Tie top. Pleated shorts. Button-on skirt. So 1940s. So fetching. March 29, 2011 08:36 4 Comments
Oh, it is a perfect day for a picnic. Fried chicken — it's even better cold — and potato salad and rolls. All made by your own hand. Naturally. Maybe some fresh strawberries. Mabel and Myrtle, your black Labs, will have so much fun. Because, of course, you'll take the Frisbee, in a vain attempt to lure them away from the food. (Such humongous appetites have they!) You'll call Brianna, your best friend, and see if she wants to come. She can bring her Westies.
And you're so glad you stitched up McCall 5954, copyright 1945. It it just the ensemble to wear on a beautiful spring day like today.
And this pattern is available at The Blue Gardenia. The details, if you care (and of course you do!): McCall 5954, Shorts, Top and Skirt, Bust 32, Complete, $35.
So. Stop by. Snatch up this sassy original vintage pattern at The Blue Gardenia, where the patterns are counted, the jewelry is sparkling, and domestic shipping is free. (We happily ship abroad as well, but postal charges do apply.)
Comments
NancyDaQ on May 20, 2015 12:27
So cute!
Roseana Auten on May 20, 2015 12:27
I see you and I have pretty much the same fantasies when we see a pattern as lovely as this one!
Heide on May 20, 2015 12:27
Love this pattern! Does that not shout Spring!
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Jo Duncan on May 20, 2015 12:27
Hi, I am making a very similar pair of shorts. The pattern is a simplicity pleated shorts with one pleat either side at front and same at back. The crotch is extremely low ie hangs down two or three inches.
I have tried to bring it up but it makes the pleats hang differently. Are these type of shorts supposed to be like this?
I am new to using old vintage patterns but am very keen as lindy hop/ swing dancing is my passion so I want to make clothes of the era.