60s full skirt dresses!

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60s Full skirt Dresses

With beautiful dresses like this one:

And this one!

Aren't they just beautiful?

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Featuring dresses like these:

And Patterns like these:

Hope you enjoy!

70s Pink Dress

This dress turned out great, through many compilations. It took me less than a week, and would've taken less time if I didn't melt one of the sleeves and have a panic attack.

I made it using a vintage pattern that was regrettably a few inches too small. So I had to shrink down to 1/4" seam allowances to get me in the thing, and still it was tight. The only thing I didn't like about the pattern was that the bands on the sleeves were way too tight even at 1/4" seam allowances.

I liked the pattern alot, and it wasn't overly complicated, despite all the darts. Bah, I hate darts. Princess seams are so much better. Anyway... The fabric I used was the real problem. It was a red tag fabric from Joanns that I didn't really look at too closely before I bought it. I liked the color, and it was cheap, so I said the hell with it. But It rinkels like crazy, Irons horribly, and melts. Joyous.

But, The dress turned out good! Despite all the comments I got that I looked like a stewardess... Everyone in the 70s looked like a stewardess....

Mad Men Dresses

I have just finished watching the last four seasons of mad men, and have fell in love. I love the characters, I love the story line, and most of all I love the CLOTHES. I love the 60s sillouette, whether its the tight curve hugging dresses that Joan wears, or Betty's beautifully full skirts.

I found some wonderful crafts people on Etsy who make clothes I would die for.

Missnancie on Etsy

I just love the way the these dresses fit the body. And the variety of collars are just beautiful.

Cherise Design on Etsy

 I love Cherise's dresses. They are so beautiful, and the way she makes them they fit different figure types and look super flattering on everyone. I want one so badly!

Butterfliesjuliebea on Etsy

 And this dress is definitely worthy of Betty. I love the full skirt look, but the key is, to have a nice full petticoat underneath. Otherwise, it will just hang, and not have that fluff.

If you want to get crafting and make some 60s style dresses, simplicity has several patterns that offer flattering Joan style silhouettes.

I actually bought this dress already made from a sale at our goodwill, it was a sale of Joann's sample dresses, it fits great (even in the size 10, usually i'm a 14!), and I can't wait to get my hands on this pattern to make a different one. Princess seams are the way to go for any figure.

I bought this one at Joanns, I looked for fabric to make it while I was there but I couldn't decide on anything (imagine that). I think it would be best in a solid thats slightly heavy, but I didn't see anything there I liked. I have a terrible habit of picking out really wonderful patterns, that are really hard to wear with anything else... Or because they are made for quilting are just too busy for a dress... I'll post an example sooner or later.

Hope you have been inspired by these wonderful 60s dresses!

Baby Blue

My favorite pieces to crochet have always been baby things. They are so delicate and cute, and never take very long. The problem is that all the mothers in my life keep having baby boys! So I don't get to make frilly lace things... But, the cuteness still is overwhelming.

This little sweater was made using a vintage pattern

I got a kit from hobby lobby to knit this little guy

This hat is big enough to fit me. A pattern from a vintage baby book, not very successful. When using vintage patterns be sure to check the Gage often, and don't be surprised if it doesn't work at all. Vintage patterns use vintage yarns which are very diffferent from the baby yarns we have today.

This baby blanket was also made using a vintage pattern. I loved the pattern, but the colored thread obscured it. Oh well, its still pretty.

These little booties were made using a pattern from Crochet Today Magazine. Aren't they adorable?

 Baby clothes are very cute, but when crafting baby things for the first time, don't be afraid to pick something simple. As simple as these all look, they took many hours to create, and were full of problems. Between making sure your gage is right and sewing things together, lots of things can go wrong.

Lacy Table Cloth

I started this table cloth my first semester of college, three years later, its done!

It feels amazing to accomplish something as big as this. And three years, its amazing to remember my great grandmother made dozens of these!

Annoyed Avians

Because my boyfriend, will not stop playing games on his phone. I created some real stuffed Avians, to toss at his head.

Aren't they cute? And great for tossing. I made them using the McCalls 6481 pattern, and the yellow one was made using a simple pyramid pattern.