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[kamikat]

I've ordered from Belle-Lingerie on eBay before, but I would be interested from whom you got yours.

Yeah, that's where I ordered mine!

 

[Lauren]

Thanks a ton, ladies, for the notes on my dresses
MJrules, I am in love with that skirt! The little pocket treatment is so dang cute.
I hemmed those dresses I posted today, and finished up and took pretty bad pics of a few more. They need buttons and hems still, but here they are anyways since I'm not sure when I'm going to find the button and buckle sets I want for them! Please excuse me with no makeup and hair messy

 

[CanadaDoll]

Lauren those are absolutely beautiful!!! The yellow colour is gorgeous, they both look great on you

 

[Lady Day]

Oh Im a sucker for vents! You call em vents, right?

LD

 

[leaette]

lauren, sooooooo pretty. i'm very jealous of all you sewin' ladies.

 

[Cherry_Bombb]

Don't be! Trust me, all of us non-knitting ladies are sooo jealous of your skills!!

 

[Smuterella]

an the non-knitting, non-sewing girls just feel dejected

 

[kamikat]

Very cute, Lauren! Great work!

 

[Lotus Leroux]

Lauren, so cute! What material did you use for them?

 

[Lauren]

Thanks gals! Both dresses were made from clearance fabric at Joann's. The yellow is a linen/cotton blend and the blue is a cotton. They'll be nice and breathable for summer

 

[imoldfashioned]

Both dresses are so pretty Lauren! It's so cold here (16 degrees)--maybe that's what's put me in the mood to do some spring sewing--light pretty dresses to wear when, someday, it gets warm again.

 

[deadpandiva]

Lovely dresses Lauren. I hope that if I work really hard and really try that in ten years time I may be half as talanted as you.

I don't know if this counts as I just sewed some bridal lace to a sweater. The Hancock Fabrics here as amazing bridal lace that they purchased from a wharehouse that closed. Onday I may go crazy and buy it by the roll.

 

[Smuterella]

brillient idea!

 

[TessTrueheart]

What a great idea, deadpandiva! The sweaters are super cute!

 

[goldwyn girl]

Lauren, beautiful frocks

DPD, great idea

 

[Lady Day]

Hi ladies!

I was inspired by those 40s wool shirts, ya know, so I tried to make up one from that era.

The wool is way heavier than what would have been used, but I think it turned out good. Also, I wanted to explore cuff treatments and dolled up the cuff a bit. I wish I had made the armholes a bit higher but we wont get into that

I also finished the first of MANY blouses from this pattern.

There were so many details on this blouse, gathers, tucks and such. *whew*

The buttons are vintage glass buttons! HA they were perfect!

Details can be seen here.

LD

 

[imoldfashioned]

Beautiful work as always LD! I especially love that jacket--the opening just above the cuff is great.

 

[leaette]

that jacket is great! now i want one.
i've always wanted a pendleton type jacket. i've only seen them in small sizes though.

 

[goldwyn girl]

Just lovely as always, Lady Day

 

[Idledame]

Ok, this does not compare to some of the fabulous creations I've seen from the rest of you, but I decided I needed a pair of 1940's pants for the AirRaid event last week. The pattern is a 1934 pajama reproduction from evadress.com. I got a size 20 for my waist, and then ended up taking close to 5" off each pant leg! Got the material by the pound at SAS in Hawthorne a few bucks for 3 yards. I bought plenty in case of mistakes but the pattern was a total breeze! It looked like wool, and burn test at home showed it was wool! The silk charmouse blouse with padded shoulders I bought on sale in the 80's but it was huge on my 115 lb, 1980s body. Too beautiful to throw out for 20 years, it fit my 2008 body perfectly! Yea for never throwing anything away!

I thought it made me look dumpy(er) so at the last minute I ran out and bought a modern suit pattern and did the vest straight from the pattern, just adding an inch to the shoulders for the padded shoulders of the blouse and finished it 1/2 hour before the event.

I think I look less dumpy and was warmer too. I'm wearing boots because it was raining and it was an outside event. The funny part is that my daughter (17yrs old) hated the pants, and the next day, Macys had a full page ad with almost the identical pants!