Happy St Patricks Day. This was my first run at getting this vintage pattern to work. 1974 doesn’t seem that long ago… On paper I added room for my bust and waist. Once I made this test dress, I removed the added width. What will remain is the extra length in the bust area for my own comfort and have included a bust dart for shaping. This dress is 10cm/2″ shorter than the short version. I added in the zipper late in construction as the pattern suggested which worked out great for getting the fit right. I will need to do a sway back adjustment because there were some gathers across the back when I wore the dress.
This fabric came from dotsnstripes.co.uk 3 years ago.
This fabric is a kiddie print and I’ve added green poplin bias trim on the dress and for the dress ties cause I’m still into green and I wanted to tone down the pinks. I used the fast turner tool for the dress ties. The skirt has a bit of twirl room that I will tone down for the next version maybe.
These two have just arrived in the mail. And Love Vintage fair is on in Sydney on 23 -25 March if anyone’s interested in everything vintage.
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| This will need some hacking for size. |
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| This won’t need too much grading – I think. |
velosews 
Oh you show off, Maria. That looks so good, and so much better than the envelope picture, more streamlined. And no, I am not going to start wearing halter tops! I used to love them back then. I made my muslin of my vintage pattern last night and wonder of wonders, it fits as though it was made for me, no alterations – yet. Thanks again for being the catalyst for my entering the comp.
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cute!!!
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So pretty in that feminine fabric! Are you planning to make up all of these patterns for the competition? I really like the shift dress pattern too.
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Thanks for the link to the Love Vintage fair – think i will go & have a look!
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I'll see how far I get with the shift (my fav).
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So pretty! And I like your prospective vintage garments, too. I like the yoke on the shift and the fun jacket on the other pattern.
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