Tag - 1960’s

My First Francoise, A Dress for Winter

February 24, 2019

Sharing my new Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater and Tilly & the Buttons Bibi skirt, I made to recreate a 1960's style sweater dress set.

Two Modern Patterns Make for a Vintage Style Set

February 4, 2019

What is cake without frosting? Sharing my little gold dress I made for the #sewfrosting sewing challenge.

Sew Frosting in Gold

November 30, 2018

More fave finds from over the last few months, this time I'm sharing all the vintage patterns I picked up, dating from the 1950s thru to the 1990s.

Vintage Pattern Haul – 2018

November 11, 2018

One Orla dress in my wardrobe wasn't enough so I whipped up another one this time in a vintage floral fabric.

A Vintage Floral Orla Dress

October 8, 2018

Sharing a mash-up of two of my favorite top patterns and a little creative color blocking as well.

A Quick Mashup & Creative Color Blocking

October 2, 2018

Another #makenine checked off, sharing my lovely Mimi blouse from the book Love at First Stitch made in a beautiful vintage pink cotton floral print.

Mimi Blouse In a Vintage Pink Floral

July 25, 2018

Review on Simplicity 2154 a vintage reproduction 1960's suit and how I managed to make the perfect spring, mini-capsule wardrobe with it.

Spring Mini-Capsule Wardrobe with Simplicity 2154

July 11, 2018

Review of yet another completed UFO project, Vintage Simplicity 3580 a 1960's shirtwaist dress with pleated skirt.

Vintage Simplicity 3580 – Another Completed UFO

July 4, 2018

Sharing my plans for the #2018MakeNine that include patterns from the Tilly & the Buttons Love at First Stitch book and my #VintagePledge patterns.

Sewing Plans for 2018 Make NIne

February 17, 2018

Sharing my holiday 2017 and 2018 winter sewing plans in this episode of "On the Sewing Table"

On the Sewing Table 2017 Holiday & 2018 Winter Sewing Plans

December 16, 2017

Review of my latest Vintage Pledge make Simplicity 5890 a jumper dress.

A Vintage Jumper Dress in Teal

November 4, 2017

Sharing a few of my favorite vintage patterns I picked up in my latest vintage pattern haul.

Vintage Pattern Haul, a Jackpot Find

September 10, 2017

Review of my latest #vintagepledge2017 make Butterick 3286 a great 1960's summer top made with only two pattern pieces.

Vintage Pledge Butterick 3286 is a Great Summer Tank

August 17, 2017

The Little Red Dress Project via @akramsideas

The Little Red Dress Project-Fleece Coco

December 23, 2016

Vintage inspired suit in green made by combining Tilly and the Buttons Delphine skirt, Butterick 6354 Bolero and Simplicity 1364 blouse.

Vintage Inspired Suit in Green

September 21, 2016

Quick review of my 60’s shift dress made with a vintage floral fabric and vintage reproduction simplicity 1609 pattern.

60’s Shift Dress – Simplicity 1609

July 13, 2016

Review of my new favorite blouse pattern, 1960’s reproduction of Simplicity 1364 pattern.

My Favorite Blouse – Simplicity 1364

July 6, 2016

Review of my latest #vintagepledge pattern Simplicity 7655, which I made a fashionable 60’s day dress from vintage green plaid polyester.

60’s Day Dress – Simplicity 7655

April 20, 2016

Join the big Vintage sew-along hosted by McCall’s Patterns. This year long event helps to raise money for the Eve Appeal Charity.

McCall’s Big Vintage Sew-Along #bvsewalong

March 28, 2016

Akram's Ideas: 2015 #VintagePlege Review

2015 Vintage Pattern Pledge Review

December 31, 2015

Akram's Ideas: Layla's Summer Wardrobe

Layla’s Summer Wardrobe

July 24, 2015

Akram's Ideas: A Pair of Pink Purses

A Pair of Pink Purses

July 17, 2015

Akram's Ideas : Tabitha Dress

Tabitha Dress

July 21, 2014