I’m a bit late with my review this year. I suppose I was hoping I’d finish more unfinished projects! Here’s a round up of what I made this year: 1910s Princess Slip. I played with tatting (and never really made anything with it) I made a polka dot dress, then quickly sold it at Dapper […]
This Spring my husband and I went to a dance at the Chino Air Raid museum, Planes of Fame, for a hangar dance. I was EXTREMELY excited, because right next to the dance floor, on a mannequin, was an original 1940’s wartime worker Air Raid Suit or Siren Suit. This suit was worn by a […]
Continuing the sewing tutorials for the Air Raid Suit pattern. In this post we’ll be attaching the center front facings to the Air Raid suit. If you have a serger, serge the side and top edges of the facing pieces. Then press them under and hem the long end by just stitching on top of the […]
Continuing on the sewing photo tutorials for the Air Raid Suit pattern. Oh my goodness, it’s actually going to look like a garment after this! Aren’t you thrilled? I know it’s been a long journey, but there’s just a few steps left. You should be proud! In this post we’re going to attach the front […]
Continuing the tutorials for the Air Raid Suit sewing pattern. This is kind of a long post, because we’re dealing with two steps. These make more sense if you do them at the same time (at least for me), so plan a block of time to get these couple steps finished at once. We’re doing […]
How was everyone’s weekend? Hopefully you’re all rested up and found some good sewing time! We’re continuing with the Air Raid Suit sewing using the Air Raid Suit pattern that’s available on my website. We’re getting to the trickier parts, so hopefully these posts will help you with construction. The Air Raid Suit has a […]
In this post we’ll do the bodice side seams on the Air Raid Suit pattern.
Hi everyone! Yesterday I released the Phyllis Air Raid Suit or Coverall pattern. It’s also available as an e-pattern on my site, or on Etsy. This pattern is VERY challenging because it has a lot of techniques we don’t often use in women’s wear, like flat felled seams and button plackets. It was made […]
Ta da! Perfectly in time for the Historical Sew Monthly, my new pattern is DONE! So excited!
Hooray!!! New pattern day! Introducing Phyllis- named for my grandmother’s cousin who worked on airplanes during WWII. Phyllis is an “Air Raid Suit”, or Coverall. Air Raid Suits were called Siren Suits in the UK, and were meant to be pulled on in the event of an air raid. They were also used as […]
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