Pioneer dress pattern

A sewing pattern review for Laughing Moon Mercantile 114. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

I've been giving sewing lessons to a young woman in my neighborhood. She needed a pioneer dress for a themed youth-activity (a youth conference trek, for my LDS readers) and together we made her this pioneer dress: I think it's rather a pretty color of blue, and even nicer with the bright yellow apron and blue bonnet. We used McCalls 4548 for the dress and apron, and McCalls 9423 for the bonnet. It was fun to make, and I have thoroughly been enjoying my student's enthusiasm at learning to…

I've always been intrigued by the dresses Laura and Mary Ingalls were wearing in this picture of Laura, Mary, and Carrie from the late 1870's. Growing up, I loved the "Little House" books, and read them all more than once. The dresses the girls wore in this photograph fascinated me, as they weren't what I pictured in my head when I thought "pioneer dresses". As a teenager, sewing doll clothes, I got really into combining different patterns and altering them to match the vision I had in my…

Pioneer Clothing for Handcart Trek

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We were thrilled to be able to get all dressed up and join in the fun at Champoeg State Park for the Farmstead Days they had a bit back in early September. I didn't even know about this event when...

1840's Mormon pioneer bonnet

One Pattern to rule them all; One Pattern to make them; One Gal to sew them, and with some changes, fake them! One of the first project goals I ever set for myself way back when I started this blog…

1860s Work Dresses my friend Dixie and I remade our Butterick B5831 dresses to fit better and feature more historically accurate details.

Have a Little House on the Prairie fan on your hands? Sew a Pioneer Dress so she can pretend to be Laura, Mary, or Ma! Pattern information included.

If there's one thing we love at AllFreeSewing, it's any kind of vintage sewing pattern, from bohemian and disco patterns of the 1970s to delicate and rich fabrics and patterns from the Victorian era. Nothing embodies all things vintage more than those classic homespun country patterns inspired by America's Western expansion in the mid-1800s. That's why we love this collection of Pioneer Sewing: 21 Sewing Patterns Inspired by Laura Ingalls. This time period brings to mind gorgeous handmade…

Some time ago, I was asked to help at Rock Creek Station for the Oregon Trail Day that is put on for 4th graders studying Nebraska History. Rock Creek Station is a place where there was a bridge o…

In the early summer of 2017, I was commissioned by director Walcene Metayer and costume designer Rebecca Joy Lewis to create an authentic dress for the Civil War Era film The Fighting Road. It was …

11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

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Pattern is Out of print. Dress bodice has front princess seams and back darts; skirt is gathered into inset waistband and lower edge is finished with tucks above hem; chemise has ribbon and casing neckline; pantaloons with tucks have casing and elastic waist; bonnet is gathered into brim; pantaloons and bonnet have eyelet trim.

I usually work 4/10 shifts (four days, ten hours each) and get Fridays off. Three days weekends are absolutely worth two more hours a day, ...