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Vintage Simplicity 6371
Last week I tried a pattern that I had just ordered to save shipping costs on Etsy when I ordered another pattern. The cover illustration looks not very interesting but I was in the mood for sewing a...
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Simplicity 9723 With a Twist
Simplicity 9723 is an approximate 1900’s based stage costume pattern. A friend is having an old West themed Halloween party and my plans to make this and go as a school marm were set. Unfortunately...
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Cropped Hawthorn Blouse
An age and a half ago, I spontaneously bought some gorgeous vintage poly-cotton online without giving much thought to the fact that it was a very limited 1 yard long. Luckily, when One Week, One...
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Vintage Patterns, 70s, 80s, 90s
I’ve been searching Craigslist for sewing notions, patterns, and fabric, and yesterday I made a huge find! For $20, I purchased over 150 vintage patterns from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It’s been a lot of...
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Vintage wrap-blouse
I made this blouse using vintage pattern Bestway D.3,109. It looks to be one of those mail order style patterns from the 50s. I can’t see a date so I’m going by hair and shoes on the cover image! It’s...
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1957 outfit
With the end of the year getting very close, I was keen to try and complete my goal for the Vintage Pattern Pledge after all. And this outfit really helped to achieve that! I found this wide wale...
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Downton Abbey inspired blouse
Recently, I re-watched season two of Downton Abbey and for the first time, the clothes really appealed to me. Especially some of the blouses looked like they would still be nice to wear now. I have...
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A Floral Blouse from Maudella 1326
Hi Everyone!!! This is my first post here, so I hope you like it! The Pattern and Fabric (and a button that didn’t get used) Here is my first sew for the 2015 Vintage Pattern Pledge, a pink floral...
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Simplicity 1590
So Simplicity 1590 is finally finished! I chose View A and it’s been on my sewing table for the past two weeks completely finished but without buttons. I’m in love with this adorable top and it’s...
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Simplicity 2475 – 1958 Maternity Top
I actually got this finished a week or so ago, but then I got sick (again) and we’ve had yet another snow storm since then so it’s still been a little crazy around here. This is my second project of...
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Hollywood Belted Blouse
On a recent trek to the antique store, I found a cache of vintage patterns! One of them was this lovely belted blouse from a 1940s Hollywood Pattern. It is such a lovely style, and the pattern is a...
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50ies with an Asian touch
More or less ten years ago, my father gave me a Shalvar Kameez when he came back from a trip to Pakistan. Unfortunately it wasn’t my size and due to the lack of opportunities to wear such a garment in...
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Going Dotty for Spotty Cotton
Ohmygoodnessyouguys! I keep signing myself up for all these sewing challenges ~ and then I don’t know why I am doing this to myself! (> o <)’ First it was the insane Sewing All The Things...
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Keyhole Neck Blouse
I recently used one of Vera Venus wonderful vintage inspired, free patterns again, this time the Keyhole Neck Blouse. I made it specifically to fit a vintage circle skirt that my boyfriend gave me 2...
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Vintage Style 1940s Blouse
I’m excited to be contributing my very first project to We Sew Retro! This top went together surprisingly fast (er ah, it was preempted with M6993 and other sewing projects). There are sure to be...
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Simplicity 1692 – Lovely Leopard
I’ve spent this past week working on Simplicity 1692. I decided to do View B, and I picked this lovely leopard print cotton that I purchased from a buy/sell/trade group I’m a part of. I had just the...
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A Slew of Seperates
I had a hugely productive weekend two weeks ago. I sewed up a trio of three quarter circle skirts assembly line style and a precious polka dotted peasant top. I began working on a skirt for another...
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Adventures in Baby Cord – Simplicity 3688
Welp, as you might be able to tell ~ simply by the fact that a whole month has gone by without any progress posts on the Sewing All The Things challenge ~ that things have gone a bit squiffy for me...
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Two Peasant Tops… and a Partridge in a Pear Tree??
My title has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas… just saying. When I typed Two Peasant Tops, that’s what followed in my head. I know, I know, I’ve got problems. But that’s not why you’re here… is...
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Simplicity 1692 – Blue Cherry Blossoms
Whew! Two posts in a few days. Being able to get several pieces photographed over the weekend, gave me a surplus of material to put up here for you! I recently completed a second version of...
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