Vintage Dress

     Back in January I blogged about how I was helping a mom make a vintage dress for her daughter. We learned some very interesting things about vintage patterns including there is no printing on the pattern pieces.

Pattern front

Pattern back

Fabric

     Well with a couple of intense weeks of sewing she completed the dress and slip.  I did a little of the sewing towards the end to help her finish  it but otherwise she did the whole thing herself.  

     Here is what she wrote to me in an email after the talent show was over:

Just wanted to thank you again for all your help and encouragement in making Rosie's dress!  You helped me feel like a great mom and Rosie felt very special to be wearing something that her mom made just for her with lots of love!  I felt so proud.  I really enjoyed working with you.  You made me feel calm despite the deadline and you were so very patient and kind.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I am sending pictures for you.  I will put them in 3 quick emails so I don't send too large a file.  Feel free to post the hanging photos of the dress and slip on your blog if you want.  I could not have done this project without you and everything went so smoothly.  I am eternally grateful!  Rosie's performance went wonderfully, as did Will's.  We got so many compliments and Rosie just looked so wholesome and beautiful.  See the photos in the 3rd email.

Warmest Regards,

Jennifer M

     

Dress and slip fronts

   

     I have to say this was a lot of fun and I learned quite a few things myself about using vintage patterns.  It really makes me appreciate the modern day patterns with their complete instructions.  The vintage patterns seemed to assume you knew about sewing and thus not everything was explained completely.

Dress and slip backs

     I have to say thank you to Jennifer for trusting me to help her with this project.  I think she did a great job and deserves many kudos herself for persevering with a difficult project.