Hi everyone,
Yesterday I showed Molly in her “Abstract” looking dress, or I think it was Dorothy who thought maybe it was going to be a Kimono. Well, it changed today and Molly has faith in my sewing that she’s going to have a pretty dress when I get finished. YAY!
Here it was when you last saw it…
Well, I got busy this evening and turned those flat pieces of fabric into THIS…
It’s the start of a colorful 1940’s dress that Molly or any ’40″s girl would be happy to wear.
I used white embroidered cotton for the Peter Pan collar and then added some red vintage baby ric rac.
The short puffed sleeves were very common in the 1940’s… they are edged in that same fabric as the collar.
I only had a short piece of this particular red ribbon to tie around Molly’s waist, but I think I’m going to use this width for her sash. If I tie it in a bow in the back, I’ll need to get some more.
So did I turn it into something you like so far? The skirt won’t be straight like it looks in the picture, but gathered.
Today was my hubby’s last leg surgery (hopefully) His legs have shown improvement and we think it was the right thing to do.
He said today’s surgery was pretty painful…but it was on his most swollen ankle so that could be why.
I’m making sure he takes it easy and gets lots of rest with his legs up. We have one more ultrasound and one more doctor visit to give us the findings and we’ll be done with this “season” of our lives. YAY!!!
Well, maybe I’ll have more time for sewing now!!!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you Monday!
Blessings, Jeanne
Molly’s dress is coming along beautifully, and I love the rickrack trim on her collar, as well as the short puffy sleeves. I’m wondering if you will be putting any rickrack on her skirt? I’ve done that in the past, and I use Roxanne’s Glue-Baste-It to hold it in place until I sew it. (I put the skirt on my ironing board and as I use dots of glue on the rickrack, I also stab-pin it in place thru the ironing board pad; when the glue has dried a little, I carefully remove the pins. I let the glue completely dry before I sew it. I find this works better than glue stick, because the little glue bottle had a very precise point.)
The more I think about it, though, I think the print might be too busy to put rickrack right on top of it. The red sash, though, will pick up the red from the print nicely.
I’m glad to hear that George’s final vein surgery is over at last!! Praying for lessening pain and a complete recovery, as well as good news with the next ultrasound.
Jeanne, I see that you are working your magic with this and Molly looks very happy about that! I was wondering too, about rick rack, since what could be more 40’s, but than again, I thought maybe there was too much going on with the material for it, but lo and behold, you found a way!
Puffed sleeves, Rick rack, fruit and gingham, what could be more 40’s? I can envision a full skirt too, and a bow tied in the back. Weren’t they all like that? I remember tying my sister’s dress in a bow in the back, then she did mine. I wonder now what that must have looked like, but hey, I learned to tie a bow! It seems there was always a baby in the house, so we older girls took care of each other.
I’m so very glad to hear that George is finished with his vein surgeries and now hope that he continues to improve and that the pain lessens, Jeanne!
Have a good weekend everyone! I think for most everyone, Spring is here, except for dear Anne in New Zealand!
Molly’s dress is coming along nicely. You’ve found exactly the right place for the rickrack which was definitely a 40s touch. The puffy sleeves are perfect. Can’t wait to see it finished. A sash made of red fabric might look good.
So glad George’s surgeries are over. Can’t believe he had let this go so long. He’s very fortunate. Wondering who took care of the pets while you were in Kentucky? 🥰
Jeanne, my dear great-Aunt, “Honey”, would give you a big thumbs up on your dress. She made all my clothes in the 40’s until I was 6, including my underwear and nighties. After that she just made special dresses and doll clothes for me. Did I show the group the photo of my doll clothes drawn into paper dolls? If not I can send them to you to share.
We are going to Peyton’s hand doctor today and I will send the results to the group. It will be later this afternoon if you want to go back to the blog to see what we learned. That Y’all for caring about him.
I would love to see the drawn paper doll clothes. My grand daughter is always sending me new fashions she wants me to make!!
Best wishes to Peyton, prayers for good recovery