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02-11-2014, 04:28 AM

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GailG

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My mother made a lot of dotted swiss pinafores for my sister and I.

02-11-2014, 06:10 AM

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luvstoquilt

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Dotted Swiss and I loved it!

02-12-2014, 04:04 AM

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twinkie

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Probably already answered but it looks like dotted swiss. Used to be real popular. Try Missing Fabrics.com

02-12-2014, 04:05 AM

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SimpsonFrances

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Definitely dotted swiss....very hard to find....might try Martha Pullen website....or a vintage web site...or ebay...I don't think it is a currently made fabric. Good luck..

02-12-2014, 04:42 AM

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citruscountyquilter

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Dotted Swiss is right on for this fabric. My bridesmaids' dresses were made of aqua dotted swiss fabric back in 1970. I still have the left overs of that fabric thinking someday I will make something with it. Perhaps now it would be for my 50th anniversary the way it's going!

02-12-2014, 04:48 AM

#26

lclang

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Makes me think of the old birdseye that was used for diapers. It was a fairly heavy cotton and not sheet like the dotted swiss.

02-12-2014, 06:09 AM

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honeybea

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Try decorative fabrics.com. I saw some yardage on their site just like this. Hope you find what you are searching for

02-12-2014, 06:10 AM

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Yooper32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Anniedeb

Oh my!!! Dotted swiss.....my bridesmaids wore peach colored dresses... sleeveless, umpire style, with a big ruffled collars. Big floppy hats too!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!

Thanks for the "chuckle" over your bridesmaid's "Umpire" style dresses.

02-12-2014, 08:06 AM

#29

JanieH

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Boy, that brought back memories. I had a dress made of red dotted swiss when I was about 10 - I loved that dress and wore it to shreds!

02-12-2014, 08:17 AM

#30

sue z q

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I bought gray with pink dots in 1970 for a maternity dress. The dots were a little larger than typical dotted swiss. I think I still have the yardage; never got my dress made.