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Late 1950s Leaf Dress
I snagged some of this lovely print from Riley Blake Designs' new line Buttermilk Homestead, which is an 1800s reproduction fabric line, but this print definitely shouted midcentury to me. I had a pretty definite outline of what I wanted… 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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1950s Striped Blouse for Christmas
I usually do a recap post of the last year before I post the next year's projects, but I'm making an exception with this one since while it was indeed my first project of 2022, it also was my Christmas… Continue reading
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Easter Parade: 1950s Green Floral Toddler Dress
Today for my turn in the Riley Blake Designs Easter Parade spotlight, I'm showing you one of the main florals, which I chose to use as a toddler dress for my little girl. Green is such a good color for… Continue reading
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1950s Adjustable Dress for Thanksgiving
I hadn't done any personal sewing since July, but when I got a fun new vintage pattern from an Instagram seller I wanted to try to make it up right away and see if it would work for maternity, since… Continue reading
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Brown Floral 1930s Style Adjustable Dress
Finally catching up with the last personal sewing project I made, way back in the summer when the world was still smoky. And…it was the first trial of a new adjustable dress pattern. It needed to be adjustable because… Continue reading
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1930s Geometric Dress
Finally catching up on the last of my backlog of blog projects! When I made my Liberty floral dress a while ago, I liked it so much and was intrigued by the design possibilities if I did not make it… 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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1930s Liberty Floral Dress
It's project tour time for the Carnaby Collection fabric line! This 1930s dress was made and photographed during the evening light in late May, which is why the pictures are so green. It definitely is not this green here… Continue reading
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