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Vintage-Style Tree Skirt

I made an easy retro, felt tree skirt for our aluminum Christmas tree.

Projects, sewing, HOW TONatalie CurtissDecember 24, 2018christmas, sewing, retro sewing, christmas decorating, tree skirt, retro christmas, kitschmas, kitschy, 1950s, deer, reindeer, christmas treeComment

Sewing Charm Patterns "Rita" Blouse

I sewed the "Rita Blouse" from Charm Patterns by Gertie.

Projects, sewingNatalie CurtissSeptember 17, 2017retro sewing, vintage sewing, sewing patterns, sewing project, rita blouse, charm patterns, charm patterns by Gertie., gertie pattern, peasant blouse, blouse, retro blouseComment

Sewing a Vintage 1950s Dress Pattern

I tried my hand at sewing myself a dress from an early 1950s pattern.

Projects, sewingNatalie CurtissSeptember 14, 2017modern needlecraft pattern 9253, modern needlecraft pattern, vintage pattern, vintage sewing pattern, vintage sewing, vintage dress, 1950s dress, sewing projet, summer sewing project, mail-order patternComment

Sewing The Rockabilly Dress from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book

Sewing The Rockabilly Dress from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book

For one of my summer sewing projects, I chose a cherry-themed dress from "Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book".

Projects, sewingNatalie CurtissSeptember 10, 2017Rockabilly, dress, vintage sewing, retro sewing, patterns by gertie, gertie's ultimate dress book, cherry dress, rockabilly dress, sewing project, sewing, seersucker fabric, cherry fabric, gingham, red and white, summer dressComment