14 vintage dress DIY ideas
30+ Free 1950s Style Sewing Patterns
30 Free 1950s Style Sewing Patterns If you enjoyed my post on 20 free 1950s style dress patterns, here are over 30 more 1950s inspired sewing patterns for your mid century wardrobe. Here you will find links to free sewing patterns and tutorials for dresses, separates, lingerie and more! If you’re looking for more free sewing patterns check out 20 Free 1950s Dress Sewing Patterns and my Free Patterns Page. Floral Dress from Gertie via Love Sewing Magazine This classic and simple dress from Gretchen Hirsch has classic button detail at the shoulders and a simple a-line skirt. Ava Sundress from Love Sewing Magazine This flirty polka dot halter dress is inspired by Ava Gardner. It has a gathered skirt and sleek midriff. DIY Vintage dress from My Curly Projects This clever diy dress from My Curly Projects has instructions on how to make your own easy pattern for this versatile 50s style dress. Easy Vintage inspired knit top by Gertie via JoAnne Fabrics This simple retro top is so easy to whip up, you don’t even need a pattern. Make a whole collection in a single afternoon with instructions from Gretchen Hirsch. Scuba Fabric Circle Skirt Dress from Sewing Bee Fabrics This circle skirt dress is perfect for beginners. Just a few measurements, no pattern and no hemming or seam finishes are needed because this dress is made in scuba fabric! 50s Marilyn Inspired Halter Dress (website in Russian) This retro halter dress with a full skirt comes in sizes 12 and 18. The website is in Russian but can be translated with Goggle Translate. Shirley Dress Shirtwaist Pattern from Mood Fabrics Mood designed this classic shirtwaist with contrast collar and cuffs from sizes 2-30 Va-Voom Bullet Bra from Va-Voom Vintage This pattern is one of my own, the Va-Voom Bullet Bra pattern and sew along. This bra is based on a few of my original vintage bullet bras. 1950s Tie-On terrycloth dress Here’s a really clever idea, use towels to make a beach or pool dress that you can slip on over your suit. I’ve made this one for myself a few years ago. Portrait Blouse from Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing via Makezine Make zine shared an excerpt from Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing way back in 2012. The free pattern and instructions are still available to make this wardrobe staple blouse. 1950s halter dress and cape shrug from Mrs. Depew This 50s French dress pattern is part of a draft at home system so you can make the dress in any size you like from doll size to 60 inch bust. Download the drafting rulers and pattern from Mrs. Depew. 50s style button front culottes pattern from Ralph Pink These high waist button-front shorts are made in a single size but are able to be resized to fit your measurements with some drafting knowledge. Download the free pattern from Ralph Pink 1950s Life Magazine Wrap Blouse from Harts Fabric This 50s blouse tutorial was originally posted in Life Magazine. It’s so simple, you don’t even need a pattern, just the easy instructions updated for the modern sewist from Harts Fabric. 1950s dress from Neu4Bauer This beautiful 1950s dress is in German and English in bust size 40 and waist size 32. You can resize with a little drafting know-how. The pattern pieces are overlapped so the pieces will need to be traced, much like modern sewing books with pattern sheets. 50s Boat Neck Blouse from trashingdays on Flickr You’ll make this blouse based on your own measurements and only 1 1/4 yards of fabric for the average size. This short sleeve staple would be perfect in a long sleeve version too, just extend the sleeve measurement to your desired length. Faviola the summer dress from Bluprint Here’s an easy dress that translates easily to a year-round wardrobe. Sew with or without the sleeve cuff ruffle. Available in sizes 2-22. Fifties Prom Dress from Peppermint Magazine by The Vintage Pattern Selector The fifties prom dress is a sleeveless dress with full box pleated skirt and darling collar. This dress reminds me of Netflix’s Sabrina Spellman. Available in bust sizes 33-39 but easily resized DIY Vintage 50s jacket from My Curly Projects Here’s another very clever project tutorial from My Curly Projects for a 50s jacket but you don’t need a pattern for this one. Just use a sweater or shirt from your own closet and the instructions in the link to make your own pattern Floral Liberty Print Blouse from Sewmag.co.uk This classic button-up can be paired with cigarette pants or any of your favorite 50s skirts. Available in sizes 8-14 1950s Halter top from The Pretty and the Kitsch Sew a whole batch of these quick and easy 50s summer tops in any size. Get the PDF instructions from the link above. 