The Midvale Cottage Post

The pattern: Vogue 1638 , a flowing sundress or evening gown from 1977 and Diane Von Furstenberg. The scrap: This piece of charming...

With the end of January, my thoughts are turning to spring and what better time to think about sewing a sunny party or play dress for a todd...

It has been a while since I last posted a "Before and After", and this is a marvelous one! My customer Mark McNulty (Irish fashion...

I don't know about you, but I want this sun dress. Make it sleeveless with bows on the shoulders or add cap sleeves and accent the front...

We are having a "comfortably" hot August here in Seattle - I think this look is perfect for the weather. :) I hope you are ke...

Read the fine print: This dress cost less than $9.00 to make from Advance Pattern 5960. :) This wonderful sundress was featured in Woman...

Whether you have some real sun or not on this longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, you can imagine yourself wrapped up in t...

Over the past month I have posted in my shop a number of wonderful swimsuits, playsuits, sundresses, and ensembles for sunny days. They span...

All day and evening too - it's round-the-clock fashion from January 1951 and McCall! And these lovely sundresses with jack...