THE INSIDES: They are very nice and smoot h with not a seam to be found exposed! This dress is fully lined…meaning I more or less sewed two separate and identical dresses then connected them at the neck, sleeves, and bottom hem. Those hours doesn’t count the NON-SEWING frustrated times ( many times my dress got thrown into a corner, rolled in a ball, when I didn’t know what more do to it ), but I knew I would pick it up again and do some more adjustments:) TIME TO COMPLETE: finished on FebruI spent at least 22 hours on this darn dress, stretched out over a week and a half’s worth of night work every day. PATTERN: Simplicity ‘Jiffy’ pattern 7673, year 1968 NOTIONS: I a lready had the thread and bias tape just needed to buy a long 22 in zip for the back. Persistence definitely paid off with this project! I still can’t believe something so awful has turned out so well – another reason why I love to wear this retro dress.įABRIC: a tan tapestry print of 100% cotton, small wale corduroy brown poly cling free lining for the inside both fabrics I’ve had in my stash so long I don’t remember where they were bought or for how much, so they’re being counted as free. Its profile has a classic A-line shape with a…well, “not-sure-what-to call-it-neckline” that is rather complimentary.

I’m glad this dress finally ended up as a great fitting, good looking success. What was originally a 1968 funnel neck sheath dress turned into a week and a half’s worth of frustration. I would like to post a cozy winter vintage dress that I made for myself this past cold weather season.

Corduroy 1968