Monday, March 18, 2013

Limerick Contest Winner!

Hope everyone had a lovely St. Patrick's Day! It's time to announce the voter favorites and the winner!

First in the votes by a long shot was Tina from Cherry Corners:
There once was a girl name of Cherry
Whose spare room was getting quite scary!
There were patterns galore
And she'd just ordered more
A huge lot of Vogue and DuBarry!. 

These two ladies tied for the next slot:
Janet from Vintage Patterns Co1
There once was a sewer so fearless
She only sewed Demorest and Peerless.
With Pictorial Review
She wouldn't make do.
And DuBarry left her quite cheerless.


Vintage patterns fill boxes and drawers,
Enough to stock ten Etsy stores
Are there maybe too many?
No! Some cost but a penny
We live for those great thrift store scores.

Finally, our Top Five Favorites turned into the Top 8 because you tied all these limericks too!

Mary Beth of RetroMonkeys 
The patterns are packaged for shipping
There are so many they’re slipping
The Postmaster Sighs
As the pile is high
The Post Office counter is tipping!



Tony and Joyce of Filecutter
An Irish Lass A Seamstress Fair
Made Shamrocks for her hair 
She Stitched and Weaved
That Thread so Tight
Everyone Knew the Lass on Sight


Ginny from Leah's HeartI really do like to be sewing
and my pattern supply is still growing.
I jump out of bed
for my needle and thread
My creative juices have started flowing!

So with paper and fabric and pins
my work with the pattern begins
I measure and write

all through the night
I must get this done for the twins!

My project is now complete
I tried hard to make it look neat.
I cut the loose thread - 
and it's now on my bed -
and the dresses are simply sew sweet!


Sew Betty and Dot
My husband can’t hear the TV
He blames this dilemma on me
Pattern pieces, they rustle
As I refold and tussle
“More factory folds!” is his plea.

A big Thank YOU to all who participated in the writing and voting! Thanks to your effort we had a fun time and created a few laughs! It was hard picking my favorite from all of these but the winner of the the first Pattern Patter Limerick Contest is Tina of Cherry Corners who so accurately rhymed the sickness all us pattern sellers/collectors face! If only we could find such an amazing pattern lot!
Congratulations, Tina! You have won an amazing surprise package full of goodies dear to our pattern loving hearts. You will be contacted soon with more details.

Until next time, Happy Sewing Everyone!
Emily

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Which Bride Were You?

By Adele Bee Ann Patterns
Source


Found at Pattys Past Times
Which bride were you? Were you the sophisticated bride of the 1940s, the demur bride of the 1950s, the coming of age bride of the 1960s, the barefoot hippie bride of the 1970s, or the new wave bride of the 1980s? Perhaps you were the modern bride of the 1990s and 2000s?
From Atomic Redhead

 Did you keep it simple or go all out? Did you spend hours primping or walk down the isle with beach hair? No matter what you did or how you did it...every bride is beautiful...even the bride of Frankenstein had her attributes...because as we know, brides always look beautiful, their beauty lies not in their attire, but in the warm glow of love that radiates from their faces. Enjoy these bridal fashions from times gone by...


From Miss Betty's Attic


Source



Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Art Deco Style



I can imagine my Grandma in this lovely frock, Pattern Style No. 3455. It was produced in 1928, when my Grandma was 28. She was born in 1900 and grew up in New York City, where fashion is King. 


Capper's Weekly 3455 art deco flapper dress pattern by Capper Publications, New York City 1928 is for a Ladies and Misses Dress with a fabulous zig zag diagonal front closing. It features a collarless open neck, and set-in sleeves slashed up from the lower edges and the slashed edges are bound. There is a plaited inset at right side of the three-piece skirt that is attached to waist under a removable belt. Inset pocket at left side. Width at lower edge of skirt, size 36, about 1 5/8 yards. It says that it fits a Misses Size 18 years (Did they go by years back then?), Bust 36 inches, with 39 inch hips.
Here is an archived copy of the pattern and the Fashion article as it appeared in the September 25, 1928, Lowell Sun Newspaper. 



