Off the Clock

Just a short post to share a pic from the 1950's Garden Party Bridal Shower that I attended this past weekend.  I am wearing  Simplicity 4560 , my daughter is wearing  Butterick 6049 , and my granddaughter is wearing McCall's 6303 (both the dress and the hat, which I never blogged about but here is the pattern pic ). The baby clothing patterns are terrible, in my experience, at giving you any idea of what size to make.  I made the size medium which was much too big on her last summer as a six month old but fits her well this summer as an 18 month old.  Good to know for future projects.

Simplicity 4560 Mom circa 1959 I am attending a bridal shower this weekend that has a 1950's garden party theme.  I love the idea of a vintage clothing theme and set out to find a dress to make.  I was inspired by this pic of my Mom from 1959.  My mom has a stash of original patterns from various eras and I chose the above Simplicity 4560 pattern to make.  It was even in my size!  This pattern only makes the one style dress but it is sized with separate pattern pieces for short, medium and tall. If you are here about the crinoline you can skip all the learning curve and head straight to the Crinoline Directions. Simplicity 4560 with a crinoline This was a simple dress to make, but there are some changes I would do if I were to make it again. I made the tall version (rated for 5'7" and up) but I wish I would still have added one more inch to the length of the bodice (I am 5'7").  Rather than using the arm and neck facings, I lined the bodice using this