With the same idea as the first shirt, I am using a vintage 1950s era pattern with modern fabric. This was intended to be worn on Valentines Day but I forgot that February in New York can be cold!
Using a vintage 1950s Lutterloh pattern and modern fabric, I came up with this. I love the style of vintage patterns and the modern fabrics. Obviously I am not going for a period authentic piece.
1953- How to Let Out a Dress
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I recently acquired some vintage goodies from my late aunt, including what
I believe to be a somewhat uncommon vintage magazine. This is from 1953 and
was ...
A Birthday Cat Saraste Top
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It's my 45th birthday today!! It's not been a great year, tbh, with a truly
horrific last 6 months, but to quote my friend Louis de Pointe du Lac, "A
shit ...
Just in time for warm weather - Cashmerette Stanton
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The Sewjo has been Slowjo since my last post. And that means I probably
won't have much chance to wear this before next winter, except for taking
Cyrus out...
What is a Half Scale Sewing Pattern?
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Just what is half scale and what is a half scale sewing pattern?
[image: Half Scale Patterns]
*I get this question all the time. *
When I’m at an in-...
2023 - The Year in Review
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I haven't posted much this year because I haven't sewn much this year. I
haven't even purchased a lot of fabric...probably the first year in a long
time...
Bedroom Makeover Part 1
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*Wall Repair:*
Work was done on the roof years ago, but they never opened up the ceiling
and mitigated the existing damage. I had been sleeping under a...
Welcome Back to Va-Voom Vintage
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It’s been a very long time since my last post here. I think there’s no
better way to do something than to jump right in and do it so here I am! In
the f...
Date Night Blouse
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For date night I wore this blouse I made using a 1983 vintage pattern, 8802
Stitch 'N Save by McCall's. Comfy, classic style. Jeans and Roper Boots
wer...
FO: ManjiPuh PUHzzlePulli and PUHzzleLeggings
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After living the vintage/rockabilly lifestyle for over 15 years, I am
taking advantage of my weightloss to explore new styles. I am kinda salty
that as soo...
Fakta Menarik Tinggal Pada Rumah Di Cibubur
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Jika anda sedang melakukan pencarian rumah yang cocok untuk tinggal di
daerah DKI Jakarta maka hal yang demikian bukanlah perkara yang sulit.
Meskipun di...
Sequined knit Northcote skirt
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I’ve had this beautiful sequined wool blend knit in my stash for awhile.
It’s one of those fabrics you can’t resist buying and then have no idea
what to ma...
Belated Blog Updates
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Welcome to my longest blog break ever? It’s been ten months since I’ve
posted here (March 2021), but I have some good reasons. If you follow me on
Instagra...
Keeping it simple
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I have had this piece of multi-coloured plaid cotton sateen out on my
cutting table for several days trying to decide what to make from it. It
was an on...
Summer 2021 updates!
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Readers, some updates -- it's been a while!
While I haven't been blogging lately, I have most definitely been sewing
and buying fabric -- more of the latt...
Conversations: doe-c-doe
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[image: Coversations]
1. Untitled by me 2. white-clutch by doe-c-doe 3. strange by me 4.
blue-flower-purse by doe-c-doe
What I love most about the interne...
The Jalie blog has moved
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Looking for a Jalie blog post / tutorial?
Don't worry, they are not gone for good, they just found a new home: NEW
JALIE BLOG
We transferred our most p...
Making 2020 Interesting
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I know this used to be a sewing blog, but I have only sewn two thing in two
years. I plan to start doing in again in the upcoming months as I like to
keep ...
Some rat-ified makes
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I know, what a lame clever pun ;) I suppose that I've been obsessed with
mouse themed fabric because we're in the year of the rat and I love making
astro...
Face Masks for personal use
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Over the last month, I have sewn & donated about a hundred masks to local
hospitals. Now I am taking a break from that to address requests for
personal-use...
Goodbye and good luck
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Many years ago, when I was a student at UT Austin and we had to call in (on
phones, no less) to do our registration, the kindly Texan automated voice
we ca...
To Sale or not to Sale
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I have decided to make my Etsy shop an Outlet shop for my samples and other
sale items.
But I am not sure if it really was such a good idea.
Like most of m...
Handwoven yardage into Vest
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Beaded Rayon Handwoven, from loom to wearable vest.
Vest Pattern; Style Arc Andrea
Woven on my Norwood solid cherry 4 harness loom
Fabric marinated a good lo...
