Purpose of This Blog

Hello my name is Erica; I created this blog in order to help those of you who love vintage and pinup just like me. When I decided that I wanted to wear vintage clothing and use antique furniture I decided to go out and find places to buy them. At first it was hard because I didn't know where to start. But after a year of searching I have learned that high end boutiques aren't the only places with vintage treasures. I will be posting about the places I have visited, as well as the objects I have found there. As well as the clothing items I have that my mother and I sewed together. Oh and I live in Southern California so that is where most of the places are going to be located.







Saturday, July 24, 2010

How to make your own vintage dresses...

Alrighty, I know some of you guys don't have access to places such as the Rose Bowl like I do. So I wanted to show you guys that if you are good with a sewing machine or are willing to learn, another option is to make vintage clothing your self. The advantage to this is the clothing will fit your body, and for those of you who cant stand wearing clothes that were preowned you wouldn't have to.
Here are some of the sewing patterns I have purchased from my local Joanns and the fabrics I have bought for each of them.
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The pattern above is in the Vogue catalog under the catagory of vintage vogue.
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This pattern is from the catalog Simplicity, I forgot what catagory though.
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Now this top and bottom pattern are from the Butterick catalog under the retro Butterick catagory.
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Now these are just the patterns I have, there are tons more and are worth buying.Im in the process of making one dress and have already accomplished another. So far the pattern hasnt let me down and I have gotten tons of complements on my finished dress. So go out there folks and start sewing.
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