dresses

That red Kay Unger dress ( Vogue 1083 ) I wrote about a the other day is still underway, although very little progress was made this week. There is a ton of top stitching on that baby! And if you haven't begun yours yet, here's a teeny tiny bit of advice for you. Take time to make a muslin. Unless you...

Success! I completed an orange mod dress from a vintage pattern with relatively few snafus. As usual, there are still questions to ponder. You can read more about my orange dress adventure at my blog: Sew Sixties Over and out ; - ) Astrid...

Hello all! This dress is a homage to Rosemary Clooney. An amazing woman, indeed. I made a dress out of this pattern: and here are the result: More info on my blog !...

Hi All. I have re-written an old blog post on a re-working of the Victoria and Albert Museum dress pattern which is available as a free download. The pattern is adapted for modern sizes 10-14, was created especially for the V&A Golden Age of Couture Exhibition Website, and is based on the dress pictured here, a 1953 ready to wear dress...

I'm calling the dress I'm working on to enter the Tessuti Awards my "mad" dress - mad because I have so much else going on at the moment and a relatively short time to finish it and photograph it; mad because I'm putting a lot of effort into a dress I'm making for someone else; and mad because it reminds of...

Tiny is big loving the dress-up box at the moment. Mostly she's just loving her tutu too-too much. Five days running and by now it has been encrusted not with jewels or sequins, but instead Milo, melty chocolate, dirt and any other sticky food groups that she's gotten her filthy mitts into. Today she dragged out everything from the dress-up box...

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...

Made this number from a duvet I bought at the thrift store from one of my favorite 40s day dress patterns. More pictures on NVL ....

This Bella dress is a custom order for a darling little baby Serena....she will turn 1 this 28th of August and I hope it will arrive on time. Yes, this dress is now well on its way to find its owner all the way in Chicago, IL! My first International custom order, I'm happy with the result. I LOVE sewing this...

My latest dress is a blend of McCalls 9583 from 1968 and McCalls 7245 from 1963, though that wasn't my original plan! I wrote more about my trials and tribulations here, but I am happy with the end result. It's also the cheapest dress I've ever made!...

Ana from When Creativity Knocks shows how she made a flower girl dress from a discount store dress.  The addition of pleated ribbon and a ribbon flower embellishment makes the dress look a lot nicer than the $15.00 she…...

I made this dress from my vintage (1950s/60s) Enid Gilchrist pattern book, 'Junior Teens and Smaller Women', and some 2010 Ikea fabric ... I love the mix of vintage and modern :) I wrote on my blog about it here :) Linda...

crochet to go has a tutorial / pattern for the cutest little party dress Similar Posts: the go-to little girls dress pattern | smocked dress tutorial | card dress | from the archives: card dress | origami fabric pockets | Share and Enjoy:...

Everyone once in a while you come across a pattern that is an absolute dream to put together. The pattern pieces match, the rating is accurate and the outcome is just as you pictured. As you sew you swear the stars must be aligned. Vogue 1027 is one of those patterns. As I sewed I only had one question " why...

Posted by Nicole Smith The votes are in, and UnfinishedProject's dress inspired by her grandmother comes out on top....

My sewing is going to be boring for the next couple of dresses. I'm trying to amass a few more work dresses for really corporate type meetings so I'm relying heavily upon my TNT dress pattern to make them. The previous two dresses had variations done to them so that they would look a little different ( faux welt pockets /...

Here are a couple of pictures of the Red Shirtwaist dress, finished after a marathon sewing day. It just needed to get done. The red is so vibrant that it is difficult to catch all the details in a photo. Plus, it is hard to photograph yourself! Here is the pattern I used: I am really proud of the work I...

The dress is finished, the pictures are taken, and I've entered the dress in the Sewing For Children Contest at patternreview.com. Check out all the wonderful garments that other contestants have sewn, and if you are a PR member then place your vote after July 31st for the item you like best. Regardless of whether or not I win, this dress...

The Little Honey Dress is finished! To save time, I've copied my review from Pattern Review here instead of writing another different post. In a day or so, I'll add pictures of Emily wearing the dress. Pattern Description: Oliver+S Jump Rope Dress Pattern Shirtwaist dress features rounded collar and front placket detail. View A includes short sleeves with folded cuff and...

I've talked about my love of Jonathan Logan dresses in the past. While perusing an August issue of a 1955 fashion magazine geared toward younger women, I found page after page of ads for Jonathan Logan dresses. Each ad was paired with a regional department store, like Goldsmiths, Best Apparel, and Woodward & Lothrop, and included a coupon for ordering the...

The Wildwood Flower Dress is finished and it's fast becoming one of my favourite dresses. For more pictures and chatter about this project, please click here. Sarah :)...

Andrea is generously offering this complete pattern (not just a tutorial) for sizes 12 mo- 5 years for a long sleeved knit dress. It is called the “Go To Dress” because it’s a pattern you’ll go to again and again to make a comfortable dress. Similar Posts: Mendocino summer dress pattern | extending the life [...]...

Finally, I’m back online…oh how I miss this space. All the 2 weeks it took to move my fixed phone line + Internet connection to my new home, my mind was constantly thinking of this neglected blog. I managed by telling myself over and over that I am not a full time blogger and to always remember the main reason I...

Hi Everyone! I made this cute little shift dress from a 1965 McCall's pattern, using vintage cotton and a vintage button. Here's the original pattern and fabric choice: And here's the finished dress! I love the open back detail, it adds a fun surprise when you turn around! Features like that make a simple dress a little more special. More pictures...

I was pretty happy with the look of this dress on my daughter and wanted to use the pattern again. New Look 6884 has several different views and I think the collar, sleeve and ruffle choices make them look pretty different from each other. For this dress, I left off the collar and used the cap sleeves with elastic bands. My...

I was hooked the moment I saw this dress in the Burda May 2010 issue. So simple. So trendy. So easy to sew. So flattering on so many, like here and here and the nine reviews at PatternReview. So not loving it. Yes, it was indeed very simple - and easy - to sew. After all there are only a five...

This version of McCall's 5752, the Perfect Knit Dress, looks amazingly similar to the pattern cover, thanks to the fact that I sewed a dress using the exact fabric as one of the samples. The fabric was purchased late last summer with the intent of having this dress sewn and ready to wear when spring rolled around. Well, there was no...

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...

Sometimes, with the raucous colors of summer all around you, dressing in simple black and white makes you stand out from the vibrant crowd. Don't forget your wide brimmed hat to protect your face from the sun. Here, summer dressing from 1960. Black and white striped cotton dress by Jerry Parnis. Sold for $50 in 1960 (about $371 in today's dollar)....

Doesn't this dress just make you want to put on your gloves, spray on some ozone-depleting Aqua net and rush to the Junior League Tea to Fund Raise for some lady-like cause? Here's the pattern back, for all of you Vintage Detail junkies. This is a dress that wants to made out of some pretty cotton, with flowers. The kind of...