The holidays were over, and I did not seem to have any upcoming events to sew for. I was back to pulling patterns out of my pattern drawer in order. The next pattern to make was this 1940’s reissue pattern of different aprons. I had made a simple apron at Christmas for my co-worker, but…
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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…
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…
Measuring Up To My Great Grandma
This dress was a challenge for me! The pattern itself is a 1960’s replica pattern, which was not too difficult, BUT I needed to size the pattern to fit Mia (my daughter, for those of you who don’t know me personally). The pattern also included fun facts about 1960’s fashion. Enough being distracted by fun…
Purple People Pleaser
I love the style of the 1940’s! The next pattern in my collection is a retro 1940’s dress. My sister Michelle volunteered to be the model for this one. I decided to make view B, but with the shorter sleeve option. This pattern featured fun fashion facts from the 1940’s. Time to get to work!…
The Reversible Dress
The first garment from a pattern in my collection is this retro styled reversible dress. Once upon a time Simplicity released this pattern as a “Jiffy” pattern. They were right, I sewed it in a jiffy! For this dress, my daughter Mia volunteered to be my model. Of course, in exchange she got a new…