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sewing vintage patterns

by JoAnn

I’ve had this stash of vintage 50′s dress patterns in my size for a while now.  One has to go strictly by measurements, not size, on vintage patterns as well as clothing.   I generally wear a plus 16 in modern sizes but need a 40 bust in vintage patterns which is a size 20-22. I finally got around to doing some sewing this week. I was inspired by reading several of my fav. vintage blogs.

I am making 2 dresses from the same pattern to start.  I finished the first one yesterday. The dress is a self belted casual day dress with round neckline, loose half sleeves and a gored skirt with big pockets.  The completed dress is sewn from some 60 yr. old fabric I had from my grandmother who was a hoarder of fabric. Blue cotton with blue roses.  A casual day dress, suitable for marketing or daytime errands.

I have the second dress cut out and ready to go.  I am using a red rose print.  I started with one of the more simple patterns as I am a little out of practice.   The next pattern I want to tackle is a sailor dress in navy poplin with white yoke and red trim!!

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