I really have been wanting to get more into 20th c. fashion. I think it's beautiful, yet I have very little experience in it. I thought I should start from some patterns. I recently bought two from Decades of Style:
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| 1940's New England Dress |
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| 1948 Siren Sundress |
I already have the fabric for the New England dress. I actually got it long before I ever knew what I was going to make with it. It just spoke to me and I snatched it up from my local fabric store's clearance section.
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| My baby. MINE. |
I'm going to get some big red heart buttons to go on the bib parts of the dress. Like these one from Etsy.
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| via Bohemian Findings |
I haven't found a fabric for the Siren Sundress, but I'm thinking something bright and cheerful like polka dots. I have a thing for polka dots...and hearts.
For the New England dress I'm making a test dress to make sure I get all the kinks out before I cut up my real fabric. I already know I'll have to shorten the waist and skirt (I'm petite and short-waisted). I'm using this poly-cotton blend of gingham-plaid-stuff. It's red and navy.
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| Le cut out bodice pieces. |
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| Le fabric close-up. |
This is exciting!
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