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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Butterick 3591-Free Sewing Pattern
Free Pattern Giveaway! You can contact me via my etsy account (jjsweet) or my flickr account (vtglvr). I will be giving away free sewing patterns.
Monday, June 15, 2009
$1 Pattern Auctions
I have been asked how and why I will be auctioning patterns off for $1? I'm moving into a smaller place and will have very little storage space, which means that every pattern that is not in my personal collection MUST GO! Be patient and bear with me because I started yesterday diligently listing them and will continue until they are all listed. So, come on down and register, visit jjsweet's auctions on http://www.craftjunction.net/ and keep checking back.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
$1 Pattern Auctions
Find this pattern and more like them listed by jjsweet on www.craftjunction.net. Come register now to bid! New patterns added daily and are sorted by year, and then by size to help you fine what you're looking for!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
McCall's 4258
Now up for auction on www.craftjunction.net. Direct link to listing McCall's 4258 Pauline Trigere Dress
Monday, May 25, 2009
Vogue 7528-The $750 Pattern?!?!?!?!?
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars.....the ending high bid of a bidding war over this pattern on an eBay auction. I found out about this astounding auction price when I saw that my auction service had not placed my bid because my bid was too low. I bid $20. When I went back to check to see how much I lost the auction by I was expecting to see a fifty cent difference or even up to a $10 difference. Never did I imagine that I had bid $730 under. Don't get me wrong I like this design. However, $750, it is not worth. I ended up finding the pattern on another website for $20 shipping included. I absolutely HAD to blog about this because I just found it outrageously funny. The seller got the last laugh on this one though, and a huge chunk of his/her powerseller quota was met for the month of May. I am like laughing so hard that I can hardly think straight. I don't understand why bidders can be so silly!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
The Fan Dress-They went pleat crazy!
Do you like fans? You know those foldable ones that your mom or grandma used to carry in their purse? I do. They're so feminine. Never would I have thought that I'd see one attached to a dress though! Well it's not a real fan but it sure looks like one. It's a pleated drape over a pleated panel. The girl in the photo looks like she's saying through her teeth "A heh, A heh heh, I can't believe I let her talk me into wearing this out on a blind date!"
I got this pattern from and old German pattern magazine. I think the reason I like it is because it's different. That's one thing that anyone seeing my collection would say....she like some very DIFFERENT patterns. I also have expensive taste in patterns too. However, I don't just automatically like every expensive or collectible pattern just because it's collectible. I have to ultimately love the design.
I got this pattern from and old German pattern magazine. I think the reason I like it is because it's different. That's one thing that anyone seeing my collection would say....she like some very DIFFERENT patterns. I also have expensive taste in patterns too. However, I don't just automatically like every expensive or collectible pattern just because it's collectible. I have to ultimately love the design.
Friday, May 22, 2009
McCall's 4657
What is it about this dress that makes me love it so much? Hmmm. Let me think....maybe because it it's a combination of every style of dress that I love! It's a bubble dress, it's a sheath, it has a sheer overdress, and it has a ruffle. I admit, it's a little out there over the top but then again my taste in patterns has been extravagant since the beginning of my obsession. For example, a simple 1950s shirtwaist or day dress is just too plain for me and does not catch my eye. Anyway, I gotta go for now but keep an eye out for my "space bubble" dress........
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Butterick 5095-My First Love
This is the pattern that drove me crazy. It's the first one that I laid eyes on after buying a huge box off of ebay. Don't ask me why I love it so much I just do. My heart still skips a beat every time I see it. So sad that I have to part with the original...you didn't think I'd sell it without making a copy of it did you? :-P
Monday, May 18, 2009
Vogue Chantilly Dress Pattern
Oh.....My....Goodness....what a beautiful dress. This is another pattern that Iucked upon UNCUT at a dirt cheap price. The Chantilly pattern. It doesn't even have a pattern number. It's just Chantilly LOL. Here's a some info on this beauty:
It's a Misses size 12, 32 inch bust and 34 inch hip. The pattern includes the petticoat. It says that the dress was designed for teenagers, for prom or winter formal I guess. However, I could see this being a lovely vintage style wedding dress. Maybe lengthen the skirt, maybe not either way would be lovely. It's definitely not a pattern for a beginner. 10 pieces? Not too bad, however there are a lot of intriquite details.
