Friday, December 21, 2007

Vintage Cotton Dress: Simplicity 2744


A lot of vintage patterns look alike, but this dress looks fresh and singular to me. The oval neckline, the deeply notched collar, the get-me-every-time 3/4 length sleeves with darts. The ribbon belt!


And look, it's made out of only six pattern pieces!


This is a very nice silky quilting cotton from The Creative Needle in Denver, CO. Did I mention I'll be going fabric shopping in Denver again in early January? Let me mention it now.


Collar and ribbon details.

16 comments:

Julian said...

lovely Anna,
my favorite color, and it is so pretty! I know you are excited to wear it, and you are such a great seamstress! Wish I had your talent!
I can only crochet blankets. Merry Christmas, and may all His blessings be yours! Christina Gomez

Little Miss Flossy said...

Gosh the skirt falls beautifully. What a beauiful dress - enjoy wearing it!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

April said...

Oh, what a fun fabric! I've never thought of looking for dress fabric at The Creative Needle...I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm there!

~ Shannon said...

Absolutely lovely! What a wonderful vintage style -- the collar makes the dress, in my opinion. The fabric you chose suits it perfectly. I love seeing your vintage creations!

~ Shannon

Anonymous said...

This is a lovely pattern - love the simple detailing and 3/4 sleeves (my favorite). I can envision this being altered a tich (more fitted and to the floor) to be a winter wedding dress. :o)

Sarah said...

What a pretty dress! I love the color.

Ashley said...

What a lovely dress! I wish I had one like it.

Ashley

YayaOrchid said...

Oh, my! That is a lovely dress! And I so very much wish I could find great patterns like that one. They don't come in plus sizes, though, unfortunately.

Anna, I love reading your blog and I love all your helpful ideas. They are very inspiring!

Kimmie said...

I bet that color bring out your true beauty Anna...wish I had some of your talent...;-)

Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted

Kimberly said...

Hmmm...I live in Denver. Guess I'll have to look that place up.
Would you like to drop in for a cup of tea? I'd love to welcome you to our home!

Amy said...

What?! No Rick-Rack?? *is shocked* Haha. Just kidding. ;-) It's a very beautiful dress! *envies*

Wendy said...

Gorgeous! You are wonderfully talented. Do you happen to know the brand of your fabric? I'm wondering if I can find something like it online. It's hard to find nice silky cotton for dresses other than the typical quilter's cotton where I live.

Anonymous said...

Very nice! Love the collar. Can you share about your dress form? You mentioned you made it from an internet tutorial, right?

Blessings & Merry Christmas,
Leslie

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful neckline! You're right--it does have a different flair than a lot of vintage dresses. Merry Christmas!

Heather said...

I have a question. I love reading about your sewing all these lovely vintage dresses and I wondered if you ever come across plus size patterns?

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