I was looking for a quick and simple project to make during 2 days off with my 3 meters of cotton. I've chosen the drawstring dress.

I'm working on our practice dress before I make the real [first communion dress]. This is out of a table cloth my son decided to use scissors on. :)

I made a Regency day dress using the Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown Pattern. I used reproduction material that I had purchased at a Jane Austen festival at Locust Grove in Louisville.

Customer Sheri A. created her Regency ensemble from the skin out, beginning with a chemise and short (transitional) stays, then making the lovely gown of dotted Swiss to go over both.

In November 2014 I bought a pattern for a Regency Era Dress from you, with the intent of first sewing a toile and then my wedding dress from it. Which I did! I was very happy with the result, and wanted to show you some photos of me wearing it just a few weeks ago.

Here are some pictures of my Titanic dress. It was a pleasure to work with this pattern.

I needed a warm coat for a War of 1812 reenacting event in February. I've had this white wool plush coating in my stash for about 15 years, so I decided it would be perfect for a pelisse. This is made from the Regency Spencer pattern. I used the skirt pattern from the Regency Gown pattern to make the pelisse skirt as suggested in the instructions.

Thanks a lot for this great pattern. I have never before done anything from this period, but both the underwear and the crossover gown pattern went together like a dream. The dress looks so nice, you hardly notice that it is made from an old Ikea curtain and three old pillow cases ;-) Since I live in Germany I used your e-pattern option, which even work easily on my Linux.

I found your pattern (1940s Swing Dress) and it was the exact dress I was hoping to find in all the shops I had visited!

This maternity Regency gown was made with your pattern. It's entirely hand made and embroidered.

All of these regency gowns are made with the Elegant Lady's Closet pattern. This was during the First International Open for Historic Dances in Paris last year. We are French Irish dancers from Paris.

This is the "tea gown" I made using the 1909 Edwardian Gown pattern. I made it all out of lace and then used a chemise pattern to make an underlining.

Thank you for the e-mail guidance on fitting my stays. I am delighted with the results. Here are pictures of me in the short stays and chemise. Also pics of Regency Society of Virginia ladies on a recent outing to James Monroe's home near Charlottesville, VA.

Our county fair is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this year. There are many special centennial classes plus a heritage day to dress up in a period costume form the last 100 years. Combined with my children's homeschool formal and some beautiful taffeta on clearance provided me with a great excuse to make a 1910s Tea Gown as a formal gown.

Hello, Jennie, My daughter made the 1780’s Girl’s Portrait Dress and loves it. She’ll be wearing it to her piano recital later this year. (Her name is Waverley, and she’s 10.)  I just realized you have a Show and Tell section. That’s really neat to see others who worked on the same pattern and to

My daughter and I began volunteering at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on Put-in-Bay in Lake Erie this past summer. The Regency Crossover dress and stays are the first clothing projects that I’ve undertaken mostly on my own. The hardest part was the fitting. Apparently I have wide shoulders, so with your assistance

Hello from Wiltshire, UK. I have sewn mostly soft furnishings for the past 10+ years, but despite this I really wanted to make my daughter’s First Holy Communion dress. I first found the Portrait Dress via Pinterest and then tracked down Sense & Sensibility patterns. Reading the blog and seeing other people’s creations on ‘Show

Hi Jennie, Last year my self and my family went to a Regency dance. I made all 3 dresses and open robes. I used the Elegant Lady’s Closet and the original Regency Gown pattern for my daughter’s dress. I used the Elegant Lady’s Closet to make the open robes with modifications. The dance was held 

My husband and I went to a pioneer ball, and I made all of our clothing for the event even down to his tie and my head ornament (made of salvaged antique lace). I originally bought the Regency pattern to make two brides maids dresses for my wedding in 2008. I was really excited to break out the pattern again, this time for myself!

I was just checking out my usual Etsy shop (Midvale Cottage) for 1940s and 1950s dress patterns and stumbled across a link to your wonderful website! I bought [the 1940s Swing Dress Pattern] and downloaded it....