Sunday, May 13, 2012

women's vintage sewing patterns

 Vintage May is going on this month, hosted by skirt as top & Craftiness in not Optional.

Another post here inspired by Vintage May, see my previous post about my vintage sewing machine collection. This time it's women's vintage sewing patterns. A couple of years ago when my mother passed away, I inherited all of her sewing patterns, I think that there were about 80, & here are some of my favorites. Some vintage eye candy for you today ~ enjoy !

FYI, when dating vintage sewing patterns, I found these websites helpful:
Sewing Pattern History / How to Date a Vintage Sewing Pattern
Dating Vintage Simplicity Patterns

(Above photo)
Advance 5985, early 1950s

Simplicity 1058, 1955


Simplicity 1085, 1955


Simplicity 1158, 1955


Simplicity 1463, 1955


Simplicity 3340, 1960


 Simplicity 3449, 1960


Simplicity 3790, 1960


Simplicity 3868, 1960

Simplicity 5274, 1963


Simplicity 4619, 1964


Simplicity 4808, 1960s


McCall's 3218, 1955


McCall's 5699, 1960


McCall's 8190, 1966


McCall's 3608, 1973


Vogue 2067, 1969


McCall's 8926 (Brooke Shields designer & model, she was 19 in this photo), 1984


Simplicity 7948 (Uma Thurman model, she was 17 in this photo), 1987



Thanks mom !

Happy Mother's day today to all the moms out there !