September sewing

 

Made with soft cotton knit using Vogue V8685

1940's style dress in Rayon made using Simplicity 1777

Made in unknown - maybe taffeta fabric picked up for $4 at the thrift store and Simplicity  4595 pattern from 1962. 

New dresses - I discovered shirring!

Modified New Look 6096 to make it with shirring

Style 2341 from 1978 - My first shirring dress

Made Style 2341 in Rayon.

Favourite Vogue pattern V8724. Love the fit

McCalls M6074 - fabric from FabricLand in Markham

Made in cotton-silk voile lined in rayon.

Made with Butterick B5985

 

More creations from 2021

 Non retro sewing I've done in 2021. 

Bamboo French Terry made with Butterick B5313

Rayon woven made with Simplicity 8125

Made with Burda 7798

Made with Vogue V8685

Double gauze made with Burda 8071

Made with McCalls M7538

Too tight

I made this dress in September mostly but it was too tight, so I didn't finish it till sometime last week. I can get it on, but there's no way I'd wear it to a party.