Monday, July 23, 2012

plethora o' patterns

I stalk craigslist like it's my job. i just bought a new desk for me and another one for the husband. and over the weekend i scored 3 bookcases, and then used the money i saved to buy 2 dressers from world market (again) that were more expensive. i also happened to find a posting where a lady was selling her entire pattern stash! what good fortune for me!



She even threw in the leopard tote bag for free. There are a few patterns that are too small, a few that are too big and a few that are CRAZY. I'll post some photos of the best ones later. Here's a peak inside the bag, so you can see how deep it is…


I'd love to do a pattern swap or pyramid or something if enough people wanted to participate. I also would love to pass on some of the crazy patterns that i would never attempt to sew, because i'm sure some of you would be able to transform them into something amazing! There's one that has 80's sleeves and it reminds me of the scene in Napoleon Dynamite where he's at prom… "I like your sleeves. They're real big." Can you rock big sleeves? I cannot.

So I'm excited by all of the possibilities, some of the shirt dresses look promising and timeless. It was also really neat to talk to the woman who gave away (well, sold for cheap) the patterns. (Thank you Donna-Lee!) She and her husband were selling all of their possessions to go live on a boat and just sail around. I admire their sense of adventure. I'm not that brave. Let's see if I'm brave enough to tackle some of these vintage (or not-so-vintage) patterns!




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  1. SaraJuly 23, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Amazing find! Are there any good ones in there?

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  2. soisewedthisJuly 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    I really like the shirt dress patterns. Some of them are beyond my current sewing skill level, but i'll get there. The dress I'm working on from my "Tent Event" post is a pattern from this bag. http://soisewedthis.blogspot.com/2012/07/tent-event.html There are a lot of skirt patterns, too. The simplicity sundress on the left side of the photo would probably be really cute. I might shorten it a little and use a really fun print.

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    1. SaraJuly 24, 2012 at 1:23 PM

      Very cool, it's great that you have such a solid foundation as you start sewing. Can't wait to see some finished products!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Goodness that's a lot of patterns, lucky you. Hope you enjoy them, and you should definitely do a swap or giveaway - they are such fun!

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    1. soisewedthisJuly 25, 2012 at 3:55 PM

      I'll work on figuring out a swap or giveaway and hopefully post some details soon!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Sweet haul!

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    1. soisewedthisJuly 31, 2012 at 4:22 PM

      Thanks! It's more than i know what to do with! How many years would it take me to sew all those? Now if only my fabric stash would catch up…

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    2. daniKate designsAugust 4, 2012 at 7:25 AM

      Your fabric stash will catch up, don't worry :) Mine has grown from a couple of under-the-bed totes to taking up a good chunk of my sewing room and spare bedroom! I hope you enjoy your haul--it looks like fun to have a lot of variety to choose from

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