I love the flow and romantic idea behind the Regency. I'm also interested in the Social History of the time. I've been doing my homework and I really wanted to make some dresses for church or reenactment

This Regency gown was inspired by the Alice in Wonderland story and also by Tim Burton's signature director style and mood. Thus the black and white stripes came into play. The gown is created with a lovely white

Dear Jennie,This is my favorite Regency-era dress to date. It's your cross-over dress, that Geneece Arnold made up for me last year, but...over the winter I lost 20 pounds and it no longer fit (so sorry, Geneece!), and so I had to rework the whole thing, taking almost all of it apart and handsewing it back together with modifications.

I made this dress for the Jane Austen Society annual Spring gala in Chicago. I altered the pattern to button down the front and to have "slashed" upper sleeves. The pattern is so easy to use and easy to alter that it took me no time at all to make.

I used the wonderful Beatrix Potter Walking Skirt pattern and Edwardian Shirtwaist to make this outfit to celebrate our school centenary. The entire school, staff and parents dressed up and went to Beamish open air museum,

Hello Mrs. Chancey!The first time I saw the 1940s Swing Dress pictures, I fell in love with the style! I had been planning for a long time to buy the pattern, and when a wedding came up that my Mom was to sing at, it was

Dear Mrs. Chancey,First, I will begin by thanking you for all of your gorgeous patterns! There is really no place like Sense and Sensibility. I love historical clothing, and making it with your patterns is so much fun. I just wanted to share these photos with you of the dress I made from your Romantic Dress pattern.

Dear Mrs Chancey,As promised (better late than never), here are some pictures of some of the dresses i have made from your Elegant Lady's Closet pattern . I find the pattern very versatile and have made over 30 dresses from it

When choosing a design for my flowergirls' dresses, your Girls' Romantic Dress pattern was perfect - it had the fitted bodice and full skirt I was looking for, without a neckline that belongs on an adult. The only change

These are the pictures of Ana-Gloria's Easter Dress and my second time with the 1780 Portrait Dress. This time I made the gathered bodice and it went together beautifully and was so much fun to make.

I must start out by saying that I absolutely adore your website and all the beautiful clothes! I have been sewing since I was a small child (I'm 17 now), and have made two Regency dresses so far; this is my second (and favorite!)

My daughter Olivia wanted to look like a princess, and I wanted to find something classic-looking for her First Communion. The portrait dress looked like a perfect fit. Not being a particularly advanced seamstress

I made both of these dresses from your Swing Dress pattern. It was a lot of fun and easy to make.The short-sleeved white dress is made out of a reprint flour sack fabric. I had originally wanted to try to

This is a gown I made for a 4-H competition where I received first place! I am also planning on attending a regency ball in the near future. Thank you for this pattern. I absolutely adore it! I have made

Dear Jennie,First I want to thank you for having made such a great pattern! I love to work with it, it is so versatile and it fits so well. Here I have changed the Regency Gown into a bib-front gown and added a shirred bib.

I have no experience with historical sewing, so I make no claims that the lace or anything else on this dress is period-correct :) When I had trouble finding a modest and elegant pattern for my daughter's first communion dress

My daughter, Kyra, absolutely loves this dress.The sash is not as wide as the pattern calls for, since I only had a minimal amount of the blue, but it went perfect with the blue flower fabric. I also had to put in an elastic

Heather created this gown and bridesmaid's dress for her daughter's wedding. I think the bride looks charming, elegant, and relaxed all at the same time. Thanks so much for sharing these, Heather! (In case you didn't catch them, Heather

About a year and a half ago, my entire family planned to join my brother and sister for Thanksgiving at their college in Florida. During the trip, my brother, sister, and I were to attend a formal event together.