This is the article:

Fashion’s Forecast by Annabel Worthington

Clever zig zag outline at front with one-sided kilted plaits give smart accent to street dress showing simple good taste. It is extremely fashionable made of sheer woolen. Printed crepe satin, jersey, flat silk, crepe, plain crepe satin, georgette crepe, silk pique, wool crepe, printed velvet and plain sheer velvet also appropriate and chic for Style No. 3455. Pattern can be had in sizes 16, 15 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 inches bust measure and requires only 3 ⅛ yards of 40 inch material for the 36-inch size. Price 15 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred). Our patterns are made  by the leading fashion designers of New York City and are guaranteed to fit perfectly. Every reader should send for a copy of our new Fashion magazine because it contains all the most attractive styles for autumn. In addition to six illustrated articles of great value to the woman who sews, showing how any pattern may be altered and also the correct way to fit sleeves, finish slashes and other difficult steps in dressmaking. The edition is limited so send 10 cents for your copy today. For Patterns (15¢) and Fashion books (10¢) address the Fashion Dept.-Lowell Sun.







My name is Anne White, and am a retired Grandma who likes vintage everything (Guess I better since I am vintage too!). I enjoy quilting, going to estate sales, being with my family, especially my 6 year old Grandson, and of course finding Fabulous patterns.

If you like vintage treasures of all kinds, check out my Etsy shops: 
OldPaperShop

Monday, March 11, 2013

Pattern Limericks Contest

Welcome All, to our first Pattern Patter Limerick contest! We asked our team to create their best rhymes  inspired by our fabulous sewing and pattern addiction. Below are all the entries. We are asking you to cast your vote in THIS THREAD and help us select the Top 5 Pattern Limericks. Vote now, because on the 16th, voting will close and I'll be picking one lucky winner! Enjoy our rhymes!

1.
An Irish Lass A Seamstress Fair
Made Shamrocks for her hair 
She Stitched and Weaved
That Thread so Tight
Everyone Knew the Lass on Sight

2.
There once was a girl name of Cherry
Whose spare room was getting quite scary!
There were patterns galore
And she'd just ordered more
A huge lot of Vogue and DuBarry!. 

3. 
The patterns are packaged for shipping
There are so many they’re slipping
The Postmaster Sighs
As the pile is high
The Post Office counter is tipping!


4.
I do not like the new activity feed
I would'nt like it with a bucket of mead
It looks horrible, even with the boxes
I couldn't like it, even with foxes
It makes my eyes crazy
And Im not very lazy
I like to see my activity, Sam I am


5.
There once was an old lady from EC
Who liked to sell patterns on Etsy
But she can't remember 
What she sold in September
'Cause in Alzheimers she's up to the Z.


6.
About the new activity feed
Its causing me to bleet and bleed
Etsy quit changing
What didn't need arranging
And please let my circle be freed


7.
I really do like to be sewing
and my pattern supply is still growing.
I jump out of bed
for my needle and thread
My creative juices have started flowing!

So with paper and fabric and pins
my work with the pattern begins
I measure and write
all through the night
I must get this done for the twins!

My project is now complete
I tried hard to make it look neat.
I cut the loose thread - 
and it's now on my bed -
and the dresses are simply sew sweet!


8.
There once was a sewer so fearless
She only sewed Demorest and Peerless.
With Pictorial Review
She wouldn't make do.
And DuBarry left her quite cheerless.

9.
There once was a girl who pattered
Because buying patterns to her mattered
When she’d look through the scores
Of patterns and more
Her wallet came away battered!

10.
There once was a young Lass 
Who bought vintage patterns enmasse
When she made a score
She just yearned for more
For a good lot she could not let pass

11.
Patterns for sale me O my
I wonder which ones I should buy
Lovely patterns galore
To sell in my store
I love me some patterns, can't lie


12.
Pattern pieces, they’re wrinkled and smashed, 
Some notches and darts, they are gashed
As you count and you sort
And find great team support
Be proud that these beauties weren’t trashed.

13.My husband can’t hear the TV
He blames this dilemma on me
Pattern pieces, they rustle
As I refold and tussle
“More factory folds!” is his plea.

14.Vintage patterns are in my garage
So many, it’s quite a barrage
They’re here and they’re there,
They’re most everywhere, 
When I’m done sorting I need a massage.

15.Vintage patterns fill boxes and drawers,
Enough to stock ten Etsy stores
Are there maybe too many?
No! Some cost but a penny
We live for those great thrift store scores.

16.
I run like Flynn
For Patterns are Sin
They are stacked in bins
To the stars with Pins


17.
There once was a lass from Nantucket
Who cried when she kicked over her bucket
It was filled to the brim
with pins, thread and trim
and she whined that this really does sucketh


18.
Oh, there once was a young lass from Nantucket
who scaled estate sales with a bucket
gathering ole' patterns and fabric in mass
with delight in the score, but too pay so much more,
would clearly be a day that did sucketh!