Category: Vintage patterns

  • Almost a year of blogging …

    Almost a year of blogging …

    … and I am STILL here! No you’re not getting rid of me that fast.  Once me and “Dolly” got hooked up, there was no stopping us!  We seem to be enjoying ourselves too much!! Planning, sewing, posting, reading your posts, learning, being inspired, reading and replying to comments … this addiction just goes on and…

  • So what do you do?

    When I was young I loved browsing through the Sears catalogue.  I would look through page by page and mark all the things I wanted to create my brand new wardrobe.  Is it no wonder I decided that the best way to display and store my sewing patterns is in binders and boxes.  Now I…

  • Next? Diving into knits!

    Last time I sewed anything with a knit fabric I was in grade 10. (That was a long, long time ago!) It was a heavy 100% polyester knit and it was solid pink! Very cool indeed! I made a t-shirt style top and hipster pants, almost a perfect match for this McCalls 3280. Can you…