One of my favourite patterns - New Look 6093

 I first made New look 6093 back in 2015, first with a pink & white plaid stretch woven cotton. I loved the fact the dress was shaped very differently then current dresses I was still buying at the store. What I've recently realized is that it's a 1940's inspired dress, most likely a late 40's pin-up style. I've found a few other dresses made like this one with bias side pieces when researching.  So far all of the ones I've made have been with some form of cotton. Next time I make this dress, I want to make it in a flowy rayon .

One of the things I love about this pattern is that it has a reasonably full skirt but it's not using tons of fabric. I tend to prefer dresses with less fabric than more and I like my dresses above the knee so that I'm less likely to trip. Believe it or not, when I wear long dresses with full skirt, I'm far more clumsy.

New Look 6093 - 40's inspired dress. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made this one in 2015

This one was made in 2017 with quilting fabric from Atlantic Fabrics. It's a stained glass effect with dragonflies

This one was made in 2018 with Quilting cotton

 

With some colourful cotton batik - Last one I made but never took a photo.

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

More retro sewing

 I made this green 70's dress sometime back in late February. The pattern I used has Susan Dey as model, which I remember from the Partrige Family.  I used some stretchy cotton so the dress fits perfectly. I love the sleeves. 

Last week still recovering from pneumonia I made this Sailor top: 

Pneumonia retro sewing

 I've been mostly bedridden the past 3 weeks but on some days I managed an hour or two on the sewing machine.  

Mado wearing things I made for her

When Mado saw the purple dressed she squealed apparently and had to wear it then and there! She chose to wear it with cowboy boots, a jean jacket and an umbrella :)

Clothes I made for Mado

Clothes I made for Mado since the beginning of 2019 up to the end of March.

New dresses from 2018

McCalls M6883 - front made from a vintage cotton print from in my mom's stash. Finished May 2018

 McCalls M6883 - back -  made from a vintage cotton print from in my mom's stash.  started 2014-15?

Simplicity 1801 - made in flowy turquoise tie-dye challis - finished in April 2018

New clothes made in 2018

Simplicity 1800 - with a starry batik print. Notice pockets

Simplicity 8126 - 1970's dress in a leopard print

Simplicity 2248 project runway - front of dress - Absolutely love this one

Simplicity 2248 project runway - back of dress

Simplicity 1356 - Jiffy reversible wrap around dress - 2 colour of rayons

Simplicity 3833 - Retro 1960's mod dress in a batik dragonfly coton

Simplicity 1799 - Project runway dress in a lovely print but horrible texture. This was a test dress

Butterick  B5351

McCalls 7526 - skirt made from cotton, with added pockets

Butterick B5317 made from cotton sateen. Started that one over 5 years ago.

Sewing in 2018

First dress of 2018. I stole the bell sleeves from another dress

Made 4 dresses with 2 pieces of fabric to test them out.