For those of you that don’t know, I love anything vintage that relates to sewing. I have a small collection of vintage sewing machines, books, and accessories, but didn’t own any vintage sewing patterns until a few months ago.
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The Start Of My Collection
My search to start growing my vintage pattern collection started on Ebay. I got a great deal on a lot of 42 patterns. The seller accepted my offer of $28.00 for the entire lot of 42. After adding sales tax, it worked out to be 72 cents per pattern. I was not planning to buy so many at once, but it was a deal I couldn’t pass up.
The patterns range in date from the late 60’s to 70’s. They arrived with more wear and tear than I had hoped for, but for the price, I cannot complain.
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Although my wardrobe is quite casual, I had a good time looking through all of these crazy styles.
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Vintage Pattern Sizes
One downside of vintage patterns is they only include one size. Modern sewing patterns normally include a range of sizes in the envelope. Most of the pattern sizes in this lot are too small for me, but I’m not too worried since I plan to grade them up to my size.
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It came with no surprise that a majority of the patterns would be out of place in my casual wardrobe. Although many are not my style, I still have a great appreciation for the pattern designs and the time period they represent. With that being said, these patterns bring me joy and I intend on keeping all of them. However, I do have some favorites.
It would make quite a lengthy post to go through all 42 patterns one by one, so I will share just a few of my favorites with you.
My Favorite Future Makes
Version 3 of this Simplicity 9913 pattern would make a really cute summer dress! I love the dress length and scoop neck line.
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The pocket, collar, and curved hem really attracted my attention to Simplicity 6756. The shirt version on the left would pair up perfectly with denim jeans.
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Version 3 of Simplicity 8832 is proof that fashion repeats itself. Romper patterns are very popular everywhere right now.
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The button up top version of Simplicity 5854 really reminds me of the dress version from McCall’s M7470 dated 2016.
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All versions of Butterick 4473 could easily be made into modern everyday wear with the right fabric choices. I love the 3rd version from the left.
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My Noteworthy Mentions
McCall’s 3131 instantly had me reminiscing about my childhood days of playing with Barbie Dolls.
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Speaking of Barbie, do you see “Ken”? Does anyone else remember these shirts from the 70’s? Simplicity 7051 is definitely a vintage classic.
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Imagine our modern day teenage girls wearing the suspenders and heart pockets? ♥ Oh, and check out the cute retro hairstyles! ♥
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Check out the short, mini dress in view C on McCall’s 3193. While you will never see me wearing view C, making a smaller slit to view A would deem it a wearable style for me.
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Saving the best for last, I could not leave Simplicity 8589 unmentioned. I was enamored by the wedding gowns shown on this pattern. Making any of these gowns would require a great amount of skill and attention to detail.
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I really look forward to my first vintage pattern make. Which one of my favorites would you like to see me make first?
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This brought me back to my mom’s vintage Barbie dolls with style books of their clothes. Unfortunately, I don’t think has them anymore.
Great collection, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for reading Nealey. 😊 I wish I would have saved some of mine. It would be fun to compare some of these patterns to Barbie outfits.