Vintage Pattern on Sunday

SIMPLICITY 5953 c. 1960

This pattern would look great in a block bold colour. From top clockwise: Cream silk dupion, plum sheer striped silk, green linen, blue linen, baby pink cotton lycra blend.

My favourite view-fabric combination is probably this purple silk (above) with view 2 (below).

And here’s all the pattern pieces carefully noted so you know what you’re getting yourself into

Accidentally Bought Some More Fabric

Oops I did it again…

Green linen and yellow crepe de chine. I have two different projects lined up for these two.

So sorry, promise to never use song lyrics in a blog again.

Blue Dress: Finished!

Here’s a photo journey of the Blue Dress (here’s where we left off from):

I sewed the facings to the bodice:

I pinked the edges around the arm and neck holes:

I finished the side seams:

Shortened the straps by about 3 cms:

And slip stitched the facing down:

Bodice finished:

I folded and pressed 1cm, then folded and pressed an 8cm hem.

Pinked some more:

Sewed the hem down:

And then the dress was finished:

                  

HOPE YOU LIKE IT SISTER 🙂

Blue Dress II

So… not a great deal of progress has been made since my last post about the blue dress I’m making for my sister’s birthday.

I have pinned the pieces to the linen and measures 1/4 inch around the side seams as I needed one inch added to the bust and waist.

Please excuse the hideous retro carpet in our flat.

I then pinned the pattern to the lining and added one inch around the edges. I was intending to finish the seams in the same way as Did You Make That? did here (such a smart way to finish). Unfortunately, I only remembered about this on the bodice front and clean forgot when I was cutting the pieces for the back! *cries*

Undeterred I ploughed on, basting the lining and the linen together using a long stitch:

Now to put the darts in and join at the sides

How’s your project going?