Pencil skirt dress with bodice cutouts.

a collection of vintage sewing patterns 1940-today

McCall's 6553

copyright 1962

Size 1

Breast 20

waist 19.5

Cut and complete.

Front buttoned blouse and jumper or sleeveless dress. Blouse has three quarter length set in sleeves gathered into bands; bow tied band collar. Dress or jumper has bias or straight grain patch pockets. Optional rick rack braid in neck and right front facing seam and around pockets.

Spring sewing patterns preview, for your viewing pleasure at www.colettepatterns.com/

Uncut, ff

Prima Magazine - Pattern, July 2012.

Loose fitting calf-length dress and kaftan with deep V-neckline.

Great pattern from McCall's #3590 dated 197

Misses Caftan or Top and Pants

Size 14; Bust 36

Complete 4 pieces and instructions. UNCUT

Fabrics: Crepe, Surah, Challis, Cotton. Satin back crepe, Batise, Light weight Wool

Made with "One Trip Up" Stair Basket sewing pattern by Cozy Nest Design.

Blogged at The Life Craft

Vintage UNCUT coatdress

Pictorial Review Pattern Catalog, July 1928. RARE!!!

Pictorial Review magazine started producing their own sewing patterns around the turn of the century (1900). Simplicity bought Pictorial's pattern business in 1936, and the magazine merged with The Delineator (associated with the Butterick pattern company) in 1937. Delineator magazine folded in 1939.

Pictorial Patterns are rare to find today. If you find one, you can bet it is from before 1936, though some unverified evidence suggests Simplicity continued using the "Pictorial" name in Australia for a time (until 1950s?)

1940s or early 1950s toddler sleepwear.

blogged at pretty-ditty.blogspot.com/2011/12/abbey-coat-sewing-patte...

photography by Pierre Olivier

1940s, sweet dresses

Blogged: stitchpicky.blogspot.com/2013/03/sidekick-tote-pattern-re...

This fabric comes in a great variety of colors. You can find all of the fabric choices and my sewing pattern at Sew Easy Too in Spokane.

The best summer dress evar.

Poupée chiffon Les Sylvettes - Ragdoll.

Good Housekeeping, November, 1910

the swivel stands are great. You can get them cheap on Amazon. They are perfect with my iPad cases.

DuBarry pattern for coats c. 1930s

Visit the Craftsy Blog to learn where to find couture sewing patterns. #beCraftsy

This is a free tutorial on my blog to create doll faces on fabric quickly and easily using fabric pencils and pens. See it now: sharlzndollz.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/6-steps-to-drawing-c...

Perfect for the man, boy or dog in your life!

Pauline Trigere dress and shawl

Made with "One Trip Up" Stair Basket sewing pattern by Cozy Nest Design.

UNCUT, maternity

UNCUT, FF

Perfect for bridesmaid dresses, has Spanish instructions as well

Learn Dressmaking

Learn Dressmaking

Vintage 1960's Butterick 3363, Misses' Extra Quick 'N Easy One Piece Dress, Size 12, Bust 32

Since I've been stuck inside a lot lately, overstressed from virus paranoia, and now, literally prevented from going to my day job, I've been messing around using graphics editing software to make better graphics for my Etsy shop.

I've been using a combination of GIMP and Autodesk Sketchbook to make interesting and attractive thumbnail photos for things for sale in my shop.

It's quite relaxing and I'm quickly becoming more adept at using the software.

Learn Dressmaking

Blogged: ittybittybirdy.blogspot.com/2009/05/do-not-we-all-dream-o...

Donna Karan dresses

Sewing pattern by StudioCherie Fabric by Amy Butler

Learn Dressmaking

60s dress pattern, cut - complete, jiffy easy joked dress

Very rare pattern!