sneak peek

I'm barreling through my 1940s/50s project right now. I'm pretty sure I have about 80% of Vogue's Vintage Model sewing patterns now. And my goal is to make them all. ALL OF THEM!

Anyways...

Right now I'm working on the Vintage Vogue 1954 dress. My only concern is that I may end up looking like a Betty Draper Cupcake. We shall see...

I started last night after getting home from JoAnn's and purchasing this incredibly beautiful light blue floral print fabric (on sale!). I used a vintage 1950s crinoline underneath that I took out of a vintage dress I'm doing some work on. The crinoline has a top portion with boning in it, that fastens in the back, so it gives the dress a little more structure which is good because the fabric is very silky and doesn't hold up the way I want it to. I have to do something about the length of the crinoline, I may just pin it up a little bit when I wear this dress.

This is sort of the mock up right now. The bodice has yet to be attached, the buttons are pinned on, and there is a lot of much needed hemming to be done. I definitely have my hands full with this one. I may want to try this pattern again with a nice piece of cotton because, despite how pretty this fabric is, it's a nightmare. 

And I still have a million things to photograph tomorrow!

Happy sewing!