Showing posts with label VPSA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VPSA. Show all posts

Monday, July 7, 2014

Playsuit Time!


I have *finally* taken pictures of my playsuit!


 I showed off a few pictures of the blouse from my trip to Florida and I love it!


It's from Advance 8511 which I've made several times.



Of course, you need more than just a blouse to make a playsuit!


The shorts I made from Wearing History's Sailor Playsuit Pattern a few years ago.


Actually, the skirt from that playsuit goes great with this blouse too! But I'll save that for another outfit shoot.


The skirt was made from the dirndl skirt sew along. And it buttons all the way down for easy playsuit action.


Although, you do have to be careful where you de-skirt! Most people wear quite a bit less than shorts under their skirts. lol.


I wore this outfit to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Kentucky.


It's a restored 19th century village that used to be the home of a religious sect called the Shakers.


The buildings are quite darling. I felt like I walked on to the set of a Jane Austen novel! It would be just the perfect place for a Regency event! Oh, well. Perhaps next time.


The grounds were very beautiful and peaceful. It was a great way to spend a relaxing day soaking up some history.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Dirndl Skirt Sew Along: Buttons and Buttonholes

This is the last part of our dirndl skirt sew along! You still have till July 1st to finish up your playsuit. There have been some lovelies popping up on the Flickr page!


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Dirndl Skirt Sew Along: Hemming and Button Placket

Today we're hemming our skirt and attaching the button placket!


Friday, June 13, 2014

Dirndl Skirt Sew Along: Attaching the Waistband

Today we're attaching our skirt to the waistband!



Keep a look out for more vow renewal photos tomorrow!

Monday, June 9, 2014

Dirndl Skirt Sew Along: Sewing the Side Seams

Today, we're sewing up the side seams of our skirt (if you need too!) and we're applying interfacing to the waist band and button placket!


Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Drafting Our Dirndl Skirt!

Today we are going to be drafting the pattern for our dirndl skirt!


Monday, June 2, 2014

Announcing the Dirndl Skirt Sew Along

We are kicking off the dirndl skirt sew along part of the Vintage Playsuit Sew Along so let's get started!


Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Of Lighthouses and Sea Urchins

Phew! I've got a backlog of vacation photos to share so expect extra outfit posts this week!


One thing I really wanted to bring on vacation was my playsuit so you'll get a sneak peak of it today! I still have a few pieces to finish before the end of the sew along though.


 I made the blouse from Advance 8511. It's super comfortable and easy to sew up!


 The shorts are ones I made a few years ago as part of the Wearing History sailor playsuit. They just happened to be the perfect color to go with my new playsuit!


We took these shots at the St. Augustine light house. The view from the top was phenominal!


 Of course, to get to the view, you have to climb stairs and stairs and stairs.....


 Thank goodness, we took outfit photos at the lighthouse keeper's house before climbing to the top.


 This outfit was just perfect! Can't wait till the rest of my playsuit is complete!

Photography by Will Thorpe Photography willthorpe.com

Monday, May 12, 2014

Build Your Own Playsuit Options

You don't have to have a "playsuit" pattern to make a playsuit! Here are some great separates that would be perfect of integrating into your playsuit ensemble.

1930s



Looking for a more modest 1930s option? Try the Smooth Sailing Blouse from Wearing History. It's available an it's own as an e-pattern or with the Smooth Sailing Trousers in a paper pattern.


For a fun and flirty bottom, try Wearing History's Rita Pleated Shorts! I just adore my version! This pattern is great for late 30s-mid 40s.

1940s


Wanting a romper for your playsuit? Wearing History's 1940s Home Front Overalls pattern include a romper option. It's too cute!


Bra tops were really popular for playsuits. Eva Dress offers this cute multi-sized pattern with four bra tops to choose from!

1950s



I also just adore this 50s summer top pattern from Eva Dress. I really love the wrap around style in view 2!

Looking for an all in one pattern? Check out this post. Also, coming up are vintage playsuit patterns.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Announcing: The Vintage Playsuit Sew Along!

A few months ago, I mentioned the possibility of hosting a sew along here on the blog. And the day has finally arrived to announce the opening of The Vintage Playsuit Sew Along!

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This is going to be a choose your own adventure type sew along. We'll each pick a vintage playsuit pattern and sew them up together. At the end of the sew along, we'll all have cute playsuits to wear this summer!


May is going to be the inspiration month where we'll talk patterns, materials and planning your playsuit.


June will be the sewing month although you are free to start sewing as soon as you have all of your materials! As a mini sew along within the sew along, I'll show you how to draft and sew up your own gathered dirndl skirt with a button placket. This will be kicking off in June.


For this sew along, we'll define vintage as 1920s-1960s but mostly I'll be focusing on 1930s-1950s because that's what I like.


While at least one piece of your playsuit must be you-made within the sew along time frame, feel free build your playsuit around a you-made or ready to wear piece already in your wardrobe. This is a great opportunity to rescue a wardrobe orphan or skip making a more challenge piece like shorts in favor of purchasing.

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So, grab a button for your blog and start planning your playsuit! Join up with other participants on the Flickr page and comment on any pin in the Pinterest board to be added as a pinner.