Hello Project Run & Play readers! I'm Rachel from nest full of eggs and I'm excited to be here for Flashback May. When I was asked to come back and join you for a day and sew a look from any theme that I wish I would have had in my season, I chose: 'Sewing through the Decades' and picked the 1950s.
Boil some water and gather some clean towels, it's time to call the midwife! In case you haven't discovered "Call the Midwife" yet, it's a British TV show set in the late 1950s in London. I recreated a look based off of the midwife uniform from the show. A light blue short sleeve A-line dress with a white peter pan collar, a deep red cardigan, and a gray trench coat.
Each piece can be interchanged with other articles of clothing in my daughter's closet. My favorite piece is the gray trench coat, not only is it a classic piece of clothing and practical since it's dark and will hide dirt, but the gray cotton twill was a dream to work with (I love working with cotton twill). Since it's not very girly, I added a pretty surprise in the inside by using light pink bias tape.
I really had fun with this one as I'm a huge fan of the show plus I love this color combination. And if you haven't watched "Call the Midwife" yet, you really must check it out!
Keep sewing beautiful clothes for your beautiful children.
Many thanks to Elizabeth and LiZ for the invitation.
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Totally adorable. 1950's clothing is the best.
ReplyDeleteThis is just so perfect! Lily would have loved this outfit! Now she's an almost teen, she doesn't want to wear my vintage creations anymore. Sniff.
ReplyDeleteLove this, Rachel. The coat is beautifully made--and I love the simplicity of the dress with the crisp white collar...on a side note, I love that show! We are totally PBS junkies over here :)
ReplyDeletetoo cute :)
ReplyDeleteLove Call the Midwife! Great version of their uniform!
ReplyDeletelove it especially the pink bias binding in the trench coat!!!
ReplyDelete50s fashion is my favorite. Adorable outfit!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Call the Midwife, great inspiration and execution! I can see the girls wearing this on their bicycles!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I absolutely LOVE the trench coat!!! Am a huge fan of the show and this outfit is perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a darling outfit! So sweet and vintage. I love working with cotton twill too. =)
ReplyDeleteI love that show and this is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove this! The outfit is super cute!
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