50s Petticoat from Burda Style Give your 50s dresses a full fluffy skirt with a home made petticoat in any color you like! Sign up for Burda Style to get this free pattern download Lucy pencil dress from Kama Sewtra Kama Sewtra’s Lucy dress is a curve-hugging basic that I would sew again and again. Make it in fun and flirty gingham or polka dots for summer or cozy flannel print with a cardigan for fall or your holiday party little black dress. The sleek lines make this dress open for any range of accessory options or embellishments. Imagine it with a lace overlay or covered in tiers of fringe trim! Available in sizes small to 3XL Vintage Dainty Suspender Belt from Pattern Pandemonium These vintage garter belt instructions detail how to make this lingerie accessory based on your own measurements Loretta Wiggle Dress from Love Sewing Magazine Loretta is a curvy pin-up style wiggle dress with a sultry jewel neckline and below-the-knee skirt. This free dress pattern from Love Sewing Magazine Vintage Capelet Tutorial from Sew Mama Sew This vintage capelet pattern from Sew Mama Sew has a darling little collar that ties at the neck. Sew it in fabric to match a dress, make it in wool or faux fur to keep cozy in winter or a beautiful plaid flannel for autumn. Embroider your monogram or add piping or ric rac for a special touch. Vintage Slip Pattern from House of Jo from The Vintage Pattern Selector From the boo, The Vintage Pattern Selector comes this 1940s style vintage slip. Add a lace overlay to the cups or sew in cozy flannel for warmth under your dresses in winter. * instructions to sew this slip are in the comments of the post linked here* 1940s and 50s Bras and Garter Belt from Sew Historically Sew Historically provides two vintage bras here, a peachy satin 40s/50s bra with semi-circular stitching and a white cotton 40s/50s bra in addition to a beautiful vintage garter. The pattern is easy to follow, without sewing instructions but, like my own bullet bra pattern, will require you to make a muslin and re-size accordingly. Enjoy the gorgeous photos of the original lingerie elements up close in the link posted. I’m excited to make these for myself! Wool Pencil Skirt from Peppermint Magazine by Pattern Runway Peppermint provides a vintage wardrobe staple item in this perfectly sleek wool pencil skirt. This pattern comes in sizes 8-16. Sewing School Reversible Wrap Dress from Peppermint Magazine by The Stitchery This summery wrap dress with diagonal buttons is fully lined and reversible! I love to sew versatile garments that will be worn often since sewing takes so much time and attention but this smart dress pulls double duty. Sizes 8-12 but easily re-sized. High Waisted Shorts from peppermint Magazine These high waisted shorts from Peppermint magazine have adorable button details and are available in sizes 10, 12, 14 How to make a petticoat from Sugardale Blog Sugardale Clothing blog shows how to make a petticoat in any length and size to add perfect 50s fullness to your favorite dresses. Ramie Dress from With My Hands Dream The Ramie Dress buttons down the front with fabric covered buttons and a sweet peter pan collar. This dress has 3/4 length sleeves and a gathered skirt in a size 36. Danmark 00 Blouse from How to Do Fashion How To Do Fashion presents this beautiful simple blouse in 5 different versions (versions 1 and 3 pictured), which can be adapted for many vintage eras and outfits. In US Sizes 2-16 but easily resized.
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June 2018 projects- What I’ve been up to –
DIY Vintage Dress Do you want to learn how to make this DIY Vintage dress? #1950sstyle #vintagedress #vintagesummerdress #ginghamdress This post is an update for June 2018 projects- What I’ve been up to. Check out the Vintage Summer Dresses I’ve been making and get inspired to make your own!
DIY Dior-Inspired Vintage Dress Free Sew Pattern
This post is an update for June 2018 projects- What I’ve been up to. Check out the Vintage Summer Dresses I’ve been making and get inspired to make your own!
