Gerties Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles (Gerties Sewing)

What if you had 23 brilliant patterns to sew wowyourfriendsandfamily dresses? What if you could use those sewing patterns in combination to create your own unique style? With Gerties help you can!Every vintageobsessed sewist dreams of having a closet full of gorgeous dresses. Gerties 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 books pattern envelope are all of the mixandmatch skirts, bodies, sleeves, cuffs, and collars youll need for the twentythree dresses featured here. But remember, this is just a starting pointthere are literally hundreds of combinations you can make from your patterns. So, heres to designing your perfect wardrobe.If you love vintage style, youll 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. Dont wait. Get started sewing now!