First dress of spring, my Easter dress made in vintage fabric, from a vintage pattern, sewn on a vintage Singer 301a, hemmed using a Singer Featherweight with blind hem attachment, and completely finished using vintage techniques! The only parts that are not vintage are the flat bias piping, belt buckle, and the buttons. Even the buttonholes were made using a vintage Singer buttonholer! This pattern had the most interesting collar, and I’m a sucker for details like this. 

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