Simplicity – Page 7 – Sewing With Grandma

Make It Work

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by Coco B

Some patterns I pull out of my drawer, and think, “this looks just like….” then hope they take me up on my offer! This particular dress looked like my niece Jenna in my opinion, and I was lucky enough that she thought so too! The interesting thing about this pattern being “inspired by Project Runway”…

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2000 And Beyond

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

Sheet to Chic

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Coco B

The next pattern I needed to make was this 1950’s blouse. My sister, Michelle, said she’d like it, so this one is for her. I liked the way the neckline looked on this pattern, and knew I would be learning something new with this sew. I had never done a neckline like this one before!…

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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

An Apron Kind Of Life

Posted on January 7, 2022February 3, 2022 by Coco B

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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1940's

They Understood The Assignment

Posted on December 31, 2021February 3, 2022 by Coco B

Knowing that I was going out of town for Christmas, and knowing that I needed a post for this week (just a personal goal) I knew I needed to sew something before I left. I decided on this “easy to sew” skirt. My cousin Elizabeth said she would like it, so I got to work,…

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2000 And Beyond

Gift Giving

Posted on December 24, 2021February 3, 2022 by Coco B

With Christmas quickly approaching, it was time to turn my attention to a few things that I was going to make and give as gifts. I have found that my favorite gifts to give are homemade, BUT, homemade things are incredibly time consuming! Plan accordingly if you want to give homemade things! Here are some…

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