My apologies for being silent on the blog for a while, but moving to and redecorating a 100 year old house plus a vacation to Tanzania really didn't allow for much blogging time really, or sewing. But I'm back at it! This weekend I missed sewing so much that I decided to put the sewing machine on the dinner table and just sew! Anything!
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen my latest find, vintage Marion magazines from 1961 that include some patterns that can be traced (most had to be ordered though, which of course is not possible anymore). They are so cool and so Mad Men!
I was drawn to this dress on the cover of the April number, and surprisingly enough, the pattern for size 36 was on the radar sheet. There were only three pattern pieces so the tracing was quite straightforward, although finding the folds and darts was a bit hard.
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen my latest find, vintage Marion magazines from 1961 that include some patterns that can be traced (most had to be ordered though, which of course is not possible anymore). They are so cool and so Mad Men!
I was drawn to this dress on the cover of the April number, and surprisingly enough, the pattern for size 36 was on the radar sheet. There were only three pattern pieces so the tracing was quite straightforward, although finding the folds and darts was a bit hard.
I've sewn it up without any instruction and I have to say, I love it! The body isn't very fitted and I left it like this, so I can pull it over my head (the skirt is attached to the waistline). There were 4 folds in the front and 4 darts in the back. I lowered the neckline because it was almost choking me, and enlarged the armholes a cm on each side. I made bias tape from the fabric (chambray from the market, VERY cheap, don't tell anyone) and used this to finish the neckline and armholes. The skirt is ruffled and attached to the bodice, very easy, and I blind-stitched the hem by machine. The closing is buttoned, which makes for a nice detail on the back!
With my Anthro necklace it does look like I actually bought the dress there doesn't it?
BTW: I watched all episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee while sewing and after a while I could just hear Claudia Winkleman tell the viewer "Anne is making a dress from the 1960s and is having trouble with her topstitching...." HA!
With my Anthro necklace it does look like I actually bought the dress there doesn't it?
BTW: I watched all episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee while sewing and after a while I could just hear Claudia Winkleman tell the viewer "Anne is making a dress from the 1960s and is having trouble with her topstitching...." HA!
Photography and nixie clock in the background by my husband.