Reissue – Sewing With Grandma

A Simple Enough Blouse

Posted on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 by Coco B

“It’s not about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.”~Tony Robbins Elizabeth tells me often that when people offer me things, I need to say no. My sewing room is full, and storing things in an orderly way is becoming more difficult. I strongly believe in organizing my things. It makes them easy to find, and…

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1950's

Old Dress, New Shirt

Posted on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Coco B

Moving right along to my next sew. When I have an upcoming event, I pull specific patterns out of my collection. When I don’t, I usually go in order and sew what is next in the drawer. Time is also a factor in the things I decide to sew. I like to be ahead. This…

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1940's

The “Mayor’s Wife” Dress

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Coco B

Once upon a time, Michael was the mayor of our little home town. He served as mayor for six years. During his time as mayor, he got a lot accomplished! He is to this day still the record holder for winning by the largest margin in our city’s history, and is one of the most…

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1960's

A Vintage Look, Personalized

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Coco B

Next up was this 1950’s reissued pattern from Simplicity. Michelle knew it was coming and claimed this sew for her own. To make this 1950’s blouse more her style, she found this Halloween fabric that she thought would be perfect. Off I sew! The shirt had simple pieces but featured this peplum bottom. What is…

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1950's

National Dress Day!

Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by Coco B

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…

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1960's, Celebrations!

Dream Big And Write Your Own Story

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Coco B

Once upon a shelter in place, I made this dress for Mia. We were in the house, and decided to use some of our time making clothes. Mia chose this pattern which is a 1960’s reissued pattern from Simplicity. Mia loved the look of view B, flowered print and all. Of course I had some…

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1960's

A 1964 Classic To Love

Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by Coco B

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…

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1960's

Read The Instructions, Do It Your Way Anyways

Posted on February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 by Coco B

Who needs a formal 1950’s bolero style jacket? I do! This pattern was next in my collection. I had to choose a view, and decided to go with view C. This jacket is fully lined. Before the thought of this would intimidate me, but not anymore! Now that I’ve done a couple of lined things…

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1950's

Getting Better All The Time

Posted on January 20, 2022February 3, 2022 by Coco B

When I was first teaching myself how to make clothes, I picked this pattern to try. I liked the style, it says “simple to sew” and thought it would be a good place to start. SO the shirts featured in this weeks post I made years ago. Some of my current projects take longer than…

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1960's

Don’t Be Afraid, Be Yourself!

Posted on January 14, 2022February 3, 2022 by Coco B

The next pattern to jump out of my cabinet was this reissue pattern of a 1960’s jumper. I thought it was cute, but I also liked how on the pattern front it showed how this pattern could be made into something more formal by using different fabric. I did not know who I would be…

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1960's