Wartime Utility Apron

So here it is, another apron finally finished. Love the colors together. This one I made in an XL due to so many requests and I added a pocket. These are great for reenactments or truly wearing it to clean around the house or garden. I love mine.

Turban

Ok so I did my models hair in an updo and put the turban on and looks great. The first picture shows it tight leaving the tails hang and the other two with the tails tided up. Going to make some in interesting material now but time to finish the apron first, at least I know this works. Happy Crafting!

New 1940's Turban

So I have found a new 40's turban, love the pattern. You put it on your head and wrap the two long tails around your head to be tided. My models hair is so long it makes it look droopy, will have to tie her hair up properly and take a good picture but what do you think of this prototype? Will make another in better material too.

Now tied properly.....

On My Way

So here is the start of my larger apron going to try to finish by midweek with all the other chores I have to do. Does not look much right now but will do when I get the edging and straps done. Blue with light green polka dots.

Let's get sewing!

Well I had a spontaneous offer to go on a trip to to Fort Lauderdale with my sister for a week so who can turn that down, fun in the sun on the beach but aching to get back to my sewing, making another 1940's apron in a large size today due to so many requests then on to my summer dress. I will post some pics shortly of my progress. Happy Crafting!

~~~~~~HELLO~~~~~~

    I am back and good it is!!!!  Lot's of new ideas for the future but for now, I am upsizing my Wartime Apron for larger sizes and I am going to make the blue dress that I posted about before I left. Also, have you been to this site, http://wesewretro.com, it is a great retro site of everyone making their own clothes and doing a fantastic job at it, great for inspiration.

Off to England for three weeks, relaxing, gathering sewing supplies, antiquing and eating and drinking with family and friends. When I am back I will be sewing avidly again so see you soon.

   Veronica

Decisions on dresses to make.....

So decisions decisions, which one to make?

So today I am cleaning windows and I found this interesting site on wartime home facts and a neat youtube clip of a cleaning windows song. .....aiming to cut material tomorrow for a new pattern, will post those tomorrow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/wartime_homes/

http://youtu.be/F_9rnWJ_zCM

Wartime Gardening

Found this wonderful site with a good old recipe and a really good film clip of wartime gardening. Not only doing flowers but cold weather bulbs and seeds for veggies are going in too. Onions and brussels to start.

http://www.downthelane.net/home-front-garden.php

Gardening

Gardening today, recreating an English wild flower garden with flowers like this.

1940s Blouse

Another blouse in baby blue with tiny white dots, love this blue and pattern. Going to start on something new now though.

1940'S PHOTO SHOOT

                                                                 SEW FOR VICTORY

   So as promised, here are the two dresses I made, all dressed up with hair and makeup done. Not bad for my first ever dresses...the orange dress is a reproduction 1940's pattern and the green dress is an original 40's pattern. I am looking forward to many more days of sewing. I have so wanted to make my myself a 40's wardrobe but never had the confidence.  Thanks to Rochelle for this opportunity. Sew for Victory has not only got me started in a new vein of sewing but has brought my mother and I much closer as she is a seamstress of high talent and is very excited one of her daughters is starting to tip toe in her footsteps, for that and the new friends, ROCHELLE I THANK YOU!

Material

New material for blouses and dresses, pics coming of me dressed up in my 40's garb by the end of the week I promise.

First 1940's blouse

Here is the blouse done, fairly easy, collar gave me a little trouble but more me then the pattern.

Think I am going to try to whip one of these up to go with my dress, have until next week so hopefully can get it done.

New Blouse

Ok so I am starting a new blouse now, I will post pics of me wearing the dresses when I do my hair this weekend.

1940's Dress

My first ever handmade dress and a 1940's one at that! The buttons are old new stock found on Etsy.  Very pleased with it.

Another item

I also made this too....

Busy Fingers

So I have been busy while waiting for the buttons to arrive for the orange dress. Here is what I have done with my time....