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…
Category: 1960’s
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…
Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational; This Is What I Call The Muppet Dress!!
My cousin Elizabeth informed me that she had special Disneyland tickets. Tickets that would get her entry into The Muppet’s Christmas Party on Main Street. Sounds like an incredibly important event to me! Of course, she needed a custom dress for the party. I already had yards and yards of this Muppet fabric in my…
The Big Day, Finally Here! Part Three and Also The Finale: Sydney’s Wedding!
With Sydney’s big day almost here, I had to choose a pattern to make and wear for the wedding day. Grandma had three different wedding dress patterns in her collection. I decided to stick with the wedding theme and pick one of those for my outfit. I chose this pattern, from 1965. I discovered that…
Get The White Glasses
Does this pattern ring a bell? It is the same pattern featured in the previous post, “Measuring Up To My Great Grandma”. Simplicity released this pattern twice but marketed it differently. This one is a vintage pattern reprint, and in my previous post, it is pattern number S0740, which they marketed using copyrighted super hero…
Jumping Back To the 60’s
This reissued pattern from Simplicity is a 1960’s jumper that really was simple to sew, as the pattern envelope says. Certain styles need a certain body type. This jumper was definitely not for me. I had actually made it once before, for myself, and it made me look, well….matronly. Let’s just say it was not…