelion Dress”
  • 1950s Birthday Girl Dress

    The week my oldest daughter was turning 4, I pulled out some girl size patterns and asked her which one she would like for a birthday dress. She picked the one with pockets, of course! And when I let her choose… Continue reading

    1950s Birthday Girl Dress
  • Another 1950s Rose Dress

    Everything's coming up roses, apparently! Actually, since I was pregnant all spring I didn't get any of my dress ideas for my spring-ish fabric made, so now I'm hurrying to stitch some of them before fall arrives. As a result,… Continue reading

    Another 1950s Rose Dress
  • 1950s Dress and Basket Quilt with Poppie Cotton Delightful Department Store

      Time for sewing with one of my favorites ever of the new collections by Poppie Cotton! This one is all about midcentury, which of course was right up my alley. Of course I had to make several things with… Continue reading

    1950s Dress and Basket Quilt with Poppie Cotton Delightful Department Store
  • 2022 Dressmaking Recap

    Now that all my 2022 projects have been blogged about, it's time to do my yearly round-up of the garments I made this past year. I like to do this each year to see everything in one place, and evaluate… Continue reading

    2022 Dressmaking Recap
  • 1950s Wintry Dotted Dress

    I'm still catching up with my 2022 finishes so I can do my yearly recap. This dress I made at the end of last year took a while to get photos of – and these were taken in a hurry… Continue reading

    1950s Wintry Dotted Dress