Really retro. Last month, I ordered a pair of dress patterns from Sense and Sensibility. I sewed up the 1912 Kimono Dress (second pattern on page) soon after my order arrived, but then the weather turned too dreadfully hot to wear anything with sleeves. Yesterday felt like fall so I finally got to wear my new dress!
The fabric is a Moda cotton (from the local quilt shop) and I just love the color. I didn’t make an alterations except to eliminate the overskirt; it didn’t seem right for an everyday cotton dress, but I’m already dreaming of a dressier version with a sheer overskirt. It sews up quickly (no zipper or buttons) and the bodice is neatly self-lined. Beginning sewers will be fine if they follow the directions step by step, but please check the list of pattern corrections online before starting. I do like the style of my new dress and feel like I could have spent the day with Betsy and Tacy. I suspect Missus Smarty Pants might not approve, but that’s okay–I let my subscription run out because I prefer my own style over current style, and I have no interest in wearing anything “sexy” outside my own bedroom.
Next up: the 1940s Swing Dress in a floral rayon crepe.
AHHHH! I’m so jealous. Goofy patriarchal theology or not, I want some of those patterns!
You crack me up! I have been eyeing them for at least a year now and finally bought some so I could stop coveting. After growing up with an AoG friend who boycotted everything under the sun. . .life is too short for that.
Oh, and I love a dress that can be made up from quilting fabrics – so many wonderful prints and fabrics to choose from!
I have a number of their patterns and love them. They make wonderful dresses for dd, I’ve been using them for a few years, and it’s so easy to find fabrics since they can be made with quilter’s cotton. Some day I might be daring enough to make one for myself
Are you laughing at me, EC?
That dress is so fun. I did the same with my MSP subscription. I don’t need low cut clothing, and I can figure out which cloths look good on me w/o her help.
I have been thinking on making some 1880ish patterns, just for fun, ’cause I like them. Like you show, they don’t have to be overly fancy.