Gertie has a new book! It’s called Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book, and it’s pretty wow.
I really liked that this book is self-contained: I think you could basically hand this book to someone who knows little or nothing about sewing and they should be to get through it fairly well. And it has good instructions for my most-used alteration (expanding the waist, sigh)!
The dresses are really, really, really cute—mostly in that new-retro style that Gertie rocks so well. If you have ever watched a dumb 1950s movie allllll the way through just to see the clothes, this is a book for you. The dresses lean a bit towards the “party dress!” vibe, but there are definitely ways to tone them down a bit for work or just a random Saturday.
My favorite dress is probably the “Plaid Secretary”:
Gertie gives tons of instruction on how to prepare, cut, and match plaids, so if you’ve never sewn with plaid before, this would be a good way to start!
Here’s another view of that collar:
And thanks to Gertie’s publisher, I have a copy (and some fabric from Gertie’s line for JoAnn’s!) to give away!
If you don’t win the Gertie fabric, FabricMart has some very Gertiesque fabrics right now that would be perfect for some of the dresses in this book … check out this pin-up-girl print, this flamingo print, and these pique lighthouses!
I was trying to think of some heroic task you’d have to do to qualify to win but even trying to think of a task made me tired, so just … leave a comment? (Make sure your comment profile has a linked email address so I can contact you if you are the lucky winner!)
I’ve turned off comments because we have a lucky winner! Thanks for entering, Yael, I’ll be sending you an email about how to get your winnings!
(If you’re looking for a review of Gertie Sews Vintage Casual, you can find it here.)
Gertie’s book is on a blog tour—you can find the other stops here:
March 8 Brewer Sewing
March 9 Madalynne.com
March 14 By Gum By Golly
March 18 Lish Dorset
A Dress A Day 
Ohhh I really like the plaid secretary dress too!
(Lady x Bec at Hotmail dot com)
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I’m so excited for this book!
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I’m looking forward to reading this book. I can sew, but unfortunately haven’t taught my daughters much. I think they would like this!
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I have made two of Gertie’s designs – a dress and a coat. I adore both!
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Another good one from Gertie. I own the Flamingo fabric and it is very nice. Just got it last week as a matter of fact.
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Yay! Looking forward to getting my hands on this book, her others have been great.
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The 50’s and 60’s clothing style’s are something I do like, so I would enjoy the book and fabric. Thank you for offering!
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I love that flamingo print!
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This looks like a good book
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I think the book is a “must have” if you love dresses. Is the give-away open internationally?
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Gertie does great patterns. I have her first book and sew from it a lot. I do love her fabrics though. They are fantastic.
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Oh rats, I have tried to avoid looking at this book (am on a cake only sewing kick) but stuff the basics I want to sew all the pretty frocks!
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Love love love!
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This seems like a really good book.
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Have to have a look, really like that plaid secretary dress!
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Looks interesting!
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Ahhh this book looks great! And perfect timing as I get back into sewing; finally got a craft nook set up after two years in this apartment and have already mended two pajama butts. Thanks Erin and Gertie!
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Not in it to win it (much too far away) but just to say that at first glimpse I took the lady in plaid to be you. 😀
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I’m excited by it.
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WOW! Such great dresses!
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I’ve enjoyed Gertie’s 2 previous books, so am excited to see this one. Must update my Amazon wishlist!
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There are so many pretty dresses on that book! 😀
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Yay! I’m tired of sewing princess dresses for my 6-year-old. Mama needs a new dress.
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Love the plaid dress also. Can’t wait to see the book.
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I’d love to win it. Gertie’s got some great neo-retro style for sure!
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I like this dress but mostly I love reading your posts.
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I would love to win!!!
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Looks like a fun book with lots of great ideas !
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I would love to win this! I’ve been getting back into sewing this year.
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Leaving a comment just because. 🙂
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I love all of the styles I’ve seen so far from this book!
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I’ve been following Gertie (and you) fo-evah. Love both of you (and your books), and I hope I win!
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I think I’d like to see the Polka-Dot Day Dress made with the Flocked Poly Faille Dresses Blue fabric! If I win, I just might have to give it a go (with the expanded waist, of course)!
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I love the look and idea of this book.
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Love Gertie’s fabric and desperately wanting to get my hands on the book! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! 🙂
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I’ve really started to dig dresses lately, and would love to start sewing my own!
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Love these vintage looks!
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Thanks for not making us go through hoops to enter the contest. I am pretty tired myself. I have Gertie’s first book and am looking forward to going through this one.
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I like the vintage style of this book. Would be nice to win it.
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I’m pumped for this book! All the dresses!
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I’m trying to improve my sewing skills so I will actually like to wear what I make. These dresses are adorable, and I want to make them look good on me!
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I have basically no reason to wear dresses 99% of the time, since I work from home and when I do go out, it tends to be for hikes and errands and other less dressy occasions so OF COURSE, dresses are my favorite thing to sew. Why fight it?
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Loved Gertie’s first two books. Looking forward to this one too!
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Love Gertie’s patterns and would love to try to sew at least one!
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Oh I’d love to check out the new book.
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I would like to try out some new summer dresses!
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Ok, I know this is beside the point, but I really like the shoes she’s wearing with that secretary dress. They look like saddle shoes, but a grown up version. I want the dress AND the shoes. (And I love it when you post!)
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Love the plaid dress, but just like Joanne above, I am in LOVE with the shoes!!!! Even though most of my clothes are vintage, saddle shoes just look so costume-y to me, but these two-tone spectators are fab!!!!
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What a lovely giveaway! This sounds like just the book for me!
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Since my favourite thing to sew is dresses, and I’ve liked Gertie’s last two books, I think this is one I’m going to have to get! A perfect match for my sewing.
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