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[Amy Jeanne]

Simplicity 1609 is my favourite pattern! So spring! So fun to make in all different "themes." I've made 4 already!

 

[Amy Jeanne]

I made McMall 8059 today -- circa 1933-1934. The side has the pleats that create the classic "faux bias" look when I walk. Love it!

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Here's a better picture of the 1930s skirt:

I've been sewing SEW MUCH (har) this weekend. I had to rest today or my back would've been permanently hunched :/

Simplicity 4044 (1940s reissue)

Simplicity 3833 (1960s reissue)

Simplicity 8485 (1969)

 

[Shantel Morris]

Wow, those skirts are beautiful! I love the waist detail on the shorter skirt.

 

[hailey greenhat]

The longer skirt is spot on! And i love those miss l fire(?) shoes too.

 

[fgradowski]

Has anyone purchased vintage fabric for their projects? If so where from? But also just in general, where do you guys purchase your fabric from? I have two vintage patterns for dresses and I am on the hunt for fabric!

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Has anyone purchased vintage fabric for their projects? If so where from? But also just in general, where do you guys purchase your fabric from? I have two vintage patterns for dresses and I am on the hunt for fabric!

I buy mine in stores like Jo-Ann or local fabric shops. I like to feel before I buy. I admit I'm not a fabric connoisseur lol

 

[vintageTink]

I usually get my fabric from walmart, Joann's, thrift shops, make them out of sheets, the local fabric mart, and yard sales.

Amy Jeanne, I need that retro print fabric. NEED it.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

I made something relevant to this message board! lol I make all kinds of things from the 20s to now, but I had been sewing lots of 60s and 70s things which I stopped showing on here because they're aren't the correct era. But I made a dress from 1942:

There is a shop stamp on the back with the date "July 20, 1942"!! I get excited over such things!



ETA: lol SORRY THE PICTURE IS SO HUGE! But I guess you can see the dress detail a bit better. And you can read all my tattoos...haha!

 

[MurderOfGoths]

That's beautiful, love the pockets especially

 

[BettyMaraschino]

Those pockets, I adore them <3

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Thank you, ladies! I decided to play around with the fancy stitches on my machine to make the pockets a bit more exciting.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Made something 30s!

ETA: Sorry so huge

 

[LizzieMaine]

Good to see you sewing again! That late-30s style is one of my personal favorites

 

[vintageTink]

That's adorable, Amy. I love the fabric and the white trim.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Thank you! I love sewing! I stopped because I gained 30 lbs and no standard vintage patterns that I had fit me. I put the needles away for about a year But I shed the weight and I've been sewing like crazy this year! I only post the 30s-40s stuff in here, but I sew the entire century 1910s-2010s!

 

[fgradowski]

Made something 30s!

ETA: Sorry so huge

I adore your glasses!

 

[fgradowski]

So...I will be making something. I'm just super terrified to mess it up! I took beginning sewing classes in middle/high school, but that was always with the help of a teacher! I bought authentic 50's fabric to go with the dress and, although I have plenty, I am terrified of cutting into the fabric. It has kind of put the project on hold. (I would also be using a brand new Janome sewing machine)

 

[Amy Jeanne]

First sewing projects should always be done with cheap fabric and with a cheap, modern pattern you don't care about

 

[fgradowski]

First sewing projects should always be done with cheap fabric and with a cheap, modern pattern you don't care about

I did buy some muslin to make the bodice out of first since that is the complicated part.