Play Costumes

The homeschool support group here is ambitious enough to produce a play every year. This year it's Peter Pan! Katie volunteered to help with costumes and was put in charge of the mermaids. So, this past Saturday we got together and whipped out 5 mermaid costumes for these lovely ladies....We put together the basic costumes and sent them home with their respective actresses and instructions to decorate them however they liked. Can't wait to see what they come up with!

Civil War Day

The homeschool group here is having a Civil War day this fall. Period garb is mandatory of course... that's all the fun!

So, I'm taking votes... which dress should I make?

Simplicity 4400

Simplicity 4551

Butterick 3992

Pink Regency Dress

FUN FACTS ABOUT MY LATEST PROJECT:

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  The pattern I used simplicity 4055
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  I sewed the bodice, sleeves and buttonholes all by hand
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  Susie put my hair up and made me feel like a princess
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  Stephanie took my picture

Here's the front I made some changes to the sleeves and the bodice and added a waistband.

And the back

Closeup of the back. Added some ribbon to tie :-) Also, there's no elastic... somehow in the final fitting I ended up with too many inches in the back. It was too big so, rather than tearing the whole bodice apart I just gathered it in until it fit. I really liked the detail that the gathering added, so I was happy with it.

And finally, just some fun pictures!

This one is my favorite:

1950s dress

This is a dress I made last fall. I really liked how it turned out but the weather got cold so fast that I wasn't able to wear it. Anyway, here it is!

The fabric is cotton. Gotta love cotton...
I remember this dress was a cinch to put together. The bodice and sleeves are all one piece so I didn't have to set sleeves! Yeah!!!
The pattern was an original pattern from the 1950s... sadly I can't find the envelope to take a picture...
Photography credited to my lovely sister Steph!

Another 1950s dress...

I know I must sound like a broken record... but, did you notice in my "About me" it says I love all things vintage?? :-)

Anyway, this dress did NOT come from an original circa 1950 pattern. I sort of cheated. Although, I'm pretty sure the pattern is out of print so that makes it vintage, right?

I really wanted a chocolate brown/white polka dot printed fabric but I had to settle for this. Maybe I'll find the brown another time and make something else.

Side pose... see our beautiful trees?
The gloves were my great grandmothers'. :-)

Molly Gibson Dress

I made this dress using the Sense And Sensibility Romantic Dress Pattern. I modeled it after this dress...

of Molly Gibson's in one of my favorite movies Wives and Daughters! I thought it would be fun to make for around the house wear!

Front

Back

New Housecoat

I made another housecoat! This time I used an original pattern from the 1940s. It was my first time ever making something from a pattern that old. I was shocked to find that the pattern pieces weren't marked! No markings at all except little perforations. The directions were a little different than modern day, too, so it was a challenge! But, it went together really well! I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

Here's the front...

Closeup...

Back View...

1950s "Housecoat"

Here's my latest project that I am so excited about!!! It's a housecoat (NOT to be confused with a bathrobe)... made from an authentic 1950s pattern. The fabric is vintage 2007... :0-) But, it looks retro doesn't it? :-)

Here's the front:

Front close-up (love the rickrack):

Side view (trying to do a Vogue pose... didn't work): Back view (I love the gathering detail):

The "Green Dress" Club

My sisters and I discovered this wonderful green fabric at Wal-Mart in a $1/yard bin! We *sheepishly* bought the whole bolt! We wore these dresses to church today and were dubbed the "green dress" club by everyone who did not have a green dress!




I made my dress (on the right) using Butterick 4827








And Susie's (left) using Sense and Sensibilities Romantic Dress Pattern




Katie is a proficient seamstress and made her own
dress using a combination of different patterns!
Here we are again...