Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles by Hirsch, Gretchen

Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles

What if you had 23 brilliant patterns to sew wow-your-friends-and-family dresses? What if you could use those...
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Author: Gretchen Hirsch
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Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles by Hirsch, Gretchen

Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles

$419.60

Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles

$419.60
Author: Gretchen Hirsch
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
What if you had 23 brilliant patterns to sew wow-your-friends-and-family dresses? What if you could use those sewing patterns in combination to create your own unique style? With Gertie's help you can!

Every vintage-obsessed sewist dreams of having a closet full of gorgeous dresses. Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book is packed with all the information and patterns you could ever need to create a wardrobe filled with stunning vintage frocks.

The book begins with all the essential techniques for dressmaking and includes instructions and patterns for 23 dresses for a variety of occasions. Elements of each pattern can be mixed and matched, allowing readers to customize the bodice, skirt, sleeves, pockets, and details of each dress for a truly unique creation. Chapters include:
  • Getting Ready to Sew
  • Basic Dress Construction
  • Finishing Details
  • Giving the Dress Structure
  • Techniques for Special Fabrics
  • Fitting
Gertie also includes pattern maps and resources. There is so much you can do with what she offers. She writes in her introduction, "In the book's pattern envelope are all of the mix-and-match skirts, bodies, sleeves, cuffs, and collars you'll need for the twenty-three dresses featured here. But remember, this is just a starting point--there are literally hundreds of combinations you can make from your patterns. So, here's to designing your perfect wardrobe."

If you love vintage style, you'll love Gertie, her passion, her sewing patterns, and the fashion you can make for yourself to fill your closet, or for your friends and family. Don't wait. Get started sewing now!

Author: Gretchen Hirsch
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Published: 03/08/2016
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 9.90h x 9.40w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781617690754


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 102
Booklist 05/15/2016 pg. 16

About the Author
Gretchen "Gertie" Hirsch is the author of Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing, Gertie Sews Vintage Casual, and Gertie's New Fashion Sketchbook. She is the creator of Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing, one of the web's most popular sewing blogs. She has a pattern line with Butterick and a fabric line with Fabric Traditions, both sold at Jo-Ann stores throughout the United States and Australia. She teaches in-person workshops throughout the United States, as well as on television (PBS's It's Sew Easy) and the web (Craftsy.com and Creativebug.com).

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