Cari Homemaker » Vintage Patterns

I rarely do refashions or revisions, but sometimes a bit of a re-do is in order. Years ago I made a rather pretty pink gingham skirt. I made a top to go with it too and I wore it some. Over time,...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/pink-gingham-picnic-dress/

I don’t usually look back with incredible fondness on 1980’s styles. This dress is an exception. The pattern is Simplicity 8704, from 1988. Just look at that side ponytail. I had a dress from...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/vintage-simplicity-8704-the-pollyanna-dress/

Hi there. This is Cari. I’m feeling rather tired today, so I’m going to turn this post over to a narrator for the retelling of a classic tale. I think my editor will be around to keep her in ...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/goldilocks-and-the-three-photo-shoot-locations/

The days have been short and cold and rainy lately. Even more than the cold, which I dread, I hate how dark everything seems in the midst of winter. I think I could more cheerfully put up with da...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/hello-kitty-summertime-nostalgia/

I have such a huge backlog of finished objects that I’ve sewn over the past few months but never blogged. This is pretty much the only one that’s seasonally appropriate at the moment. I’m s...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/vintage-mccalls-6210-all-the-dramatic-dress-elements/

I thought when I bought this fabric that I had only bought just enough to make the dress I was planning to make out of it, and no more. When I went to cut it out, though, I found I had at least t...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/some-days-we-get-dressed-other-days-its-more-of-an-upholstering/

This project is covering a lot of ground for me. It’s my submission to the Sundress Sewalong hosted by Heather and I’m planning to write up a quick post for The Monthly Stitch, since the Augu...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/ultimate-summer-sundresses-even-when-i-use-modern-vogue-patterns-i-look-vintage/

This is a dress I made last winter, but I’m finding that I really prefer to wear crazy novelty dresses during the summer as opposed to any other season. It’s definitely summer, so it seems li...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/simplicity-3475-vintage-video-game-vixen/

It’s only about 100 degrees here, so my brain thought, “Hey, I should post about that spring coat I made.” It makes no sense season-wise, but I have the feeling that the longer I put off wr...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/vintage-butterick-5455-that-1970s-pink-noir-jacket/

This really needs to be the last crazy novelty-print fabric dress I make for a while. This fabric is fun, but like my newsprint dress and my “prom dress“, there are some places I wouldn’t w...

http://www.carihomemaker.com/jim-is-a-rat-and-other-cautionary-tales/