I started to cut the Marfy 2440 dress pieces. I quickly realized this is not the fabric that can be marked really well, due to the polka d...

Finally I've bought fabric for the Marfy dress! It is very dark blue with white polka dots and flowers. It took some time to lay out ...

A vintage Butterick pattern 6081 envelop and Marfy 2440. How similar! Actually, it looks like only the collar and the back are different....

The longer I looked at the pictures the more I thought there is something wrong... Guess what, it turned out it was the sleeve. Somehow, t...

  Here are the pictures of my perfected muslin. Looks very 1940's, doesn't it? And it looks exactly like the model drawing! The...

Here is part 2. of the process of making a dress by using a Marfy pattern. My muslin is a one sleeved version as usual, didn't use th...

I thought it might be interesting to write down in detail how I am going to tackle the 'Marfy-challenge'! I wrote about the is...

My Marfy pattern has arrived. Well, how bare can a pattern be? 11 pieces, some notches and spare instructions. There is not even a line...

Well, I have to admit I've purchased quite an eclectic collection of patterns lately... I buy patterns that I like (sometimes rather im...