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| Pattern Review | 6/9/10 1:35 PM | Butterick - 6574 vintage sundress
Pattern Description:
Vintage sundress pattern from 1953. Features include wide straps that button at the shoulder, a buttoned tab detail at the neckline, and a full a-line skirt.
Pattern Sizing:
Mine is a size 14 (bust 32).
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| Pattern Review | 5/20/10 9:48 PM | Burda - 7741 Skirt
Pattern Description:
It's uh, a high-waisted skirt, and a strange skirt-all thing. And the pattern envelope features a scene from an exorcism. Why oh why does Burda make such strange styling choices on their teen patterns? Is it any wonder nobody else on Patternreview has given this one a try?...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 5/20/10 8:39 PM | Advance Pattern Company - 3025 Misses dress
Pattern Description:
Dress from 1963 with 3/4 length sleeves, and choice of fitted skirt or fuller skirt with inverted pleat. I made the latter.
Pattern Sizing:
Typical vintage sizing -- my pattern is a size 12 / 32 bust.
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| Pattern Review | 4/30/10 10:54 PM | Other - 4872 Anne Adams Original
Pattern Description:
1940s mail-order pattern: a button-front dress with an interesting neckline. Three sleeve options: 3/4, short, or cap-sleeve.
Pattern Sizing:
I made the 14-32 bust size. The pattern indicates that the size range covered bust sizes 32 to 42.
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| Pattern Review | 4/24/10 9:07 AM | New Look - 6569 Misses Skirts and Knit Top
Pattern Description:
Yoked, a-line skirt with side zip and pleated details in front and back. Mine is view D or E-ish.
Pattern Sizing:
Sizes 8 - 18. I made 10, after making a 12 and finding it too big. The first time through, I missed the place on the pattern instructions where it states that...more... |
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