My mother is here for the weekend, Abby and Em’s 14th birthday was December 2. She brought with her 100+ patterns from her stash, her best friend’s stash and my grandmother’s. The time span is the 30′s to the 80′s and this is in addition to the patterns she gave me in 2008. (two blog posts here and here) So today we’ve begun to catalog the collection in preparation of setting up an Etsy shop next year to sell them. There is some great stuff here in addition to the Big 4: Spadea, Advance, Marian Martin and LeRoy a British pattern company I’ve never seen till now. I really need to keep the good ones for myself sell them without regret. Two have special meaning and I can’t part with them; McCall’s 9685 was my very first sewing project. The copyright is 1969; I was 11 years old and I liked it because of the little white frog at the neckline – even then I loved embellishment! The pattern is pretty simple but I remember having a really hard time understanding how to attach the neckline facing because the “V” shaped opening totally confused me. The other pattern is my mother’s very first sewing project; she was about 14 and made the red dress on the right. She has a poignant story about my imperious grandmother, who could be a very harsh teacher, almost not letting her make it because she thought it was too difficult. But then years later she admitted to my mother that she realized if she had said “No” my mother would never want to learn to sew because she would be so hurt by the rejection. So she relented, Mom did a great job I’m sure and now I sew because she learned with this dress. There are many memories in these patterns, more than a few of them I remember picking out for holiday dresses or school clothes. But the time has come to let them go so theatother sewers can make their own memories. Below is a sneak peak of what I will be selling at CoudreMODE Vintage Patterns sometime after the New Year. There is a lot prep to do before I can open ip on Etsy, scanning the envelopes, spreadsheet the inventory, check for missing pattern pieces, buy pattern sleeves, etc…..but if you see something you like leave a comment and I’ll get in touch with you! Below is a gallery that is just a sample of what will be available on Etsy.
OMG, several of those have my name written all over them!
What a treasure trove! Your two special patterns would be wonderful framed in a shadow box and on the wall in your sewing space.
Love it. Letting go without regret … such a healthy attitude for something that can be difficult. I’d love one of them myself, but since I let go of nearly 250 patterns myself last February, and have only managed to sew 2 baby outfits since moving onto the boat it seems ludicrous for me to start another collection. I know you’ll have great success.
I will fight Ann for the Spadea patterns and the stockings. Fight.
vogue 8984 is the one I’d be interested in, if it’s still available.
Oh yeah, there are some really nice things in there. Those Spadea’s are great. Looks it’s going to be fun to see who gets to those first!
I’d love the Hollywood 1484, Simplicity 7094 & 7091, and the Vogue 8937. Maybe, umm, depending on finances when you’re ready to actually let them go. Maybe one of these days I’ll get around to setting a few of my unused patterns free. I mean – just how many wrap dress patterns does one person need?
I really like the Butterick 4098 and Simplicity 4327 patterns, if these are still available.
Any patterns concerning Aprons, I would love to buy! I would also like Simplicity 1619 & 4327.
Yes there will be apron patterns. Every pattern here is still available and when I open up on Etsy I’ll get in touch with you and you can reserve the ones you want. I’m delighted there are things people like!
Hi there – you have some fabulous stuff!
I would be interested in Simplicity 1619 and Simplicity 7211
Can’t wait to see the rest!
Hi! I am really interested in the Simplicity 1619 pattern. It is similar to a pattern I really liked on Blue Gardenia’s blog – Your Pattern 3133 that was from the 60′s. Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck with all of your work getting this organized! Kathryn