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I love this pattern and have made two versions of the shorts (View C) here and here. Today, as part of Self-Stitched September, I wore View A. I made them out of lovely black linen and shortened them to capri length. I love the classic style. They are also my first item for my Hepburn Hepburn Project ....

I made this top before I made the swimming suit, but was hoping to make a skirt to go with it before I posted it. Now I see that it just isn't going to happen. I suppose there is always next summer. The pattern is my well-loved Butterick 3344 and I made this same version in white earlier this summer. I...

At long last, I finally made up my version of B5147! I made the flare version, not the sheath dress version. The fabric is a nice cotton I bought on Saturday's trip to the Garment District in NYC. The top of the dress is lined with a grey cotton voile. I followed Marji's sleeveless dress construction method, except that I goofed....

You surely have seen this pattern (Butterick 5383) and thought to yourself, “that is one hot dress.  Someday, I will make it when I have the body for it.” No?  Well, maybe it was just me.  I’m finally at the point where I’m 90% happy with my body, so I decided to make this dress.  [...]...

My pattern (sorry for the terrible picture). I made the red blouse. Here is my blouse. I like it, it will be great for work. More picture here on my blog, plus pictures of another vintage blouse I forgot to post here. Thanks for looking!...

B5460 was done the week before. But I'd had not sewn the button or buttonhole on the jacket until this past Sunday morning and decided to wear it to church. We just returned from church when this photo was taken. So sorry for the wrinkles. Here is my review: Pattern Description: MISSES'/MISSES' PETITE JACKET AND DRESS: Loose-fitting, unlined jackets A, B...

I know y'all must be thinking this is the pattern that just won't die...go away already, right? *LOL* Well, it's not that easy for it to ease into the sewing sunset because I want this pattern to be one of my go-to, make any time in almost any fabrication, TNTs. To do that I must make it a couple of times...

The pattern: My interpretation: For the back view and thoughts, please visit my blog :)...

T-shirts are serviceable but boring. I mentioned before that when I didn't have time sew my uniform for, like, 10 years was a solid colored tee (H&M, mostly) and a bright printed skirt (half quickie hand-made, half RTW). I still enjoy seeing this look on other people, but I feel so bored I'm going to throw up when I put it...

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Please go and check out my fellow sewists versions of this dress on the Flickr site . They have made some amazing dresses and you have to see the "Queen of this Pattern" (Sheila's) latest version! It's pretty awesome if I say so myself. I used the flared dress version (View D); since I have a TNT sheath-like dress pattern already....

It was very satisfying finishing those pieces so quickly, however my sewing has since ground to a complete halt while I decide what to make next, so in the meantime here are some more details on the maxi dress. This is the pattern, Butterick 4975 - now OOP. I made the longer version but still had to shorten it by around...

I recently finished this purple polka-dot dress using Butterick 5209, a 1940s reproduction pattern. The skirt was a four-gored skirt grafted from Simplicity 2123, a 1940s pattern. More garment construction details and pictures can be found on my blog....

Yes, my version is done. However, my photographers have flown the coop so you will have to wait to see pics of me wearing it. After trying it on, I can see making a few more of these, I will just need to tweak it a little bit more to get the fit I like. Okay some stats: Fabric: 100% cotton...

This weekend I worked on Butterick 5522, a shift dress by Muse that was released for this fall: I don't know if you recognize the dress or not, but if you are a reality TV junkie like me, you know that Tabatha Coffey wore one on her show, "Salon Take-over." Now granted, Tabatha is about half my size, but Muse did...

I think my marinating time for fabrics is about a year, because this is another one from from Hong Kong, right on the heels of my McCall 5579 kimono from another Hong Kong fabric (they were sewn about a month apart). I had originally intended this fabric to be for the Simplicity 2827 vintage dress pattern I made in May, but...

As usual, I first present you with the pattern used: And the front view of the results: For more photos and details, please visit my blog :)...

I sewed a muslin this weekend. Boy that was a lot of work! Just the pattern adjustments took a few hours with scissors, paper, tape, pencil and ruler. This is the first time I have sewn a Butterick pattern since who knows when; all I know is they never fit. I got out a pattern (out of Bernina My Label) that...

I sewed this repro pattern of B4928, I had several problems when I was sewing it, first after I choose my size it was too big, then I had troubles with the hem, this is the result ....

A weeks worth of sewing and this is all I have to show for it, a super simple knit top. It's not that the top took that long to sew. Total time spent to create it probably totaled two hours and that includes cutting it out. But its summertime! And the weather has been perfect! Our summers are so short here...

I've had this pattern for years...and for the last couple of years it's made my to-sew list during both the spring/summer and fall/winter seasons...see how versatile this pattern is! Yet somehow at the end of every season it remains unsewn. Butterick 5147 It's not that I haven't been inspired by others versions to try it... Sheila's dresses come to mind...but it...

I'm finally getting around to showing you my version of Butterick 5044. It's hard to see much about the pocket detail with the darker blue fabric. When I figured out that this was a "one seam" pant, I used my Louise Cutting version with the fit done already. HOWEVER, I should have put more ease into the pattern and will the...

I had 4 solid hours of sewing time yesterday and it was bliss! I made both the peasant top and the shorts and I love them both. The peasant top is a modern McCall's pattern and the shorts are Butterick 7762. More photos and details here. Sarah :)...

This is The Grey Sash Dress, made from Butterick 9029, from the 50s. This is The Blue Tie Waist Shift Dress made from a Kate Marchbanks mail order pattern from 1967. These were my first two vintage pattern creations. Read more at Modern Twist ! Jacki...

Hi all! I recently finished Butterick 4598, a rectangular shift dress from the late 60's. If you like angles and squares, you'll like this! It has square armholes, a triangular keyhole with buttoned tab fastening, and slot pockets in the side front seams. It is remarkably flattering considering it has little shape, and I love the pockets which I cannot keep...

I love tunics and fell in love with this one:......

Ah, I'm back. After some sewing for me and then a two-week vacation, I'm happy to be back to blogging. I have a bit of a backlog of projects to show you and I think I'll go in the order that I made them. A few months ago, I saw this dress in the Boden catalog. I really liked the style...

O kay after the disaster of my last project, which was a modern pattern (Vogue 2029), I am starting a new vintage pattern creation. ¡And I am excited! Here is the pattern and the fabric. I still need to decide what collar to buy for the collar. At first, I was going to make it out of the same fabric as...

Butterick 5491 Pattern Description: : Loose-fitting, flared dresses A, B,......

i forgot to post my dress for the 4th of july! here it is: stars and stripes baby baby! i made it from a butterick reproduction pattern 5136 i shortened the length so i could wear it in the rain, but it came out great and was really easy to put together! i had this patten for a while, and am...