Karma?

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!