1940s Tea Dress
1940S TEA DRESS SEW OVER IT The 1940’s Tea Dress is a vintage-inspired stunner. Inspired by Lisa’s love of 40’s fashion, the dress features gathered bust detail, a panelled midriff and skirt, flattering elbow length sleeves and lovely contrast cuffs. We love to add three decorative covered buttons down the centre front for a lovely extra bit of interest. Skill Level : Intermediate Sizes : 8 to 20 New, uncut paper pattern
DIY Vintage Dress
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Vintage Dress FREE Pattern – Bette
Vintage Dress FREE Pattern – Bette – My Handmade Space This post may contain affiliate links. Thanks to one of our members for sharing this Vintage Dress FREE Pattern in our MHS Facebook Group . This pattern is available in European sizes 8-16. Bette is a figure flattering flirty frock, with Read More
The Jessica Dress – Mimi G Style
The Jessica Dress – Mimi G Style – penny sew vintage I have been sewing a lot for myself lately, and I’m basking in it. I love summer, and I need clothes that I love wearing in summer! Sun dresses, shorts, tank tops, light and airy blouses, s
Wedding vintage dresses 1950s 50 Ideas
Wedding vintage dresses 1950s 50 Ideas #wedding #vintagewedding I have been sewing a lot for myself lately, and I’m basking in it. I love summer, and I need clothes that I love wearing in summer! Sun dresses, shorts, tank tops, light and airy blouses, s
Building a Vintage Wardrobe: Dresses
learn how to shop for vintage dresses and learn about different vintage dress styles from the 1920s-1960s For many vintage gals, the majority of their wardrobes consist of dresses. Dresses are wonderful because you can just slip into one and head out the door! You can also get different looks from one dress by accessorizing with shoes, belts, cardigans and jackets. I can’t believe that I’m going to try to tackle the topic of dresses. There are SO many varieties of dresses that I couldn’t possibly cover every vintage style but I will make an effort! 🙂 Getting the Look There are a lot of dress categories (such as wiggle dress or shirtwaist dress) but some dresses can’t be categorized at all! They all have different types of skirts, various bodice shapes, different sleeves and so on. By using the information provided in this post and previous Building a Vintage Wardrobe posts, you will be able to determine if a dress has that typical vintage look. Also, learning about which fabrics, prints and colors were popular at the time will help you to find the perfect vintage or vintage-inspired dress. Dress for Every Occasion: Day, Evening and Everything In between Throughout history ladies wore certain garments for every occasion. You may have heard of women getting dressed for dinner, your granny may wear her “Sunday Best” to church. Today, people generally get dressed in the morning and that’s the end of the story. In reviving the elegance and glamor of vintage fashions, it is important to always dress for the occasion. The House Dress a house dress can be any average dress that you wear around the house while you’re cleaning, cooking, gardening or just hanging out. I often wear my nicer house dresses to the grocery store. My house dresses are all cotton so that they can be easily washed. House dresses are usually very simple and don’t have a lot of fancy details. House dresses should be comfy and easy to wear. Housedress by Heartbreaker from pinupgirlclothing.com The Day Dress The term “day dress” is used so loosely with sellers of vintage clothing. To me, a day dress is something you may wear on a weekend when you go out with your friends of family. This is the type of dress you might wear to a park, picnic or BBQ. My favorite day dresses are cotton or other light weight fabrics, usually pretty floral prints and are easy to slip into without much fuss, but my day dresses are a bit prettier and more fancy than my average house dresses. Day Dress from Vintage Curve on etsy Day Dress from The Vintage Link on etsy The Tea Dress The Tea dress is a step up from the day dress. You may wear a tea dress to a birthday party,brunch, baby shower or luncheon. If Pj and I go out for lunch on the weekends, I like to wear a tea dress. Modern tea dresses are usually floral print, brightly colored, made of very light floaty fabric like chiffon. When I think of a tea dress, the elegant lines of the 1930’s pops into mind. Look for tea dresses with elegant details such as tiny buttons, lace trim, flutter sleeves and the like. Even as early as the 1800’s, the tea dress (or tea gown) has been a very feminine, delicate garment. tea style dress from iloveswift on etsy tea style dress from exquisite bones on etsy The Cocktail Dress The cocktail dress is a semi-formal dress which may be worn at early evening events such as cocktail parties, evening weddings, dinner parties and the like. Christian Dior was the first to use the term “cocktail dress” to refer to early evening wear, in the late 1940s. Coco Chanel’s famous “Little Black Dress” is a perfect example of a cocktail dress. A simple cocktail dress can be dressed down with a jacket for daytime office attire and dressed up with heels and jewelry for after hours fun. Not all cocktail dresses are strapless, short, black and tight. Cocktail dress from pinup couture vintage cocktail dress from vintageous.com The Evening Dress A gal should have at least one evening dress in her closet. You may wear an evening dress to a very fancy business dinner, a charity ball, formal dinner party or restaurant, and all upscale dinner events. Evening dresses can range from a shorter cocktail style dress to a floor length ball gown. The style of gown that you choose depends on the formality of the event. Evening gowns are often heavier fabrics such as silk