this would be great for my granddaughter. would like to get her interested in sewing. she loves clothes. i started sewing at her age.

A few friends and I got together to make some dresses for this charity. We used our fabric stashes. There is a link on their website in the discussion section to measurements for fabric in place of pillow cases.

I get my fabric and trims from the clearance sections of fabric stores, thrift stores and yard sales. I made the bias tapes and ruffles out odd bits of fabric, saving more money and clearing out more odds and ends. It gave me a sort of justification to buy a simplicity bias tape maker(craigslist) and the roller (amazon). They made it much easier.

Spending a lot of money to make anything is just crazy. The cost of dresses we made is about 25 cents each. The majority of the fabric usd came from an estate sale find. A container that said "quilt scraps" had 4 pieces that were 45" wide and 10 yards. I paid $10 for the container which has many useful pieces.

I've been wanting to give corset making a go. I have a few corset patterns, I haven't cut into them yet. The best part of "costume" movies is the fashion. Being retired I have more time to design and sew. I have a neice that models and is learning to sew, she would also like this book.

love 40's and 50's fashion! fads come and go, fashion is forever!

This would be GREAT!!! I've started doing more crafts with my grandkids. It would give more for my granddaughter and I to do.