tag: vintage
Pastel Bomber Jacket
A little bomber jacket that I made as part of a school project. It's A wonderfully cheesy 80's throwback. For more projects and sewing tutorials, feel free to visit me at mollytovcom...
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Blue Chambray 40s Shirtwaist Dress
2 commentsI made this dress for the Sew for Victory sew along challenge, hosted by Rochelle from Lucky Lucille. I used a vintage pattern from the 1940s, Simplicity 4036. I had to make a lot of alterations to...
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Book Giveaway "Vintage Lingerie"
127 commentsYou could win "Vintage Lingerie" by Jill Salen
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1890's walking suit of fine Pendelton wool
2 commentsthis is an 1890's walking suit, the pale green check and the perwinkle trim are a very fine Pendelton wool. I made the skirt from fine wale cotton corduroy. the trim on the front of the overskirt...
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Primitive Patchwork Table- Runner
One thing that all people who sew have in common is fabric scraps! I'm always looking for projects that put them to good use. Which is why I love patchwork, there are so many possiblities. I...
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The Louisa Coat
2 commentsThis coat is made from a heavily interfaced, vintage double knit that I found in the thrift store a few years ago. I made it using a self-drafted pattern. I started naming my self-drafted patterns...
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Art Deco Medusa
5 commentsArt Deco Medusa was handmade by myself and personally styled from the shoes to the headdress, leaving no element un-finessed. The pattern for the dress is researched from 1920's flapper-style dresses...
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my wedding
My dress was made it out of silk crepe using a Vogue pattern. The dress was cut on the bias of the fabric and molded to my body like a glove. I used the same fabric for the lining as I did for...
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vintage loli, alien style
A blouse and circle skirt combo that's a little girly, and a little extra terrestrial. For more pictures of this project, the preliminary sketches I made, and a pile of diy fashion sewing tutorials...
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Amelia Earhart
Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I always like to come up with a zany, original, and creative costume! No store-bought costumes for this gal! I thrifted for the khaki-colored pants and shirt and...
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Red, White, & Blue ~ 1950s Style!
Here's a fun new dress that I just sewed from the 1958 Party Dress Pattern available at Sense & Sensibility Patterns! I used the Robert Kaufman Carolina Gingham (in the one inch width), and trimmed...
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The 1950s Cupcake Dress!
1 commentHere is the latest 1950s dress I just sewed! It was made using the new 1958 Party Dress Pattern from http://www.sensibility.com , and was a blast to make and to wear. This dress was made from a white...
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DEAD WOMAN
I was a dead civil war woman. I made the costume and won first prize at work. My husband took the photograph of me.
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Felted bag Motley Summer
1 commentBig and comfortable bag,with floral print.On the bag a lot of different flowers.Bag is very bright and beautiful.Unfasten the bag 5 brooches flowers. The Bag is made of wet felting.The picture by...
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Vintage Table Linen is given a new life......
2 commentsFor years I have collected vintage linen. I started with my granny at church jumble sales then moved onto hunting in charity shops during my student years. I mostly use linen that is damaged or...
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Recycle/ Love of My Life
Cutting Line Designs pattern Blouse Perfected created using fabric/buttons from my husband's circa late 1960's Navy work shirts. Additional fabric sourced from local Goodwill store.
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1950's style silk dress
4 commentsMy lovely friend Miss Emma wearing blue stripe dupion silk dress, with embroidered bubbles! Aaron Mansfield file: IMG_1334-_cropped_low_res.JPGOptional photo caption: My lovely friend Miss Emma...
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Lacey scalloped hem shorts with vintage scrap fabric
2 commentsI used the same "pattern" from the cut up boxers for these ! The fabric was a small cut (less than a yard) of vintage fabric I've had forever. The scallops were utilized as a great hem...no sewing...
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Another Stash Blouse
2 commentsA few days ago, I came across a project that caught my eye. The maker had created a lovely fabric with little scraps, and then fashioned a case for eye glasses with it. That inspired me to dig out...
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Polka Dot Obsession
4 commentsI have always been a huge fan of the shirt-dress. The simple silhouette never seems to go out of style and the creative options are endless. But this particular pattern is not your average...
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