Happy Saint Patrick’s Day dear friends! As yesterday’s post covered we will be celebrating today with some corned beef and cabbage. While I had originally planned to sew another green outfit time just simply got away from me. This past week was spring break. Sweet Guy and I spent the time visiting several college campuses. So I bring you a 1940’s Sun Romper Wearin’ O’ The Green. It is actually part of several things I am making for the Fashionista’s upcoming birthday.
1940’s Sun Romper Wearin’ O’ The Green
You may have seen on my Instagram last week that I hit the vintage sewing supply mother lode recently at an estate sale. I brought home over 285 yards of fabric and an entire box of vintage patterns from the home of a professional seamstress who worked in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s.
It took me a week to wash, iron and fold all the fabric. Luckily I had a helper who “backed me” all the way.
Vintage Sewing Patterns
One of the vintage patterns I brought home was a mail order pattern offered by Family Circle Magazine in the ’40s. I instantly fell in love with the skirted cape style. The style was also referred to as a “Pocketed Play Dress”. Although I opted to not add the pockets. The fabric was busy enough.
This 1940’s pattern was a new challenge for me. Up until the 1950s pattern pieces were completely blank. No names, numbers or instructions were printed on the tissue paper. But it was a simple enough style that I had no problems.
A caped beach crusader!
The romper simply slides over the wearer’s head, wraps around the waist and closes with a single button.
The cotton fabric is a lovely vintage batik style print.
Other 1940’s Romper Patterns
Since the pattern I used might be a bit of a challenge to find I located a few similar styles you can hunt for on Etsy or eBay.
Of course, I had to include one with a sunbonnet!
Here’s to warm weather!
Laura
Wow! I love them all. You are a wonderful seamstress.
You amaze me, this is such a cute outfit and will look fabulous on The Fashionista
What a stash!!! AND the old patterns? LOVE them. I actually have the 5954 pattern that belonged to my mother…although she would never have been daring enough to wear something like that. I hope you have a wonderful St. Pat’s Day. xo Diana
That’s really adorable and I bet you are adorable in it! What a stash to get at the sale. And no one better suited to find it! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Adorable!
That is just adorable!
Love that caped sundress pattern. It would be amazing as a cover up for a bathing suit or a dancer’s or workout leotard in a gauzy, flow-ey fabric for the summer. 1940s? Looks perfectly contemporary to me. Makes me wish I was still sewing.
What a find! That is so cool about the years she was a seamstress!
Beautiful sewing! What a lucky find of fabrics and patterns. My grandmother was a professional seamstress during those years and I have pictures of my mother wearing clothes similar to your patterns. Women wore such classy, lovely clothes then. All I see on too many women now are tight leggings and a sloppy t=shirt! Yesterday, a woman at the grocery was wearing thin, tight leggings with a short top and it looked as if she were wearing tights or black panty hose. I was embarrassed for her! When she walked, her rear end looked like two hogs fighting in a large tight sack!