Bias Binding—Outside Corners
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My last post was about the Butterick 4790 Walkaway dress. In this
post, I'd like to show you how I applied the bias binding.
In almost every tutor...
Website relaunch and Newsletter
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Hello designers, fellow craftsmen/women, and those of you who happen to
drop by 🙂 After 12 ? years of blogging on-and-off in my free time while
working in...
Cine e inventat inghetata?
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Cu totii stim ca poporul chinezesc este extrem de inventiv insa putini
cunosc care sunt lucrurile inventate de acestia. Matasea si portelanul sunt
cele c...
Knit Top - Vogue 1567 by Paco Peralta
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I love this top! First, it's purple. Second, it's designed by the
phenomenal Paco of Barcelona. Go HERE to see the pattern. Third, the knit
rayon/lycra f...
Visit My NEW Blog!
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Okay, big news. I have started a new blog. It's hard to believe that it's
been a decade since I started Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing! Starting
my i...
The Wedding
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Alex and Patrick MacMartin
Alex and Patrick were married on August 27.
I did not take any photos at the wedding and I forgot to take a photo or
two...
Save pdf smaller size mac online
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High image quality, bring your ideas to life save pdf smaller size mac
online beautiful presentations. and instantly got the shrunken file!
Although the de...
Blog moved to Fluffy Fibers
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Hello folks!
This is just a reminder that I now blog and podcast at
https://fluffyfibers.com/.
Happy sewing and knitting! 🌿
Isabelle
The King's Shorts (film, that is)
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Hi readers! I'm not dead. Today I'm here to tell you about a hypnotist,
hoaxer, magic lantern operator, and one of the earliest pioneers of film.
And, of c...
Completed: Fold-over Purse from Simplicity 8028
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For Christmas I wanted to surprise my sister with a purse made to match the
Portside travel set I did for her last Christmas. Due to not having the
right n...
Penyakit akibat kelebihan vitamin c
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Penyakit akibat kelebihan vitamin c - Vitamin C berperan dalam meningkatkan
daya tahan tubuh yang berhubungan dengan kesehatan untuk mencegah tubuh
anda te...
Minoru Jacket: Five Ways
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We’re in the middle of some gorgeous summer weather. On those cooler summer
evenings by the beach, hikes through the forest or just a rainy day, a
jacket...
Dongmen Lu Fabric Market
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Happy Wednesday! Time to get some fabric inspiration from the Dongmen Lu
Fabric Market here in Shanghai!
Can't believe how quickly 2016 is flying by! Hop...
X-Mas Dress
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Hello Campers! I hope you had a nice holiday and that the new year is off
to a good start. I made a dress to wear to this year's Christmas Dinner at
my h...
New Address!
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February 24, 2014 Hi, and thanks for visiting Shoes & Pie! I apologize for
the forest of odd characters which are now scattered throughout the blog.
They a...
Vogue 8998, Clove Attack!
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Do you sew to wear? Or just for the love of sewing?
Sometimes finished items languish in my wardrobe waiting to see the light
of day.
Why? Because I'm busy...
Hungry Zombie Cometh Home
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Okay, so I know I dropped off the face of the Earth without so much as a
"smell ya later." What can I say? Sometimes life gives you lemons,
sometimes it ...
Ch...Ch...Ch...Changes! New site address!
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I have some news for you all! Bobbins and Bombshells has moved!
I've spent some time consolidating my shop and blog all into one site.
This blog can no...
Resep Tumis Cumi Kacang Panjang Sedap
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Membuat hidangan yang lezat sudah pasti hanya untuk keluarga dan orang
tercinta, memiliki persediaan resep masakan akan sangat membantu dalam hal
ini. Suda...
Burda 11-2012-118, Classic Trench
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[image: Burda 11-2012-118 Thumbnail]
So last Spring, almost a year ago now, I was in a mood to tackle a big
project and to do it right. I don't know why t...
Moving on Up!
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This blog has moved from here to HERE (www.missdandysewing.com)! I'm
excited to finally have my own domain name and hope you will follow me
there!
A Collection of Classic Oscar Moments
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| Joan Fontaine and Alfred Hitchcock at the 1941 Oscars |
This past week, I shared a bunch of vintage Oscar moments over on my Facebook
page. In prepa...
New Look 6578
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A simple pinafore in the last of this fabric, stashed for years and used a
couple of years ago for a dress for the same little person, who was sad
when she...
