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17 May, 2013

• 09:22 PM

  macska commented on the project The 'Librarians Nightmare' dress

  Thanks :-)

  

• 09:21 PM

  macska commented on the project The "Anne" blouse

  Thank you! :-)

  

16 May, 2013

• 09:08 AM

  macska commented on the project Folded Yoke Shirt

  Great shirt! I love the colour blocking, it looks fantastic. :-)

  

• 09:04 AM

  macska added the project called The "Anne" blouse

  

  My first ever creation from a Burda Style magazine! Sewn up as part of the Burda Sew-along happening this month.

  Pattern #122 from the October …

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5 April, 2013

• 08:58 AM

  macska added the project called The "Melissa" dress

  

  Made from Hollywood 805, a pattern from 1942.

  Features gathers at lower bodice to give a blousey effect, dart-fitted sleeve heads, interesting neckline, patch pockets with v-notches and curved a…

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2 March, 2013

• 10:28 AM

  macska commented on the article BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest Winners

  Well, that’s a rather nasty attitude you have there, isn’t it?! If you “hate” voting contests th…

  

20 February, 2013

• 06:53 AM

  macska commented on the image BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013

  The competition isn’t just for dresses though – there are trouser and top patterns in the book, a…

  

19 February, 2013

• 09:06 PM

  macska commented on the project BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 - the Amelia shirt

  Thanks! :-) The buttons are definitely a lot easier, but then I always have to wrestle trying t…

  

• 09:05 PM

  macska commented on the project BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 - the Amelia shirt

  Thanks! :-)

  

• 09:05 PM

  macska commented on the project BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 - the Amelia shirt

  Thank you! :-)

  

14 February, 2013

• 09:55 AM

  macska added the project called The "Strawberry Sundae" shirt

  

  Using a vintage 1950’s pattern, Home Journal 11553. This is the second time I’ve made this pattern – the first shirt I made from it quickly became a go-to piece in my wardrobe, so it deserved to b…

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• 09:45 AM

  macska added the project called BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 - the Amelia shirt

  

  A variation on the Amelia top, which is itself a variation of the Elizabeth dress bodice in the BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern book.

  Due to lifestyle needs (aka a small baby) I decided to take…

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• 08:53 AM

  macska ’s status has been updated to:
  Too many lovely things to make, not enough time!

  

29 December, 2012

• 10:34 PM

  macska added the project called The "Flip Side" dress

  

  Made from Butterick 6619, an early 1970’s pattern.

  The dress is made from a lightweight cotton, white with a blue-and-pink small floral design. The collar has lightweight iron-on interfacing….

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11 December, 2012

• 07:59 AM

  macska commented on the project all present and correct

  Absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about this – the collar, the contrasting colours, the dia…

  

• 07:58 AM

  macska favorited the project all present and correct

  

29 November, 2012

• 06:41 AM

  macska added the project called The "Gingham-To-Go" Shirt

  

  Made from Australian Home Journal 11553 from the 1950’s.

  Cap sleeves, inverted tucks for waist shaping at front and back, an…

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• 06:32 AM

  macska commented on the project 1940's Polkadot Sundress

  Gorgeous! I love the pop of colour on it. :-)

  

• 06:22 AM

  macska added the project called The "Martha" Dress

  

  Made from a 1962 pattern, Weigels 2106

  Just for fun, because it’s nearly summer, I made it up in a light cotton drill – mint green with po…

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1 August, 2012

• 06:16 AM

  macska favorited the pattern Double Breasted Cape 08/2012

  

16 July, 2012

• 09:40 AM

  macska commented on the project maternity danielle

  Gorgeous! I was thinking the Danielle would be a good one to adapt for a maternity dress – great…

  

• 09:38 AM

  macska added buddingnaturalist as a friend

  

• 09:25 AM

  macska added the project called The "Duchess" Coat

  

  I made a coat! Yay!

  My original plan was to make a 1950’s style swing coat. But I didn’t have a pattern for one, so instead I used Butterick B5145 from 2007 as a starting point and altered i…

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8 February, 2012

• 08:17 AM

  macska added the project called The Boxy Lady jacket

  

  A cropped, three-quarter sleeve, double-breasted jacket, made using McCall’s 5791 from 1961. It features a shawl collar, kimono sleeves, and elbow darts. Made up in a herringbone acrylic blend. …

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27 January, 2012

• 06:59 AM

  macska added the project called All Buttoned Up dress

  

  Channeling the 1940’s, using Simplicity 3407 from 1940, and a soft vintage-floral looking chocolate brown craft cotton. 11 self-covered buttons down the front, ‘v’ insets at the waist (front and b…

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31 December, 2011

• 10:15 AM

  macska added the project called Christmas Down Under shorts

  

  Christmas time “down under” (in Australia and New Zealand) is summertime! Which seems to me to be a good time to make a pair of Christmas-red shorts.

  Made from Simplicity 6946 from 1975, using …

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3 December, 2011

• 11:03 PM

  macska ’s status has been updated to:
  About to make a 1960's summer top from a duvet cover

  

• 09:22 AM

  macska commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 1 - Win a Collection of Titles from Fox Chapel Publishing!

  I’m a huge fan of the New Look style, and have also been discovering a new passion for 1940’s sty…

  

• 09:19 AM

  macska added Seeks Corey as a friend

  

29 November, 2011

• 09:09 AM

  macska added the project called Floral Forties dress

  

  My second time using re-released vintage Butterick pattern B5281 from 1946. This time round, I used a light, floaty fabric, which has allowed the draping and gathers of the pattern to flow as they…

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