Fabric and Notions:
4 5/8 yds of Point d'esprit
7 yards of stiff net
41 yds of lace beading
41 yds of lace insertion
98 total yds of lace edging
41 yds of ribbon
1 1/8 yds of taffeta
1 3/4 yds of featherboning
2 7/8 of Taffeta
13 3/8 yds ofNet
The width at the lower edge is just over 200 inches"
Sigh.....if it doesn't sell maybe one day my skills will be up to par to attempt to make it.
It's a Misses size 12, 32 inch bust and 34 inch hip. The pattern includes the petticoat. It says that the dress was designed for teenagers, for prom or winter formal I guess. However, I could see this being a lovely vintage style wedding dress. Maybe lengthen the skirt, maybe not either way would be lovely. It's definitely not a pattern for a beginner. 10 pieces? Not too bad, however there are a lot of intriquite details.
Fabric and Notions:
4 5/8 yds of Point d'esprit
7 yards of stiff net
41 yds of lace beading
41 yds of lace insertion
98 total yds of lace edging
41 yds of ribbon
1 1/8 yds of taffeta
1 3/4 yds of featherboning
2 7/8 of Taffeta
13 3/8 yds ofNet
The width at the lower edge is just over 200 inches"
Sigh.....if it doesn't sell maybe one day my skills will be up to par to attempt to make it.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Look What I Lucked Upon! Butterick 2347
Once again excuse the watermarks. :-) I am still pinching myself. I cannot believe that I lucked upon such a beautiful pattern. A priceless treasure that an unknowing seller let go of for next to nothing. I got this pattern off of ebay a while back. In the listing the seller noted that all the pattern pieces were there, but that the instructions included in the envelope were for another dress. So as you can imagine, a pattern like this is a treasure even without the instructions. So I say to myself, "I'll bid on it anyway." I win the pattern. Wait the few days or so to get it in the mail. When I get it and open it up to inspect it low and behold there is an instruction sheet there, and it DOES actually belong to this pattern! I'm assuming that the seller knew absolutely NOTHING about sewing patterns to have made such a HUGE blunder. On ebay I would expect a pattern like this to sell for close to $100 if not more. I lucked out and got it for approx $20. Yaaaay!
Until next time,
Jen (aka jjsweet)
Until next time,
Jen (aka jjsweet)
Bear with me this is my first post!
I'm sure I'm not the first person to start a blog that was unsure if anyone would ever read it or not. It feels like what you're writing will get lost out in cyberspace somewhere. For those who do happen to read this or even feel inclined to subscribe please bear with me! I am new to blogging and am a bit shy. Hopefully it won't take too long for me to come out of my shell :-) I have collected some beautiful patterns over the past couple of years commercial and non commericial. So many that you would think that I've been collecting for decades. I'm somewhat of a collector, but moreso plan on using the designs as inspiration for my future career in fashion designing and dressmaking. With that said, here is my first pattern of the day. Excuse the copyright watermark it's just that I don't want anyone passing it off as their own on Flickr or somewhere. So anyway got this pattern from an old German pattern magazine. Pictured above, the blue suit to the right is one of, if not the most suit designs I have ever seen. It is so classy! I love everything about it, the neckline, the three quarter sleeves, the layered side peplum, the side drape, and the skirt's side buttons. I could see myself wearing this to church on Sunday morning.
The dress on the left is has some interesting darts. Notice that the sleeves come to a point at the sides. I could see myself putting those sleeves on a slinky one piece dress, knee length with a jagged edge flounce.
Hopefully I'll get better at this blogging thing with time. Tips and pointers are welcome and appreciated. Until next time,
Jen
The dress on the left is has some interesting darts. Notice that the sleeves come to a point at the sides. I could see myself putting those sleeves on a slinky one piece dress, knee length with a jagged edge flounce.
Hopefully I'll get better at this blogging thing with time. Tips and pointers are welcome and appreciated. Until next time,
Jen
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