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[Lady Day]

Very very cute bag, Swingingbee!
It must be bag season, I finished one too. Now I can go to bed.

Details in the usual places

LD

 

[deadpandiva]

Finished my dust bowl BBQ dress. Couple of touches: vintage (1940s) flower fabric, and orange glass buttons from the 20s. Working on the final accessories now.

My adventures with this dress are here and here. Final images here
*whew*

LD

That's beautiful.

 

[Miss_Becky]

I agree with everyone else! Beautiful dress LadyDay....love your work.

I'm getting close to finishing up the muslin on the wedding dress I'm working on. I used plastic cable ties for the boning. It's lightweight and flexable, but sturdy enough for light support.

I also must admit that my iron is out of commission, I haven't used an iron once since I started the dress pattern :/ I can't wait until my refund comes in, that's the first thing I'll be getting!!!!

 

[Eva Morsikova]

I can't wait to see how the wedding dress turns out. I also applaud your patience for making a muslin proof. While I'm trying to get more into the habit of doing them myself, I still have the "No proof! I want the outfit NOW!!" mentality lol

 

[bettydarling]

This isn't officially vintage, but the fabric has a vintage feel, I made it from two pillow cases, thought the fabric was too nice not to be shown off!

More pics on my blog bettydarling.blogspot.com

Looking forward to seeing the wedding dress Miss Becky!

 

[23SkidooWithYou]

Ladies, you are all so amazingly creative! :eusa_clap

BettyDarling,

Pillowcases? How, well, darling! I can see you starting a new trend amongst the UK cocktail scene...Pillowcase Skirts!

(PS Love the curlers! giggle!)

 

[Amy Jeanne]

 

[23SkidooWithYou]

AmyJ,

OMG! I can't tell you how much I LOVE that fabric!!!! It's divine! OMG, I totally want to plaster my walls with it! It's much nicer as your dress though.

 

[Lady Day]

Dont you just look like the cutest present

LD

 

[Inky]

Amy Jeanne - love that fabric and your dress turned out great!!

Betty Darling - what a great use for pillowcases! I love that waistband and LD is right - a cute present is what you look like!!

alright, i sewed last Thursday - I need to stop watching so much teevee and sew more

This is a pair of denim trousers to replace the very faded ones I made last year from Simplicity 4044.

This is the first pair with the curved waistband - I do like these very much and they are hands down my most comfortable and flattering trousers. I'm not crazy about the faced waistband, so I thought I'd try a pair with a regular waistband.

Modifications:

1. folded down the pattern pieces to the natural waist indicated on the pattern.
2. made a waistband to a finished width of 1.5 inches

 

[bettydarling]

Skidoo, Lady Day and Inky

Thank you so much for your lovely comments!

Amy Jeanne your dress is as always gorgeous, great fabric.

Inky I love that pattern, I've been humming and hawing over the two simplicity repro high waisted patterns, and I think you've pushed me in the right direction! They look great, I love the pic of the curved waisted ones too, you look gorgeous, they are lovely, such a lovely fit.

Right, thats it! I feel a trouser project coming on!!!

 

[miss_smith]

I love the bow on the skirt.
I have that repro pattern and I'm glad to hear you like it, so maybe now I'll actually make it.
Amy Jeanne, where do you wear all these crazy print dresses? I love them.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Thanks gals! All your stuff is cute, too! I hate singling people out -- I admire any gal who makes the effort to sew her own things from beginner to expert.

Amy Jeanne, where do you wear all these crazy print dresses? I love them.

lol
I wear them to work, mostly. I dress like this everyday. I wear them when I go out. The only time I don't wear my dresses is when I'm lounging around at home.

 

[Lauren]

Everyone's been making such neat stuff!
I made this blouse from a nice flannel that I got from Joann's on clearance for the Air Raid on Saturday. I also made my husband's jeans he's wearing in this picture. They were drafted off of a pair of 30s collegiate pants he owns and made to look like a catalog picture we found.

The shirt was from this pattern. Dubarry 5420. The button on the shirt is vintage plastic (maybe bakelite? Not sure...)

 

[bettydarling]

Woweee Lauren! Great work you both look fab, the photos are fantastic!

 

[Sickofitcindy]

That's a lovely blouse Lauren. You did a great job matching the plaid print. I love blouses with the single button. Are there hidden snaps?

 

[Blondie]

AMAZING !!!
i had to do a double take before i realised these were modern pics.
You have such fabulous style.

 

[SayCici]

Lauren, you're always picture perfect! I like the hat you're wearing though I'm surprised in the second photo it isn't casting a big shadow over your face, hehe. I love your blouse and your husband's jeans with the red(!) belt.

 

[hailey greenhat]

Lauren i am a huge fan of the sitting picture. IMO your outfit looks best in a sitting pose Absolutely beautiful clothing!

 

[swingkitten85]

Oh my golly, Lauren--I just love your outfit! Bravo again on the denim slacks you made for your husband.

Amy Jeanne: I love that print you used on the dress--fantastic!!!