tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post3789163880109741828..comments2023-06-01T05:02:18.461-07:00Comments on Unsung Sewing Patterns: McCall 5345 Ladies' and Misses' Coverallandrea.at.the.blue.doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-37686040241299570052009-06-16T18:54:59.071-07:002009-06-16T18:54:59.071-07:00There is something very no-nonsense and thrifty ab...There is something very no-nonsense and thrifty about war era clothes, and of course, the New Look was reaction to this.<br /><br />The feed sack notation is wonderful, and useful to know, if I ever come across a good haul of feed sacks (hasn't happened yet, but you never know)<br /><br />I agree that adequate pockets is a big plus with house dresses. Every once in a while I'll make a skirt or a dress without pockets and it's always a huge mistake; I think the days of tucking one's hankies in one's bosom are definitely behind us.andrea.at.the.blue.doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-14437579663068530322009-06-16T10:18:14.119-07:002009-06-16T10:18:14.119-07:00I recently purchased a mid-1950's day dress pa...I recently purchased a mid-1950's day dress pattern (a plain button-front, a little less informal than the wrapper styles) that had originally been mailed to somewhere in Ohio. There was a handwritten notation on the front of the mailing envelope: "Takes three feed sacks to make this dress, of same material."<br /><br />I really like the narrower cut of the 1940's dresses better than the square-miles-of-skirt you get in the 1950's. The pattern above has a bell-shaped six-gored skirt that appears to be a holdover from the late 1940's. I've got a serious weakness for 1940's housedresses in general, though; so many of them had such practical pockets and yet were designed to be cute and creative.Little Black Carhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-20047618881082730502009-05-30T07:01:51.313-07:002009-05-30T07:01:51.313-07:00As Shay pointed out, this is a well-designed patte...As Shay pointed out, this is a well-designed pattern. It's interesting that the version on the right shows the big-shouldered look of the era, even though the pattern itself doesn't mention shoulder pads (nor would I expect it to.)andrea.at.the.blue.doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532947489421472003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-72928882875264625482009-05-29T19:05:09.801-07:002009-05-29T19:05:09.801-07:00The gathered front of the top wrap portion of the ...The gathered front of the top wrap portion of the skirt is a very practical design detail; it gives the wearer the necessary coverage when she sits down.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-45396698553511854702009-05-29T05:30:27.816-07:002009-05-29T05:30:27.816-07:00i spose i should have referred to this garment as ...i spose i should have referred to this garment as something other than a "dress"...:PDiane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043247847121448066.post-66983352363842840722009-05-29T05:28:58.730-07:002009-05-29T05:28:58.730-07:00you really can tell from the cut of this that it's...you really can tell from the cut of this that it's a war-time dress, can't you? i am just beginning to be able to decipher all of the ins and outs of such things, but it is all so very interesting! <br /><br /><br />oh, and it may (or may not;)) interest you to know that i am having a give-away for oodles of vintage-y sewing notions at my blog. come on over if you've a mind to☺Diane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.com