tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post715498649490950808..comments2024-02-19T03:41:59.932-08:00Comments on Sew country chick: DIY and couture sewing: The Humble HousedressJustine of SewCountryChickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03818220592978383305noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-53916042704255914262011-04-26T20:39:56.161-07:002011-04-26T20:39:56.161-07:00I know I try not to nurse when I am out with her i...I know I try not to nurse when I am out with her if I'm wearing a dress but sometimes we have to go to the car because the windows are dark. Wrap dresses are your best friend when nursing!Justine of SewCountryChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818220592978383305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-48828243187404092202011-04-26T19:18:07.300-07:002011-04-26T19:18:07.300-07:00Hey, congrats on getting to almost the second birt...Hey, congrats on getting to almost the second birthday nursing! I am still nursing my 13 1/2 month old, and I am always conscious of what to wear- it means some things have been hanging in the closet a while!A.J.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05989531542525210531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-5310514755481307792011-04-26T11:02:24.565-07:002011-04-26T11:02:24.565-07:00Thanks for the comments everyone. I think I will t...Thanks for the comments everyone. I think I will try the last one in purple because I wont have to do buttons which I hate doing! I love the yellow one with ruffled sleeves but I am still nursing my almost two year old and I don't think back buttons would work. How the heck are you supposed to open a dress that buttons in the back without help anyway?Justine of SewCountryChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818220592978383305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-50514359675567669572011-04-26T07:06:03.500-07:002011-04-26T07:06:03.500-07:00I've been contemplating making one myself, wou...I've been contemplating making one myself, would be simply soooo practical, but have been put off by those muumuu-memories too...:) Anyways, I think I just fell in love with the Simplicity 2275 in that flowery sort of lilac (?) color. <br /><br />PiiaCinquefoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781372197914800119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-59094761784421128822011-04-26T05:07:30.693-07:002011-04-26T05:07:30.693-07:00My favorite is Simplicity 2171, the yellow printed...My favorite is Simplicity 2171, the yellow printed one with short sleeves. The style could double as a shirt dress. Plus the short sleeves look loose and drapey. I wonder if they are or if this is an artifact of the illustration.K2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11083972144717379173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-31880668088445851912011-04-25T19:58:51.583-07:002011-04-25T19:58:51.583-07:00I just picked up a pattern the other day for a 40s...I just picked up a pattern the other day for a 40s "brunch coat," which is essentially a pretty robe that looks like a modern wrap dress. I have to sew a few of these up! <br />I am not currently working outside the home. I am home with my girl and consider it such a blessing. It can be hard at times- I worked my rear off to get through college, and I sometimes feel less than stimulated, but there will be time for other things. Right now, I am enjoying time with my little baby. It's funny how that flips back and forth- whether working is a right or a chore, being home a right or a chore. I guess it comes down to what you said about having choices. Things aren't so bad when you know you have options.A.J.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05989531542525210531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-75628916586592002792011-04-25T17:13:49.179-07:002011-04-25T17:13:49.179-07:00I had a stay at home mom, and she didn't go ba...I had a stay at home mom, and she didn't go back to work until I was 18. She did wear those housedresses, still does (in the 60's and early 70's an a-line gingham shift, later the duster versions). She never acted "oppressed". I have both worked full time and have stayed home as a mom, I work part-time now. I prefer the part-time - gives me some out of the house, no kids time and then more definition to my stay at home time. Funny, we have talked about that before, yesteryear's housedresses are nicer than todays dressy-wear at times. My fave is a 1952 wrap dress, based on Swirl housedresses - I wear it to church and people think I am so dressed up.Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163175961766563965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-75837505920843445622011-04-25T11:32:59.163-07:002011-04-25T11:32:59.163-07:00good post. I like being at home, I have done it al...good post. I like being at home, I have done it all in terms of a career and feel lots more freedom at home, without the politics of being an employee. L don't even miss the money. We live about like we did when I was working, weird. Anyway, a housedress would be great. We need some warm weather to go a long with that!Vintage Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427588530532828527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149664287965616549.post-30761249736741904292011-04-25T11:29:38.145-07:002011-04-25T11:29:38.145-07:00Ahahaha great article. I agree these dresses are a...Ahahaha great article. I agree these dresses are amazing looking, and finding dresses in general is a nightmare, there isn't a large amount of choice usually because material have the magic word "stretch" in it which means tailoring has gone out the window. I fel the patterns you are showing are very versatile too, so can be adapted to warmer or cooler fabrics, longer or shorter sleeves.Danièlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18378805779170435364noreply@blogger.com