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Bramcost Publications shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a vintage style circular party apron. It’s part of their 12 Days of a Vintage Handmade Holiday series. The gathered circle creates a beautifully shaped apron. Go to … Read more ... 
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a free pattern for her little boys’ Daniel Trousers over at BurdaStyle. The Daniel Trousers are made with a slim cut and have elastic at the back of the waistband. The button tab detail… Read more ... 
Kristin & Jordan fromKojoDesigns won the Recycled challenge at So You Think You’re Crafty with their recycled baby doll pram, and now they share a tutorial showing how they made it. The base is a basket attached to an… Read more ... 
Mademoiselle Chaos from ParaNoire shares a free pattern and tutorial for her Betsy Handbag. I love the shaping that the pleats create! This bag can be made up in any number of ways – printed fabrics, solids, quilting cotton, vintage… Read more ... 
Astrid from Sew Sixties has created a blog to chronicle her adventures in sewing the vintage patterns that she loves. If you’ve got an affinity for 1960s-ish patterns (and maybe more than a few stacked up waiting to be sewn),… Read more ... 
I’ve recently had the pleasure of receiving review copies of a handful of patterns from Wienerdog Tricks. Her pattern line includes the Cash Money Wallet, the Genuine Article Bag, the Good Writer Bag, and the Gorgeous Nerd Bag. I love… Read more ... 
Bandy Canyon shares the pattern she used to make this sweet peasant top for her little girl. This is such a versatile pattern! Make it short, as shown, for a shirt, or lengthen it to make a dress. Make it… Read more ... 
When summer comes, we pull up stakes and move down to the neighborhood swimming pool. Not literally, but we do spend about 90% of our free time there. And with pool time comes swimming gear.
My daughter has one of… Read more ... 
Sarai from Colette Patterns adds to her line of vintage-inspired sewing patterns with the introduction of two patterns for sewing loungewear.
“Nutmeg includes a sweet little bralette that ties in the back and at the shoulders with ribbons and looks… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to add a Peter Pan collar to a plain tank. She made hers from a vintage handkerchief. What a fun way to use the pretty prints of an old hankie! This would be… Read more ... 
Gingercake from ginia18 shows how to make a little girl’s nightgown out of a vintage pillowcase. So pretty!! The downloadable pattern is for a size 4T, but you could adapt it for a larger or smaller girl if needed. Get … Read more ... 
Prudent Baby shows how to make this snappy top for a toddler girl. This top would be cute out of just about any style of fabric – novelty prints, girlie florals, vintage sheets, etc. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to add an Anthroplogie-style lace applique to a t-shirt. If you have some old doilies or lace hoarded in your stash just waiting for the perfect project, dig them out and turn them… Read more ... 
Prudent Baby has a free pattern and tutorial for this vintage-inspired sunhat for toddlers. Break out some vintage fabrics for this project for a totally retro look. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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The Summer Vacation Dress and Shortie pattern by Dana from MADE is here just in time for warm weather sewing projects. The pattern for the shirred sundress and romper gives instructions for 5 different looks and will work for any… Read more ... 
