Sewing silk shirts using a vintage pattern: B7396
The fact that it is not a dress invites a celebration in itself! Can you believe this? I have just sewn not one, not two but three shirts, all in silks of different colours. Using a true vintage pattern for the first time It is no secret that I adore the 1950’s style. I have […]
Read MoreSewing a Dior-like dress using the V9253/V1735 pattern
After many versions of the V9253 pattern where I made hardly any changes to the original, here is a very different one. With longer sleeves, a waistband and a full-circle ankle-length skirt, it is exactly what I had in mind! So many versions of this pattern in my wardobe V9253 has been an immensely successful […]
Read MoreSewing the Lamour dress… for Valentine of course!
My first sewing challenge of 2025 was to tackle a project I have been dreaming of for very long time: a dress with a fully integrated bustier. And for Valentine, what else than the so appropriately-named Lamour dress by Charm Patterns? Pink & Red for Valentine I am the lucky owner of an extensive collection […]
Read MoreA floaty version of the B6018 vintage dress
After my first version of the B6018 pattern in a quite stiff silk dupion, I was keen to try and sew a second, more floaty version. Here it is! I fully reviewed the B6918 pattern (which I adore), as well as explained in details how to make a Full Bust Adjustment (FBA) in a previous […]
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