From Woman and Home , February, 1943.  Another way to "make do" on the UK home front. Left-click to enlarge.

  From Harper's Handy-book for Girls , a project considered suitable for girls (especially those who might someday have to sew their own...

From the May, 1950 issue of Woman's Day magazine, three pages on making dresses for two different doll sizes.  There are no patterns off...

 Another project from last week's Woman's Day Book of Gifts to Make .  This made-to-measure coat will ensure Fideaux stays warm this...

  From Crafts for Everyone by Louis Newkirk, a set of bibs to be made from that new-fangled plastic fabric that was all the rage just after...

  A summer set from Good Housekeeping magazine, August 1952 - a sort of pixie had and handbag to make from woven straw placemats.  Left-cli...

  From the "Found Money" series in Woman's Day , June 1947.  Rationing was over, but returning service personnel were bringing...

  From the August issue (well, the UK used to be quite cold during the summer) of Britannia and Eve , a duffle coat that assumes an awful lo...

Instructions on how to make frills, plaits, roses, rosebuds, daisies, and any number of other trimmings beloved by early 20th century seamst...

To make and enjoy during these last few weeks of summer, from Crafts for Everyone , by Louis V. Newkirk; a waterproof beach bag to sew from ...

  A rather tricky-looking and covered-up sunsuit from Britannia and Eve , May 1955.  Left-click to enlarge.

  From the October, 1947 issue of Woman's Day - their monthly column "How To Be A Girl" offered projects as well as etiquette...

 Another sewing project from Ruth Wyeth Spears,  Home Decorating with Fabric and Thread. Available at Open Library on a one-hour basis.

  With October 31st just over a month away, here is a book from 1939 that offers a number of costume ideas - although they may be of limited...

  Downloaded from Pinterest and the link is lost, but here are two ideas for summer, a peasant blouse and a peignoir (although saut-de-lit ...

  A frilly but cool muslin corset cover from the Harper's Handy Book for Girls , with four pages of instructions (and a pair of drawers ...

  From Home Decoration with Fabric and Thread , published 1940.  The book, with quite a few attractive projects including a stocking cat tha...

  From the Australian Home Journal , October 1951, instructions and a diagram to help you turn the skirt of that "old print frock"...

  From now-defunct English magazine Britannia and Eve , March 1955, a diagram and instructions to draft three styles of nighties and a pair ...

  From Let's Make a Gift , by Ruth Wyeth Spears, and I can see this as a use for old t-shirts.  The book can be read at Hathi Trust but ...