LOVE this, that pleated godet is brilliant :)
This is a really cute pattern, I must remember it for the girls. Well done, great choice of fabric!
Vintage pattern Style 2167, made for Daughter no.2. There was only 1metre of this fabic so I was unable to pattern match on the seams. Matching was made even harder as the print was not on grain, h…
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Thanks Mary, it is a relief to be able to use stuff from the stash!
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Thanks, I sure hope so! Fingers crossed we actually have a summer in which to wear it this year!…
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Thanks Mary, she really does love this pattern!
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Thanks! Daughter No2 will be taking textiles at school for 6th form, she dabbles.. Prefers to b…
Thanks so much! I agree with lots of buttonholes putting you off, it gets tedious after 5! :D
This is a cute 1975 pattern (Style 1429) that I picked up at the charity shop for just 20p! Daughter no2 chose the short sleeve version and I found this ex-Paul Smith stripe stretch cotton in my …
Self drafted pattern, based on the sketch of a 1944 blouse. This is the 2nd time I have used the pattern, Daughter No2 chose the fabric at a stitching show in Birmingham in March. The buttons are…
Very cute! Love the shaping.
We had the pockets, then removed them, in both fabrics! Just didn’t like them. shrug
This dress is made using a vintage Simplicity pattern, no 7118 from 1967. The fabrics came from my stash, the gingham is a stretch twill left over from some shorts made about 5 or more years ago, …
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