Vogue 1415 + 1950's American Designer Pattern N1021

Hello Everyone,

I have had a bit of a hiatus of almost a year from my blog.  Life gets busy, and other things take precedence. I have also had a break from scrapbooking, having spent some time lately indulging in my other love, sewing.  My blog will now be more inclusive of all my crafts.

Let's start.

Last time I wrote, I mentioned my mother was getting married. That happened, and it was a lovely wedding. I made her outfit which included a pair of silk pants, a drapey silk top (Vogue 1415 adjusted) and her fascinator. She looked beautiful....though unfortunately I only have a quick pic taken just before she was about to walk 'down the aisle'. The fabric for the silk top was bought at Ferrier Fabrics.

My outfit was hurriedly made the day before, hand stitching the chiffon hem just before leaving for the wedding. Way too manic for me. I made an original 1950's pattern, designed by Charles Le Maire bought on Etsy from Lady Marlowe Studio (I LOVE so many of the patterns, I'd really like the whole shop, but alas, time and finances restrict me from doing so). I really wished I had underlined with silk organza, but I just didn't have the time. It is made from silk with silk chiffon from Silk Traders.

A breeze came along, and whooshed the chiffon tail at the back. It felt so pretty. 😊 There are a few tweaks I would make to the fitting if I make this again. I have narrow shoulders, and the shoulders of the dress kept slipping down a little. If I wear this dress again, I would probably run an elastic along the edge (inside a herringbone stitched casing), gently pulling it in, just to ease it in slightly to the body.

I also made my youngest daughter's dress (Simplicty 1382), the sashes and my son's bow tie.

A family photo:

I also made a digital scrapbooking layout of the happy couple:

Credits: All from The Lilypad - BYOC April 2018.

Hard to believe that was almost a year ago!

I really enjoyed making the 1950's dress, wish I had occasion to make another!

Thank you for visiting.