You may recall, last weekend I cleaned out and organized my closet. The bug spread because every member of our household did the same! I ended up with 3 1/2 garbage bags full of gently used clothing, shoes, winter and fall coats, etc.
Now I have heard of other sewists/bloggers being lucky enough to stroll into a vintage/second hand shop and find vintage sewing patterns. Not me. Never. Well almost never!
Right after dropping my things off at the back door, I strolled in the front door and spied a small basket of sewing patterns, some vintage, some uncut, and look at what I bought for 25 cents each! Most of them completely uncut, a few with uncut pieces in them still!
This one is c 1992. Not quite vintage, but I just had to have it.
View C reminds me of a dress I had myself, way back when. c 1991
c 1987 All my shirts had shoulder pads when I started working in the office. I wonder what this one would look like without the shoulder pads, but with just the pleats?
c 1985 I actually sewed up view A long ago, in a solid red polyester knit. It was my favourite dress!
This one intrigued me. So many gathers! c 1986
c 1987 I’m not one for pencil skirts, but this was uncut!
I had a blouse with pleats like this, but I can’t remember if it was the same pattern or not. c 1988
c 1994 A standard blouse pattern – classic today and in 1994.
Do you recognize any of these patterns/styles?
I always sense I am looking back in time when I look at “old” fashions. I wonder what they will be saying about our sewing patterns in 25 – 30 – 40 years? Or is it true… “Everything old is new again.”
Happy Sewing!
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In years to come I bet someone will fire up an old computer with lots of pdf files on and wonder what the heck they are! 😀
Absolutely! LOL. And they will probably say what a lot of paper and tape that old way used!
What fun. Most of the skirts look like what I see in magazines now. As for the blouses, it’s amazing how it is just the shoulders that give them a time frame. It does make you wonder what current fashion will represent this era. Just how do you adjust a pattern to eliminate the large shoulder pads?
I haven’t looked at the pieces yet but I would think the shoulder seam might be a bit long to go over the pad and the armhole a bit big to make room for the pad. I would like to make a muslin first to see how baggy it is. Although I do like baby tops.
So many amazing patterns! What a fantastic collection (and at such a bargain price, too)! I love the skirt with the pointed waistband, although this is possibly because I love gathered skirts, too. I also wonder if dresses and shirts will look OK sans shoulder pads, as I have quite a few shoulder-padded patterns from the 1980s that I’d love to try without that particular accessory.
Are you planning on making any of them soon?
I still have a top and dress to finish off, but I do like the Butterick dress 3458 and the pleated blouse… So I shall make one or two of them, sooner or later! 😃