Posts Tagged ‘maxidress’
Swirly thing alert
I had a day out in London with a friend yesterday. Now technically we were supposed to be looking for furnishing fabric, not dress fabric. But we found ourselves having a quick look in the shops down Berwick Street, and she pointed out this amazing viscose knit, and it was reasonably priced. So it had […]
Filed under: Fabric, Patterns, Shopping, Vogue | 33 Comments
Tags: maxidress, Patterns, Sewing, Shopping, Vogue
Alien flower power
Here’s the final incarnation of the alien flowers fabric. This is a vintage Simplicity pattern, number 5349. I’ve made it before in a black and white print and was surprised by how much wear it gets. Despite looking a bit dressy it’s really comfortable, so I find myself reaching for it on any reasonably warm […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Fabric, Finished, Sewing, Simplicity, Vintage | 12 Comments
Tags: 1970s, Dressmaking, floral, hemming, maxidress, orange, Sewing, simplicity, vintage
New old patterns
I’ve still not done any sewing. But I have acquired some new patterns, despite already having about four projects lined up. It seems I can’t resist 1970s Simplicity patterns. It’s something about the envelope art. First up is a maxi dress. I never used to like these, but since I made one last year I […]
Filed under: Patterns, Simplicity, Vintage | Closed
Tags: 1970s, maxidress, Patterns, seventies, simplicity, vintage
I love dressmaking patterns. I have only been sewing for a couple of years but my stash of pattern envelopes and magazines is getting to the point where I can’t easily lift the box it lives in. Despite all this, when I have something very definite in mind that I want to sew I often […]
Filed under: Drafting, Dressmaking, Fitting, Patterns, Sewing, Skull print dress | Closed
Tags: Drafting, Dressmaking, Fitting, maxidress, muslin, Sewing, simplicity
