Last year I spent quite a lot of time adjusting the fit on this early 60s pattern, Simplicity 4977. I ended up making this lovely tropical dress and deciding after all that that I really prefer my old standby vintage swing dress pattern, Simplicity 6820. The two patterns are very similar, except that 6820 has…
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Jiffy Tropics (Simplicity 4977)
I have a few vintage patterns that I return to again and again and one of them is Simplicity 6820, a 60s trapeze \”Jiffy\” dress that lauds itself on only having \”3 main pattern pieces.\” I\’ve made it a few times and the leopard one, especially, is basically never in my closet, always either in…
My Pattern Wardrobe
My first Sewaholic Rae and the only one I made as written. For the past few years, I\’ve sewn most of my clothes–almost all of them. This year, for the rtw fast, I\’ve been sewing allll my clothes, which–since I already was sewing almost everything–has been more of a mental shift than a practical one….