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#CapeletAlong with SewRetroRose
I just finished up a sew-along collaboration between the lovely Beccie from SewRetroRose and Decades of Style, completing this lovely 1930’s Capelet. Let me just tell you what an amazing project this...
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My 1920’s House Apron: A One Yard Wonder
If you have an urge to use up some of your fabric stash, or simply have an hour to spare for some much needed crafting time, try this easy tutorial to make a charming slip-over apron. Based on an 1926...
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A skirt turned dress
I was hesitant to show you this skirt although I have already finished it about a month ago. I didn’t have the right photos to tell the full story. I’m glad I didn’t make haste because now you can see...
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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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A Vintage Dress in Blackpool
Hello, I want to share with you a 50s style dress that I made recently. It is with retro print fabric by 20th Century Cloth which I loved as it is 150cm wide … we all love a circle skirt! The pattern...
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Retro Butterick ’57 halter-dress
This pattern is one of many that’s been waiting patiently for a special occasion. None more special than my sister’s wedding! But with all the excitement, we forgot to take blog-worthy, colour, full...
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Adventures in Circle Skirts
Hello guys and dolls! This is my first post to this lovely site after first discovering it, so I’m particularly excited (and nervous!) to be contributing myself. My newest sewing adventure was...
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A dress with a story
If you remember the pink gingham dress from my last post on WSR, you will find the shape of this new dress familiar. I often sew up a pattern more than once and this one I wanted to tune a little to...
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Floral Quilted Circle Skirt
Hello again everyone! It’s an undeniable fact that I have an obsession with circle skirts; and after sharing my last floral cotton and green satin ones with you, I’ve produced yet another! But this is...
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Downton Abbey Inspired Nightgowns
Last year you could get the Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews Magazine from the Sew Daily Shop. It is actually still available and if you are a fan of the show or the time period there are some pretty nice...
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1940’s Ensemble
Just wanted to share my completed 1940’s outfit! I am very excited with the overall look and at how amazing comfortable it is to wear. More info on the suit creation process can be found here, along...
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Simplicity Pattern 6995 pattern review- Still Adorable
Excited to share the dress I made for my youngest, little one this past spring. The Simplicity 6995 girl’s dress pattern has been sitting in my stash for a while. When I found the cotton eyelet...
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Burning the Roses Red ~ A Saga of Butterick B5708
I just have to say… I wanted to burn this dress sooo badly….The only reason I kept pushing on with it is that I didn’t have anything to wear to the Aussie Vintage Girls Meetup, and you know ~ that...
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70s Gold Maternity Dress: Simplicity 1360
For my first sew of the year I decided on adapting this new maternity pattern to make a vintage style outfit. Thinking along the lines of “if I lengthen this dress and make it glitzy it could totally...
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That’s A Wrap! (vintage Simplicity 4130 Review + BONUS comparison to modern...
Hi all! It’s been a long time since I’ve come onto We Sew Retro to look around and contribute, it’s good to be back. I sewed up vintage Simplicity 4130 a while back and just got around to reviewing it....
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Simplicity 4827: Maternity Skirt & Top
I finally got round to making the skirt and top view from Simplicity 4872, which looks to me late 50s/early 60s. I know vintage maternity patterns aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but after extensive...
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2 New Vintage Pattern Makes: Simplicity 3257 and Advance 8288
Hi y’all! I’ve recently sewn/photographed/blogged about two new vintage makes. Simplicity 3257 is a c. late 1950s combo skirt/trouser pattern and went together really beautifully. I highly recommend it...
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Faux Crop Top (+ Tutorial)
Last year I happened to stumble across McCall’s 4933 (available on etsy here!!) and noticed that it was not a crop top, as it seemed, but a faker posing as a crop top. I couldn’t find it in my size...
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Early 1920s Cardigan
One garment from the 1910s and 1920s that often gets overlooked is the belted cardigan. However, it’s actually a classic piece of fashion history from this time period and often pops up in period...
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1930s Wallis Simpson Inspired Blouse
I have coveted the beautiful double collar blouse Wallis Simpson wore during a cruise with Edward VIII in 1936 ever since I first saw the photograph many years ago. I love the fact that despite it...
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1930’s Inspired Summer Blouse
I was really inspired to recreate a 1930’s one piece top that I had seen in a picture….so I did! I made it out of some silky plaid fabric I had lying around my sewing room, and even though it proved...
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Retro Butterick ’53 B5708 – Shoulder Tie Dress
Hi everyone! This is my first time posting on We Sew Retro and I hope your enjoy my vintage inspired makes! As soon as I saw this vintage Butterick pattern I knew I needed it! I love the tie shoulders...
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NYC Area? Visit this retro fashion exhibit
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC has an interesting exhibit Stiching History from the Holocaust. Among the exhibit’s features are vintage designs brought to life by the Milwaukee Repertory...
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Madras Plaid Unusual-Front Shirt
This shirt was made for my hubby out of a vintage year 1956 pattern, Butterick #7673. It has a neat and very different “two button horizontal closing” which opens up the collar at the neck to allow it...
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Retro Butterick ’47 – B5209 – 1940s Tea Dress
Hi everyone! I made the Butterick B5209 dress as part of the Big Vintage Sew Along. Overall, this dress gave me a headache but it was all my own fault. The fabric is beautiful and suits the style...
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1940’s Salmon Pink Suit
Hi everyone!! Wanted to share my lasted vintage creation of a 1940’s suit. I based it off of a picture from one of my fashion books and was very happy with how it turned out! I hope you like it too!!...
