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Pattern Junkie
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A blog dedicated to vintage (and occasionally new) sewing patterns: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Recent Posts
Giving Thanks!
First of all, a big thank you to all of you and your lovely comments about Goblin. It really does help knowing that there are others that are out there that understand the pain of losing a pet. I'm new to this whole blogging business, and it...
Returning Soon...
Sorry for my week-long disappearance from blogland. As I'm trying to post regularly now, I feel like I owe my little circle of pattern-loving readers an explanation. Last Friday, my husband and I awoke to find our dog having seizures and took ...
Party dresses for my alter egos
I guess I've been looking for outside motivation to help me get to the sewing machine lately, because I seem to have gone a little competition-mad. First I signed up for Pattern Review's Wardrobe Contest (10 coordinating pieces in 2 and a...
363 Days Until Next Halloween!
Another Halloween. We've almost finished off the candy 'round these parts, though I'm still trying to figure out how to get the fake bloodstains off of my arms and legs. Don't mind me while I scrub...just take a look at these ...
Costume Countdown: Cats, Canes & Clockwork Orange
Peruse vintage costume patterns for just a few moments, and you'll realize that the footed pajama has long been the bedrock of kids' costume patterns. It beckons from within the illustrations like a shady man on a streetcorner, opening it...
Costume Countdown: I Hear The Mermaids Singing
Today's costume countdown: questionable children's costume patterns! First up: Butterick 5597, issued 1991, photo courtesy Spessarite Sole: Right. Creating shell-shaped breast pieces for a prepubescent girl? Nah, that wouldn't m...