or satin and have fancy beaded or embroidered details. My mom made this vintage simplicity evening dress for me for a play in 8th grade. It was emerald green satin…uh-mazing! evening dress from poshgirlvintage.com Other Dress Styles Sheath Dress The sheath dress has evolved quite a bit over the years. The sheath was a high fashion item in the 1920’s as the straight, shapeless “flapper” style dress. By the mid 1950’s, some sheath dresses had darts to fit the curves of the body, as can be seen in shows like Mad Men. In the 60’s the sheath became the loose fitting “mod” dress worn by Twiggy. Today, the sheath varies from short cocktail style or day dresses to floor length evening gowns. The sheath can be worn with or without a belt. 1920’s dress from vintageous.com Wiggle Dress The wiggle dress is a very popular style for lovers of 50’s and 60’s fashions. Just think of Joan Holloway. A proper wiggle dress will have a hem that measures less than the hip measurement so that your legs are kept close together and you “wiggle” when you walk. The wiggle does not mean that you will have “wiggle room”! The blog, Vintage Bulletin covered the details of a wiggle dress very thoroughly in this post Do check it out! wiggle dress from memphisvintage.com sailor wiggle dress from vintagedressesoutlet.com Tiki Dress Vintage enthusiasts unite when we come together in the search for the perfect tiki dress. We all have our own ideas of the world’s most fabulous tiki dress. Some are “wiggle” style, some have full skirts, some are wrap dresses. What makes a dress a “tiki” dress is the tropical hawaiian flair, which is embodied in the print of the fabric. The “tiki” craze has been around since the 1800’s but in 1934 the first tiki bar was opened in Hollywood. When the boys came home from the South Pacific after World War 2, tiki was all the rage! By the 50’s and 60’s the tiki theme spread to clothing, home decor and of course, entertainment. Tiki dresses can be worn to BBQ or picnics, tiki bars, beach vacations and anytime during the summer. Tiki Twist Dress from Stop Staring All Day Long Sarong at babygirlboutique.com Shirtwaist Dress The shirtwaist dress has been called the “uniform of the housewife”. The shirtwaist was not invented in the 50’s, however. Women of the 1900’s wore a similar dress, which had a full skirt and bodice resembling a man’s shirt. In the 1940’s, women embraced the utilitarian shirtwaist dress with a more simple skirt, reducing fabric use. After the war, the full skirted 1950’s shirtwaist dress that we all know came back into popularity. A shirtwaist dress features a man’s turned down collar shape and button down front. Shirtwaist dresses can have any type of sleeve or skirt. Shirtwaist from damngoodvintage.com shirtwaist from damngoodvintage.com Shirtwaist dress from lyndatracyallen on etsy Swing Dress- A swing dress is a dress worn while swing dancing. Vintage reproduction clothing companies offer tons of different swing dresses. A swing dress often has a halter, strapless or shirt-sleeve top with a very full skirt. Swing dresses can be worn with colorful crinolines so the colors show while you’re dancing. sparrow swing dress from Pin Up Couture available at pinupgirlclothing.com Swing dress from poshgirlvintage.com The Pinafore/Jumper Dress/Apron Dress In the UK, this dress is often called a “pinafore” and in the US, many call it a “jumper” A pinafore traditionally began as an apron style garment. Today’s Pinafore/Jumper dress is a sleeveless, collarless dress which can be worn over a blouse or worn on its own! There are also variations of this style dress, which consists of a skirt with suspenders. and if you think for a minute that the pinafore is too girly and cute, check out Fleur de Guerre, smoldering in her vintage pinafore. Wrap Dress Ah, my favorite style of dress, the wrap dress! The wrap dress is elegant, classic, flattering and a great choice for us curvy ladies. In the land of vintage clothing, wrap dresses come in all sorts of styles. You may find dresses that wrap at the bust like modern wrap styles or ones that cross over in the back like the popular Swirl Wrap and Tie dress. Some vintage dresses have a “faux” wrap where the fabric overlaps but doesn’t actually need to be wrapped and fastened. The above tiki wrap dress is one of my favorites! The best selling pattern in the 1950’s was the walkaway wrap dress pictured below, which they said could be started after breakfast and finished before lunch. I wouldn’t go that far, but it is very easy to sew. I had to work out a few kinks to get mine to fit the way I like it but it’s a great, easy little summer dress. I like mine best with a crinoline under it. Wrap Dress from Bettes Bargains on etsy 1950’s walkaway dress 40’s inspired wrap dress from bluevelvetvintage.com my 50’s Swirl wrap dress: Like I said, I am sure that I didn’t cover every variety of dress but this should be a good guide for dress shopping while you build your vintage wardrobe! 🙂
FREE Dress Patterns
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Dress Pattern Diy Tutorials French 26+ Trendy Ideas
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April 2018 DIY projects- What I’ve been up to –
My update on all the April 2018 DIY projects I’ve made this month – vintage wiggle dress, cropped jacket, circle skirt… Read on to find out what else. Warning – This post is not for the faint of heart since I’m going into slightly too much detail about what goes under my skirts. My update on all the April 2018 DIY projects I’ve made this month – vintage wiggle dress, cropped jacket, circle skirt… Read on to find out what else. Warning – This post is not for the faint of heart since I’m going into slightly too much detail about what goes under my skirts.