The thing about Craigslist ads is, you sometimes have to weigh getting a killer deal with the possibility of getting killed by some psycho. This week, I responded to an ad for 1000's of vintage patterns for sale in nearby Baytown. After corresponding with the seller, Beau, via email, I determined that he and the ad were legitimate. I headed down to Something Old, Something New resale store to get my retro pattern fix.
Beau did not exaggerate, he had thousands of patterns from the '50's -the '90's! Fortunately, they were sorted by decade and I was able to make quick work of choosing the ones I loved. Here are they are:
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Holy Cow! Spats! |
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Dresses for the lady I strive to be (burp, excuse me!). |
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Possible candidates for Alabama Chanin stitching! Especially the yellow pinafore and racer back dress. | | |
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Wrap around pants! I have been searching for this pattern all year! |
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This is a new pattern company for me; I am excited to stitch one up! |
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Bags, can you ever have too many? |
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More fun dresses and a reversible wrap skirt. |
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Mommy and Me pattern and two kinda quirky pieces. |
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Accessories |
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Just for fun. |
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I have not made underwear before... |
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Doll clothes for Abby, my daughter's American Girl doll. |
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Aunt Martha's Embroidery Transfers |
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Ruffler and walking foot attachments. |
In addition to these sewing gems, I purchased two washers full of fabric which are drying or I would show them here. Beau was very patient with me as I searched and he even brought me patterns and fabrics that suited my tastes. I am happy to say I showed restraint in my purchases; I only bought what I absolutely loved! I did leave stock for others :)
Beau cut me a great deal on everything I bought. He even gave me a bag of incomplete crochet items and yarns for free! I do not crochet, but I liked what the previous owner had begun and I knew I could figure something to do with them (and of course free IS free!). A few of the items are hats, a toddler caplet, beginnings of a few bags and squares and rectangles that I can turn to scarves and such. I am excited to see what I do with those, so stay tuned!
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Free crochet items! |
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Free crochet items! |
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Free crochet yarns! |
I had time constraints and did not go through everything he had in stock. I will try to find more time in the coming weeks and will visit again. In the meantime, comeback here to see what I make with my new treasures!
Happy Sewing,
Bianca
(The views expressed here are my own and I have not been compensated or frankly asked to promote this store in any way. I do it because I had a good time and got great deals!)
Holy moly - what a haul! Nice Christmas present for yourself! Those patterns crack me up, especially the square dance dresses.
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