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Sisters’ 1914 Afternoon Dresses

Sisters’ 1914 Afternoon Dresses

These are the 1914 tea gowns we made for our tea party last spring. I ordered your pattern when I was about 16 (nearly 4 years ago!) to make a ‘for fun’ dress. When our friends set up a tea party last year, we decided to pull out some special fabric we had stashed away [...]

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Kelly’s "Music Man" Costumes

Kelly’s "Music Man" Costumes

When I found out that the drama department in the school where I teach was doing The Music Man as their production for the year, I knew I had to get involved! I had a lengthy collection of patterns from the Edwardian/Titanic/Teens era, including quite a few of the Sense & Sensibility patterns. I knew [...]

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Alexa’s 1914 Afternoon and Regency Dresses

Alexa’s 1914 Afternoon and Regency Dresses

Dear Jennie, The white one is from the 1914 Afternoon Dress pattern. It’s of white linen, with a hand-embroidered butterfly. I made it for my granny’s 90th birthday, because I found it a nice idea to wear a dress inspired by the fashion of her youth. She liked it very much, especially since she’s a [...]

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Louise’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Louise’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Louise C. made this charming 1914 Afternoon Dress for Easter!

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Carol’s 1914 Dress & Regency Dress

Carol’s 1914 Dress & Regency Dress

Carol created these lovely outfits from my 1914 Afternoon Dress pattern (navy) and my Regency Gown pattern (white). She used the instructions from the 1914 pattern to create the secret nursing access on the Regency gown, which worked splendidly!

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Sarah’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Sarah’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Sarah made this lovely version of the 1914 Afternoon Dress and writes, This is a picture my brother took the other day of the first afternoon dress I made. I made the dress just below knee-length with the underdress ankle-length. I was able to use up some shorter lengths of scraps this way, as well [...]

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Sisters’ 1914 Afternoon Dresses

Sisters’ 1914 Afternoon Dresses

Sisters Tiffany and Shannon created these beautiful dresses from my Regency Gown and 1914 Afternoon Dress patterns. Shannon also used the Spencer/Pelisse pattern to create her lovely peach pelisse! The pictures on the beach just make the dresses look all the more Romantic!

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Dawn Marie’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Dawn Marie’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

A breathtaking version of the 1914 Afternoon Dress. Dawn Marie writes, This is my first attempt at making a 1914 Afternoon Dress. It went together quite nicely. I used an embroidered sheer material for the overdress and white batiste for the underdress. Wearing it felt heavenly. I can’t wait to make more of them. This [...]

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Violet’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Violet’s 1914 Afternoon Dress

Violet made this lovely version of the 1914 Afternoon Dress when she took my Heirloom Dress Class. She writes, I have finished my 1914 heirloom gown, and I am SO THRILLED with it! Words can’t described how happy I am with this dress. I love it. I love all the lace and tucks and embroidery. [...]

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