Top Vogue 6253 from the Sixties

I love vintage pattern from the Sixties!






That's why I bought this pattern.
It's a top and a skirt from Vogue 6253 in one size
( size 12 but from the 60s)















I wanted to test the top pattern with a rest of fabric:
a cotton fabric with flowers motives

 

Rosalie's wearing the top with belt. 

 

But I'm wearing it with belt and jeans :-)

The instructions were easy to follow.
I made deeper darts on the back, because of my hollow back.

I only wanted to sew an art of muslin with this fabric ...
but I like it. The flower motives look like japanese sleeves :-)

The GDR Dress

This sewing- issue named PRAMO

is coming from the German Democratic Republic

from 1967!



I found in love with this dress and I must sew it!





Only too pieces :
one front and one back piece

but not so many instructions :-)

        and not very distinctives pattern!!! :-(






                              

                                  







But it wasn't too difficult to put the 2 pieces together :-)

I bought a heavy satin cotton fabric in an old rose color for a long time.
Perfect for this dress from the sixties.

I cut a front and back facing with the same fabric.
Neckline and armhole fit very good.

I used an unvisible zipper.







I made only one modification:

I must sew 2 darts at the back because it was too wide!
Ok, I have a hollow back that's why I must reduce the volume of the babric at the back.

The sixties necklines are often starting very high.
It looks very pretty but it's not so much confortable :-(

We are no longer accustomed with these necklines.

           




I 'm not yet tanned ...
but I'm on holiday next week :-)



but I already love it!!!

The vintage coat project - Steps 1 and 2

Next steps for the coat!


The front and back pieces have darts.

I tought .. no problem!
























But I didn't use a fabric for interfacing but a light fabric like vlieseline.

And I asked me, how I would put the fabric and the interfacing pieces together .....

because both pieces have darts.

I don't know since when fabric like vlieseline exists... 
But I think vlieseline wasn't used in the sixties!

 

Finally I decided to iron at first the facing pieces with the fabric pieces together and than to sew the darts.



















Now I have to sew the darts!

See you soon for the next step!

The vintage coat project

I need a new coat!

No, it's wrong ... I would like have a brown coat :-)

We can find so many different coat pattern...
it's unbelievable! It's difficult to decide what sort of style!!!

but as I saw this pattern I knew it, I must sew it!!!


It's a vintage coat pattern from McCall from the sixties!

We can find a lot of double-breasted coat nowadays, so this coat is not so vintage! :-)

But the hat pattern is not including! :-(




Last year I became a wonderful present for my birthday from my friends : a voucher fabric!!!!
Yeah! :-)

So I choose a very nice wool fabric with cashmere in a dark brown color and I choose a nice rose lining.

As I opened the pattern envelope I discovered that the pattern have 23 pieces!!!
OMG!!!

Every piece has her pattern piece!!!
I mean every piece like lining or interfacing pieces.. that's why they are 23 pieces altogether!

So, I'm on the beginning from this coat sewing:

I have already cut the 10 fabric pieces!

 

I will relate how I proceed with this coat !!! :-)

Vintage dress from Simplicity

I found last winter this pattern:

A vintage pattern from Simplicity 9080 from the 70s.

The dress with front tucks and back zipper has stand-up collar, set-in sleeves and optional button trim.

Version 1 I made has self fabric tie ends and mini lenght.

I imagined the mini length dress in a light grey color fabric...


and I found a light cotton grey fabric... but it was a rest fabric, I could become only 1,30 m (1 3/8 yard) so I couldn't make the dress with it :-(  ...   the dress V.1 for example required 1 7/8 yard!



Whatever ... I made it!


I used all centimetres from the fabric! :-)

I must make some alterations:



- I reduced the height from the collar, the sleevebands and the tie ends by about 2,5cm (1 inch). They are normally twice as much!! But it was fashionable in the 70's!!!


-   I wanted a fall dress so I didn't want to sew the short sleeves, but I didn't have enough fabric for the long sleeves, so I used the piece from long sleeves and cute the sleeves in 3/4 length. I sewed  the sleeve bands about 30,5 cm (12 inches)

 -I made FBA (2,5 cm - 1 inch) too.











I love the front pleats and the strict stand-up collar, and the combination with the tie ends give the dress a casual touch!



I love it! :-)

I used an invisible zipper.

The darts at the shoulders give the dress a very good fit!!

The fall is coming... but I have already the dress for it!