Summer Dress - See & Sew B5307

So I'm making use of being of work with a cold :-( by finishing off all my half finished garments.

When my husband gets home he wont know whats happened, he complains its like living in a sweat shop at the moment with outfits hanging all over the flat.

The first item i finished off was See & Sew B5307.

I made this up in a fabulous John Kaldor fabric which i got on eBay for a bargain £8.00 for 3m. Its a beautiful white cotton with a bold yellow, orange, red print.

Once made up i had to make a few changes to the design on the bodice. The front showed a little too much for my taste, so i added a piece of material to the front for modesty!

New Look Pattern 6779

So amongst other things my sister brought me this pattern for my birthday. Mainly because she likes it and has already brought the material for me to make one for her!!

But as it does go up to a 22, I'm gonna give it ago myself. The reviews aren't good on sewing.patternreview. But I'm hoping it will work for me..

I brought a nice blue cotton with floral print, and I'm waiting for a white cotton to arrive for the contrast. I'm gonna make version B (top right corner). But without the pockets.

Wish me luck !

My first Dress - Vogue 1089

I'm so excited and pleased with myself. I have just completed my first sewing project! yipee...

I made Vogue 1089.

The material i used was a cotton sateen (not shiny) with a little stretch in it, in a beautiful off white with large red flower print all over. Which i brought for £6.99 p/m from Ebay !!!

I chose not to add the beading detail and feel the pattern of my material does not require it.

Only changes i made were to the length of the pattern. I'm a curvy gal and don't have the legs to pull off a dress as short as this ( think tree trunks) so i added 5 inches to the length and now it ends about 1 inch below the knee. Which i think is perfect.

So here is my dress.

Also brought some fab red wedge platform sandals to wear with it. Will add a pic of these in a few days.

The wonder of a vintage pattern.

There is just something about a Vintage pattern that sends me a bit doolally.


This weeks purchase was an original Special Design Vogue 4010 from 1959.

The pattern is complete and uncut ! Although as you can see the envelope is a little worse for wear but hey , i can over look that.

Cant wait to make this up, but its gonna take a lot of preparation. I don't want to be the one to cut the original pattern piece so i plan to trace it out.

From the trace copy i will then need to grad the pattern up a few sizes.

I'm thinking a rough silk in a deep red colour. would be perfect for Christmas party season.