vintage sewing
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1950s Blue Flower Cameo Blouse
I made this a few months ago for the Matilda blog tour for Poppie Cotton, but didn’t get photos of it until recently. This was my favorite print and I think it looks like floral cameos! I picked Butterick 6191,… Continue reading
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Spring Quilty Fun & Lil Dresses
It’s my day to share some projects with the new fabric line Le Petit Escargot from Poppie Cotton. It has some lovely pastel prints, which were my favorites, especially the periwinkle color! Here’s the selections I chose to work with.… Continue reading
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Aqua Cherries 1940s Dress
A few years ago I snagged a few yards of my very favorite print in the Julia fabric line by Moda. The whole line was delightful, but the larger daisies & cherries & polka dots on the perfect shade of… Continue reading
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Raspberry Toile Easter Dress
I didn’t intend to post two similar dresses in a row, but here we are! For my Easter dress this year I used a small bolt of beautiful red and cream floral toile that I got on sale a while… Continue reading
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1950s Wintry Print Dress
We had very little winter this year. Seriously. The meadowlarks didn’t even bother to migrate. 🙂 I kept waiting for some snow to take photos of my snow-print dress, but finally gave up and did indoor photos instead. So here… Continue reading
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Rose Trellis Skirt
I stitched this the beginning of December to wear to our local Christmas concert, but I also wore it again on Christmas Eve to our special candlelit church service, which is when I had a few minutes to grab photos.… Continue reading
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1950s Thanksgiving Dress
I’ve intended to make a 1950s dress with this blue leaf print for over a year, and it finally happened! This was the 2nd of the 2 fall dresses I sewed in November, and was the one I wore for… Continue reading
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Late 1950s Fall Fashion in Blue
I managed to speed sew two more autumnal dresses quickly before it’s time to switch to Christmas sewing. Here is the first one: it uses some lovely Lori Holt fabric from an older line, courtesy of The Timely Tailor –… Continue reading
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Sky Blue 1930s Dress
I know it’s November…but yesterday was 60 degrees and felt like early May – so I feel justified in quickly zooming through a last few summery projects on my list to clear the way for a couple more fall-appropriate sewing… Continue reading
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Classic 1930s: Colorful Plaid Dress
I made and photographed this dress back in September – here it finally is on the blog! I’ve made this pattern at least 3 times previously and have loved it as it’s a rare 1930s pattern that fits me well.… Continue reading
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