The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live
The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live
It has been a long while since my last post. I have been stitching but was not making much progress on vintage stitching. But over my hiatus I was building up the courage to attempt something that I had been too afraid to attempt before 2 weeks ago . . . resizing a vintage pattern! I have a few vintage patterns that I have been dreaming of stitching up but the sizes were way off. I followed the tutorial over at Sense & Sensibility Patterns for re-sizing as I went along. And aside from some hiccups and learning I did along the way, it wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. I actually found myself enjoying the challenge as I figured the math and re-sized the pieces. Unfortunately, my re-sizing was far from perfect. I definitely still need to work on it as I had to do a lot of seam picking and creative re-sizing as I went along. While I was super upset about the sizing issue in the above picture I ended up really loving the shape it gave the back of the bodice in the finished product. However, I was not happy about all of unpicking I had to do to the collar of the bodice in my attempts to get it to sit just right. I definitely ended up sizing it up a little too much. After what felt like a hundred times of trying on, seam ripping and re-stitching, I finally got it to a good place. The buttons and the hem went better than I had expected them to go and I actually managed to finish the dress the night before Mother's Day! Now that I know what adjustments I need to make I am eager to sew this up again as soon as I stumble upon the perfect fabric. In the meantime, I am going to try my hand at re-sizing another vintage pattern! Until next time . . . happy sewing!
McCall 4086; ©1941; Misses' Evening Dress. Featured in McCall Style News March 1941 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]
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Splendorous Quilt This Splendorous Quilt by Modern Quilting, The Pattern designed by Bari J. for Live art gallery fabrics, featuring Wild Bloom Collection, it's available for free. Full Post: Splendor
Vogue Special Design S-4418; ©1953; One-Piece Dress. [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]
1942. Until now the aprons featured here have been more or less functional and strictly female, so it's nice to take a walk on the frivol...
Marian Martin 9381; postmarked 1945; Misses' Dress with Embroidery Transfer. [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]
Friends, this has been a very good week for me, sewing-wise. Or rather, sewing stuff-wise. First, the Singer featherweight. Then, the ...
PRINCESS JUMPER... square-necked, slips on over the head, then buttons to hem. Set-in hip pockets, band finish. BLOUSE... dart-fitted at waist and over hips. Neckline finished with narrow bias band. Three-quarter length, set-in sleeves. Side, and back neck zippers. Wear jumper alone as a SLEEVELESS DRESS too. Original design by Jack Horwitz Associates Inc. [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail
