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I originally made this blouse as a dress more than a year ago, from a 1955 mail order pattern I picked up on eBay.
I didn’t end up liking the skirt (it had 8 gores=way too many seams), so I cut off the the blouse section for future use. It gradually sunk to the bottom of my “fix this” pile. Last weekend I dug it out and sewed a fringe of black lace along the unfinished bottom edge. Et voilà! A saucy little number, with minimal extra work.
For more on this, and a cocktail recipe to boot, you can check out my blog Daughter Fish
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May 30, 2011, 02.26 PMby carottesauvage
I haven’t seen your blog post on this one (cool blog btw) so I can’t refer to the 1955 pattern, Olé!
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May 31, 2011, 11.07 AMby daughterfish
Thanks! I should have posted that old pattern on here. You can see it here:
http://daughterfish.com/?p=196
I love your clothing, btw. :)
Apr 26, 2011, 08.33 AMby bekaem
Super. Those changes you made work really well, looks much better proportioned with the narrow skirt.
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Apr 26, 2011, 10.59 AMby daughterfish
Thanks! Yeah, I agree, something about the gored skirt made the waist look too long.