Moving along through my patterns, I decided that I wanted another fun dress for summertime. I chose this pattern from 1969. I decided to go with view 1, since I do love buttons and have so many of them! I decided to have some fun with the pattern and make it out of two fabrics….
Category: 1960’s
Everyone Needs Pockets
Well guess who has been slacking when it comes to sewing, you’re right, it’s me! Of course I have a project always going, but lately with the heat of summer, and the lazy days of summer vacation, I haven’t been motivated. We were going on a quick vacation and I needed a simple project, and…
1967 Dress, Modern Day Problem
Something that I’ve discovered about taking after pictures of my sewing projects is that it is hard to do a photo shoot. I realized that it is easier to take pictures if you have an event or destination to wear the finished garment to. So now I’m very aware of upcoming events and plans and…
National Dress Day!
National Dress Day is March 6th of each year. This year I asked blog readers to share with us all pictures of themselves celebrating the versatility of the dress. I’m sure we can all think of a favorite dress that we’ve worn. Was it a prom dress? Wedding dress? Sun dress? I can think of…
A 1964 Classic To Love
The next pattern in my cabinet was this reissued 1960’s style dress. I sent out a few texts and got a response from someone who wanted this one, and that was response was from Dana, my cousin’s wife. She loves vintage style things, and would love this dress. When I asked Dana what fabric she…