Lassie "still Sassy" and OT student
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Blogger friends... gosh it has been two years since Sassy posted here. She
does still exists, and has been very busy studying to become an
occupational th...
Thank You!
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I was surprised as the number of responses to my most recent post! I am
thankful to have you as readers, and would like you to know how special
each one o...
Bobbinet and dress foundations
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I've been researching the fabric known as Bobbinet as i've started to stock
it in the shop. It's a fascinating fabric, not just any old tulle but
special ...
A sideways move
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All through my childhood I rode ponies and later as an adult, I rode
horses. I always kept a horse or a pony...in fact I have worked with horses
in various...
Something Other Than Sewing....
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I often find myself getting involved in projects that inevitably become a
bit of an obsession....home repairs, sewing, roller derby....but one thing
I neve...
Bloggers Quilt Festival - Random Acts Map
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hi! welcome!
i'm amy dame.
if you'd like to know more about me, i'll direct you over to the excessively
long about me page, but the basics that that s...
Monday Morning Eye Candy: Summer Perfection
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I NEED McCall 9321. The one on the left. Not the pattern. That very dress.
Doesn't it just sing of summer evenings and fireflies and sherbert and
dancing a...
Happy Holidays!
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Hi guys! I'm popping in for a quick greeting! I just looked at my last post
and I can't beleive it's bee a year and a half ago. Good grief!
I'm proud to a...
Accordion Paper Trees for Julep
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Hello friends! Thanks for all your patience this year while I've taken some
time away from the blog. I'm happy to say I'm back with lots to share! I
move...
Sluts! Sluts! Sluts! -- take that search engines!
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So I just went and checked the stats for this blog to see what kind of
traffic it still gets and this is what I found:
Those are the top keyword searches ov...
hiatus
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as you can probably tell, i'm on hiatus from this blog. i will not be
adding any original content for the foreseeable future. when i can, i will
happily sh...
Christmas De-stash
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I'm still on a major fabric and yarn de-stash (really! it's never-ending!),
so I decided that this year's Chrissy outfit would have to fit into my
no-buy...
Shingo Sato Designer part three (Trompe L’oeil)
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Another post about an inventive design by Shingo Sato, but this one is not
as long as the previous one. Trompe L’oeil which is French for Cheating
the Eye...
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This is now OOP McCalls 5764, view B. A very quick and easy project that I
modified slightly by adding a lining. The cape itself is camel camelhair
from f...
AUTUMN BRIDE
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It has being a year since my last post. What a year it has being! One I
can’t wait to leave behind. Like many people, this economy has dragged me
down and ...
Anne Adams Dress - "Easy, Interesting"
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Anne Adams 4713 Mail Order Postmarked 1959... I've had this pattern for two
years; it was part of an auction haul. What is fun is that the original
owner, ...
Be Right Back
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Hi all,
I haven't abandoned the blog just a very busy bee at the moment. I will be
back soon with exciting news and changes! Happy New Year, hope its a
wo...
A wonderful new year is upon us!!
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Happy 2011 everyone!! With the new year comes exciting things... I will be
getting my BS in Allied Health Sciences with an emphasis in Speech Language
Path...
Happy New Year!
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Hello!
Long time, no blog. Sorry about that. . .
Why you may ask? Well, I didn't have much to say. The last 3 month have
pretty much just been filled with ...
Email from Dad, Part 8: New Year's
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On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Dad wrote:
*Hi Sheryl,it's google time.Just read your latest googles.Having me there
on Feb.1st is a great idea,I'm looki...
Socktoberfest
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I'm not technically participating in the Socktoberfest happenings at
Ravelry or anywhere else, but I finished a pair of very October-hued socks.
Same old ...
Pattern Hoarder Solution
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I collect vintage patterns, and although I'm not going to reveal the true
number I'm up to (it's like my weight), I will say that I have enough that
if I...
Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 2586 Sundress
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My husband and I went to a concert in Boston recently, and I wore this
dress, which is Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 2586:
This dress was so easy to make....
Somebody call 911
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Eeesh. The paperwork on our current patterns requests took forever, so the
great packing project didn't get started until Monday. Which means the
pattern p...
Poo is a Beautiful Thing
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Parents remember that relief the first time their toddler actually made it
to the potty and proudly announced their accomplishment.... Alex can't
speak rig...
deconstructing dresses past
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I have been sewing for Lavender's Green for over ten years now. In the past
decade so very much has changed both in my knowledge of historic sewing
techniq...