Sewing a 1950s dress with bishop sleeves with vintage fabric | Vintage sewing project + sew with me

Today I am sewing a 1950s dress that features a button up front with collar and bishop sleeves. I used some 1950s vintage cotton and vintage pattern New York Pattern 1023.

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00:00 Intro
02:07 Cutting out fabric
03:47 Sewing the bodice
08:21 Sewing the bishop sleeves
10:23 Sewing the skirt
11:59 Adding the finishing touches
14:54 Reveal
17:05 Cost breakdown
24:03 Wrap-up

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[lz]

The colors in the fabric go so well with your coloring, and I love the retro pattern. Super pretty!

[RhymingMime]

I'm glad to hear you were feeling your look in the cost breakdown because i was going to say i love the bun+wispies, darker lip and eye look! Looking vampy

[mele]

This dress turned out so freaking cute

[hoppychick]

I love the terms you use - armpit sleeve. It’s exactly how I talk about dress parts haha

[sandieyeshua]

Beautiful dress made out of high-quality fabric ❤ 🇬🇧

[shananigans]

I’m loving the idea of comparing the cost and quality of making clothes with fast fashion and the salary of the ceos

[pmclaughlin]

First given that you have to have a work badge every day, having a cool place to wear your badge is a top priority.
On the elastic cuffs try Making two routes ties per sleeve connect together with a small piece of elastic. Add cuff button holes thread drawstring/elastic through. Tuck tie ends inside cuff (or leave them out for bow detail)
Cuff becomes adjustable but more stable than just elastic

[jessicav]

"I'm not here to sell you shit" really made me smile. The cost discussion always makes me wonder how much cheaper a good quality company can buy good quality materials.

[SewSewDrew]

I love this fabric, and the dress looks so good on you. I'm learning too, that fixing those little mistakes is worth it!

[beverlyborgman]

Thanks for the Spooky footage and sharing your dress! It looks wonderful <3

[emmy]

For zippers, I take the time to baste them in beforehand. It doesn’t take too long and makes it so much less fiddly and worrying at the machine, with smoother better lined up results.

[katwitanruna]

I like a fuller skirt for myself it I love the length!

[pmclaughlin]

Love how the tulips coordinate with your hair in the intro

[jamesjamm]

Oh your flowers are always so pretty. Your fabric is perfect for your hair. :-) It is so pretty (both your hair and the fabric ;-) The dress is stunning and I loved your choice of buttons. Very pretty necklace as well. :-) Plus pockets!!!!

[elisacoffey]

I, too, just tulips. They were the first thing I noticed in your opening shot. And I enjoyed the extra cat footage.
Your attention to detail inspires me to do the same. Thank you.
You were right. The fabric looks great with your hair color. The spot where you shot the reveal is so pretty with your floral dress. The pattern was a perfect match to the fabric.

[mollymarking]

Before you mentioned it I was going to post that you do, indeed, look FABULOUS today!

[debraanneclark]

Yet another beautiful outfit and the colours match your current hair colours which looks great

[Catsface]

Love how your dress matches your hair. Love you video's! I wish I could support you but I am on a fixed income. Just know that you are very appreciated.

[ZelB]

Depending on what sort of zip you are doing I've found a brilliant knack that works for invisible zips. You basically stitch everything together as normal but leave the back open mark the zip length accordingly and stitch to this point with usual stitches then use basting stitches on your machine for the zip seam once you've done that then stitch your zip on the inside with basting stitches relatively close the the seam line on both sides once that is done seam rip the zip seam and then go in with your concealed foot zip and stitch on the right side turning the seam allowance out on both sides then you'll find once you have stitched it in place 99% of the time everything matches up!

[FromtheMPR]

Well done! Love the pattern and the fabric! The fact that it matches you hair …Chefs kiss!