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Simplicity 1609 Classic Shift with Piping
I’ve been sewing a lot of 1960’s patterns this year and one of the most icon styles of the 60’s of course is a shift dress. While antiquing some time ago I came across this lovely vintage pink cotton...
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Gathered Skirt Paired with Simplicity 1364
In an earlier post I mentioned how much I love Simplicity 1364 blouse pattern. I loved it so much I wanted to make more versions of this blouse. While searching my stash I found I had a lovely...
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Seersucker Summer Dress
Simplicity 4475 is a raglan-sleeved “Simple to Make” dress from the 60s and WOW is it simple to make!! I had never made a dress with raglan sleeves before making this dress for the Bernina Vintage...
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Butterick B5930 – The Ultimate 50s Party Dress!
Hi everyone! Betty Draper eat your heart out. Now If this isn’t the most 1950s garden party dress you’ve ever seen, then I don’t know what is! And it isn’t even marked as a vintage pattern! But I think...
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Vintage Pattern Review: Simplicity 8183
I bought this SUPER cute 1960’s backless dress pattern on Etsy a few months ago. I already had the PERFECT fabric to make it with, a blue cotton floral with a it of stretch. It almost has a Hawaiian...
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Awesome Autumn Dress
This ia a 60’s inspired dress. Its made with a very fine cord and is slightly A line and has a funnel neck and bishop sleeves. The pattern is one from Burdastyle (September 2015), but is easily...
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The jade
Hello! The first post of 2017 is actually a past make. I had made this dress in October 2015 and it was my first “big” project: first time with silk, first time with evening clothes, first time with...
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Navy Midi Dress
This is my third (and probably NOT final!) version of Simplicity 4475, a simple raglan-sleeved dress from the early 60s. I love this pattern so much! This time I made it in a lightweight, flowy,...
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1930s Dress Made Using Original Vintage Fabric
Every now and again you come across a truly beautiful piece of original vintage fabric. You carefully unfold it, hoping and praying that it’s in good condition. You check it over thoroughly, measure...
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Leopard Swing Dress (Simplicity 6820, 1966)
A few months ago I decided I really wanted an easy, floaty dress that would be less structured than the shift or full-skirted dresses that I normally like, and picked up Simplicity 6820 on etsy. It’s...
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Les Fleurs Swing Dress (Simplicity 6820, 1966)
I posted my leopard print version of this pattern last week and today I’m back with a dark floral variation–specifically the gorgeous Les Fleurs in navy from Cotton and Steel’s collab with Rifle Paper...
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Silk Flounce Swing Dress (Simplicity 6820, 1966)
Third in my series of Simplicity 6820 swing dresses (see the first two here and here) is this dress with a few added details: a flounce at the hem and a lace overlay on the raglan sleeves. I wore this...
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McCalls 6569: Gold Satin Evening Dress
This year I made a decision, a decision not be to scared by fabric. For a couple of years now I’ve had some gold satin I brought back from Vegas in my stash and I’ve been so scared to use it having...
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Faux Fur Trimmed Coat – McCalls 6800
It’s been so cold here lately, I really wanted a warm, everyday coat with enough room to fit a circle skirt and petticoat underneath. McCalls 6800 was the perfect choice, with its princess seams, full...
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Don’t Let the Pattern Matching Get You Down…
I can’t say for certain that we have all been there, but I know I’m not the only seamstress to have had a definite plan and then once you actually take a hard look at the fabric you have to work with...
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The weather forecast
Dear WeSewRetro Readers, I’ve had the Vogue V1137 pattern for some time now. In fact, its dress was one of my first dresses ever sewn. Now I decided to try making the coat. It’s an exceptionally...
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A 1920’s Blouse Done 3 ways with One Vintage Dress Pattern
As part of my quest to build a “Miss Fisher” wardrobe, I’ve sewed up three little blouses inspired by separates her character wears in different episodes. This post will show you the 3 blouses I have...
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Make a 1920’s Inspired Shrug for added Glamour
My friend Jonathan invited me to his 30th birthday party. He wanted to leave his OWN roaring 20’s in style and asked everyone to come dressed up for the occasion. What a great opportunity to play...
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Double trouble
Dear WeSewRetro Readers, meeting the Tailleur Bar in my ensamble I had been searching for a vintage Simplicity 4538 pattern for some time, never having any luck with buying it. When I discovered that...
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December Red – a 1930’s Red Wool Ensemble
This outfit all began the fabric. The print (Asian Art Deco?) from this quilting cotton was irresistible and there was just enough of it (left to purchase) to scrape out a blouse. It seemed so suited...
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One thing I’ve wanted to make for a couple of years now is a 1930s warm winter coat. In the past I never quite had the right coat to go with my 1930s clothing and this year I was on a mission to...
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There’s no place like home
Dear WeSewRetro Readers, today I want to show you my newly made housecoat. It’s a type of garment that fell out of favour in modern world, which I think is a real pity. I feel that we should dress up...
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My new spring outfit
Hello everyone, since it is so quiet here, I decided to write a short post about my new favourite outfit for spring. The whole look started with the idea of an green outfit inspired by Karlotta Pink’s...
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Re-Creating My Grandmother’s Dress – Gatsby 2018
Every year the Art Deco Society of California puts on the The Gatsby Summer Afternoon. This Gatsby Event is the highlight of my year, as far as vintage events go, and this year was no exception. The...
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