Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Today I am sewing a pattern from 1946, this pattern features a pleated pair of shorts, pleated skirt, and shirtwaist top. I used a cotton lawn with a watercolor fruit print. In this project I am using Advance 4161.

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00:00 Intro
01:02 Cutting the Fabric
02:48 Sewing the Shorts
09:05 Sewing the skirt
13:59 Media on my mind
24:57 Sewing the Top
30:21 Reveal
31:45 Cost breakdown
34:38 Project thoughts
37:38 Hope helps

Media mentioned:
Wicked Lovely: bookshop.org/a/112769/9780063439719

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Other videos you might like:
Sewing 1940s dress: youtu.be/tqoJqqikd1Q
Sewing a 1940s Summer Dress: youtu.be/Uvlpd_Wg8kM

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