My daughter is at a new school this year. They do wear uniforms but being Halloween today, they let the kids come in free dress. But not their Halloween costumes. Boo! Here is what Lily chose to wear for her day of freedom dressing: Simplicity 1787 from 1956 Sewn in a vintage red gingham. Trimmed […]
The Brady Bunch Dress
The Sew Country Chick Bunch! At least, those three on the right are part of it! We are missing a couple! If you have more than a couple of kids then you know how hard it is to get photos together. I’ll take what I can get…. Growing up I used to come home from […]
Madeleine Vionnet and Learning Bias Cut sewing
Below is my post about Madame Vionnet and my experiences with making dresses cut on the bias over the past two years, since I got into dressmaking. I posted this over at Cation Designs earlier this week.Actually this is also an old post and one of my faves that I rewrote and added to, hence the […]
Vintage early 1900’s circus clown costume pictures
I finished my 1910’s era circus costume. Well….almost. I haven’t done the hat yet. Below are the two photos I used for inspiration for this costume. source not available Don’t these clowns look a little scary? This photo captures the bohemian lifestyle of the old circus so well. You can only imagine how fascinating it […]
1940’s Romper For Me And Springtime In The Garden
The past few weeks I haven’t made much for myself and I felt like making something fun for spring. I have always wanted to make myself a romper so I did. I have been working away on projects for Gigi and Lily’s spring collection, entering them in The Project Run And Play Flickr pool and […]
1943 Sailor Shorts! 1940’s Kids Spring Collection Highlights
Last weekend the weather was lovely so I took the girls to Santa Barbara for the day. It was the perfect opportunity for Lily to wear her 1943 style sailor shorts and halter top I made from this pattern from 1943: Don’t you think this style looks fresh and modern, even though the design is […]
70’s childrens clothing. Love them or leave them? Old School Rehash
I was at an estate sale on Friday and came across a drawer full of seventies kids clothing. It was a blast from the past. I was a kid in the seventies and eighties and wore clothes just like them. Striped tube socks, shorts, old school Kinney sneakers, and polyester bellbottoms! There was even a […]
Advance 2823 : A Little Girl’s 40’s Dress
Advance 2823. This pattern isn’t dated but I think it is from the early 1940’s. I really like how this one turned out! I bought this little girl’s pattern on e-bay and made it up for 8 year old Lily. She loves how it turned out and it’s similar to her vintage Brownie uniform. […]
Vintage Little Girls Sewing Patterns
I adore vintage children’ sewing patterns as much for the sweet art on them as for the wonderful patterns inside. Being able to bring back to life a little piece of history for my girls to wear is so fun. These were the days when girls dresses were very detailed in design. I have been […]
