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!

Another skirt for the last summer days .. :-)

I have almost straight skirts and I wanted to wear something different ... casual skirts for exemple and I found this pattern by Patrones  :

Issue 294 , skirt N°25

with pleats, loops at the waisband and zipper on the side.

The pleats are the same front and back.

I had a cotton fabric in a grey-brown color, perfect for a skirt in combination with colored tops!

I used biais tape to finish the waisband inside.
I 'm very happy with this finition. It looks like very "clean" :-)

The summer came again for a short time ... so I can wear it yet :-)

For my little sister again!

What can you sew for someone wenn you don't know her mesurements  and you want to surprise her?
Perhaps a A-Line dress?

I sew already the dress last year from the Patrones Magazine 272 from the italian Designer Missoni.

But I omitted the sleeves.

With this loose fitting A-Line dress it doesn't matter how think or thick the raise and hip are; the dress fits good!


That's why I could sew it this for my sister.
A birthday present!

in a cotton satin brown fabric with elasthan.

Very comfortable to wear!
And easy to sew: no zipper, no button!

And a little bit chic effect! :-)