After enjoying myself so much last year making a 1940s blouse for the Sew for Victory Sew Along, I am now jumping into another vintage sewing challenge, Spring for Cotton. The rules are fairly simple - use a vintage pattern to make a garment in cotton, share photos on Flickr, and have the finished garment ready by 30th April.
I have had a 1949 Lutterloh pattern book on my shelf for a couple of years now, and this challenge has galvanised me into action. It didn't take me long to decide on this blouse, then I watched this video.
Mr. Lutterloh makes it all look so easy. He also gives a couple of fleeting moments of comedy, which my husband and brother in law have enjoyed with me.
After three evenings of work and running up a muslin, I now have my own pattern to make the blouse.
This cotton poplin print was stashed away in the cupboard. Today I have been Mrs. Mega-Meticulous and cut out the blouse, making sure the lines of tiny roses match for symmetry across both front and back. It took rather longer than ten minutes.
To stay with the German theme, the plan is to make it on my 1937 Frister and Rossman transverse shuttle. It is a beautiful brute of a machine, weighing three quarters of a ton, so I have yet to haul it out of its cupboard. Sewing starts tomorrow.
Linking up to Connie's blog Freemotion by the River for Linky Tuesday
Do you have one of those nifty curved rulers? And however do you move that machine? Commercial hoist? Crane? And are your floors reinforced to take the weight? I am full of questions
ReplyDeleteNo Mary Ellen, no ruler, so it's hit and miss with the pencil. Now I need to go to bed early to build up the strength for shifting the machine in the morning.
DeleteI'm really looking forward to seeing your finished blouse. I always think non sewers would be amazed at the amount of time we put into creating an outfit before we've even sewn a single stitch. (Only three toile attempts and my dress was good to go!) :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hoffi. I've had another look at your dress and the pattern. I love your multiple choice darts. I hope you can remember which one you used.
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