tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post688729517851922110..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Um, I Think I'm a Pattern CollectorGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73038625548598173302010-10-18T04:22:52.520-04:002010-10-18T04:22:52.520-04:00It's called SABLE. Stash Acquired Beyond Life ...It's called SABLE. Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy. It is valid for patterns, yarn, fabric, and many other things, I am sure. Enjoy it and welcome to the club!dawnrpsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2387962985734429762010-01-16T01:34:25.236-05:002010-01-16T01:34:25.236-05:00What, you think having 1200 patterns & countin...What, you think having 1200 patterns & counting, not including the Burda pattern magazines & the Japanese pattern magazines might mean nothing vis a vis my tendencies to collect?<br /><br />Who knew, when I was buying old patterns at Goodwill 15 years ago that they might someday be worth something (I mean to others).<br /><br />But nope, no Hollywood in my stash, though I do collect the pictures, so I can steal the designs. :-) LOVE those designs though, they are great.<br /><br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166520509616391248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58620871081595142742010-01-07T14:10:05.706-05:002010-01-07T14:10:05.706-05:00Yes, I collect. I've been collecting for some...Yes, I collect. I've been collecting for sometime, initially with every intent to actually make the garment. Then I got into collecting apron patterns, of which I'd make. Then I got into dresses with midriffs...and it went on and on. Next thing you knew, I had over 3000 approaching 4000...then I decided to sell some...that's not working out so well...because I keep on collecting. It's fun, interesting and I guess in the end I simply enjoy the patterns because of all of the possibilities.Calliehttp://sewcraftful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50741541793299597532010-01-07T01:04:38.106-05:002010-01-07T01:04:38.106-05:00I'm sorta a collector. But it's not entir...I'm sorta a collector. But it's not entirely my own doing. See, people give me things. They find out I sew and give me whatever materials have been collecting dust around their houses. My latest 'gift'? Six kitchen garbage bags full of patterns. I need to go through them a bit better, because there aren't many that are in sizes I can actually use. Heck, some aren't old enough to be vintage and just old enough to be goofy. However, some came in wonderfully handy when I had to make a Yo Gabba Gabba Foofa costume for my niece. It gave me the wherewithall to alter, add to, and plain old make up the costume... Which, BTW is now in the top five of the category in the 2009 Joanns/Simplicity Halloween Costume Contest. I need to do some minor fixes and send in the costume. I digress. <br /><br />In some ways, I'm an intentional collector, because I see patterns that I *must* have, and then haven't sewn because, since I do more for my niece than anyone else, they didn't fit during the season for which they were meant for. I have some really cute vintage 40s sundress patterns that would have fit her last winter, for example. Ah, well, there's always the next little girl!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76987648348797000652010-01-06T21:05:06.576-05:002010-01-06T21:05:06.576-05:00brocadegoddess--I have a little bit of everything....brocadegoddess--I have a little bit of everything. I have thought about selling some over the net, but I don't think I have time to do it well. I'm hoping to stop working full time within the next year or 2, maybe then I can find loving homes for my patterns.Jessica Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785028723417256090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86925710882795781162010-01-06T13:24:19.865-05:002010-01-06T13:24:19.865-05:00Just think of it as preserving a little piece of h...Just think of it as preserving a little piece of history!mjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270657379178402124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63837882783086746002010-01-06T08:28:32.493-05:002010-01-06T08:28:32.493-05:00I'll be a taker Jessica! Or, you could set up...I'll be a taker Jessica! Or, you could set up a store on etsy or ebay. That way you know they're going to other people who will love them. I did this recently myself when I realized I had a number of vintage patterns I would never use, and had the epiphany that they could actually find a more loving home than mine.<br /><br />So.........whaddaya got?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30359958302250206932010-01-06T00:20:55.597-05:002010-01-06T00:20:55.597-05:00Shame. This one would be really cute on you!Shame. This one would be really cute on you!Miss Subhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807393272869913743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74747498741694545092010-01-05T22:49:37.561-05:002010-01-05T22:49:37.561-05:00I think when I bought my 50th vintage pattern, I t...I think when I bought my 50th vintage pattern, I too realized that I was heading into collector status...and my focus is as narrow as yours...I like patterns from the Jackie Kennedy era of the 60's to right before the 70's boho chick/hippykewl look came in. I totally get it!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45977295263311591992010-01-05T21:13:31.474-05:002010-01-05T21:13:31.474-05:00I love that pattern. I would have bought it too. O...I love that pattern. I would have bought it too. Older patterns have more personality somehow.Little Hunting Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581836733935812927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61471696090325026562010-01-05T20:08:12.824-05:002010-01-05T20:08:12.824-05:00I have hundreds of patterns. It's actually ge...I have hundreds of patterns. It's actually getting close to thousands. I just feel that someone (me) needs to save the old, sad patterns from the thrift store/yard sale/auction/Grandma's house. <br />I would love to share, as I have many patterns that I don't really love and will never make. I live in an area where few people have an interest in sewing, so I have no friends to share with. Any takers?Jessica Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785028723417256090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63937938224530169562010-01-05T19:28:55.495-05:002010-01-05T19:28:55.495-05:00As someone who fully intends to sew every pattern ...As someone who fully intends to sew every pattern in her stash, I get a -little- resentful of those who purchase them just to look at! If they're not being used, I don't really see the point... that's just me though. We should set up a site where collectors can give the pattern pieces and instruction sheets to those who will actually use them, and sewers can give collectors the packets/illustrated covers in return! *dreams*Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49627000488363437512010-01-05T19:12:17.867-05:002010-01-05T19:12:17.867-05:00I can't collect! I have so many hobbies and so...I can't collect! I have so many hobbies and so much stuff that I can't bear to part with, that I can't add something else to my list of "must haves". Also, I'm a larger size, so finding a pattern I like in a size I can adjust for my body shape, that's under $10 (my self-imposed limit) is almost impossible. :)dotted lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833251316062787618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76973683538830683392010-01-05T18:18:58.673-05:002010-01-05T18:18:58.673-05:00Yay! I thought it might have been you that got tha...Yay! I thought it might have been you that got that pattern from me! I'm so glad it went to a loving home :)<br /><br />I'm a collector, too. I've been collecting for quite a long while but recently decided to slim my collection down to a specific brand and time range. I was getting over run! The other brands I have are my "stash", I guess- ones I make- or will trace off and sell the originals cause I just want to make them someday. It's kind of fun for me, though, because knowing I look for McCall patterns between the late 20s and 50s makes me a bit more familiar with what I want. I collect the magazines, too, and it gives me a thrill to open a magazine to the fashion section and pick out patterns I've got in my collection and ones for my "wish list". Lots of magazines had pattern lines they advertised, but I grew up with my mom collecting McCall magazines for the paper dolls so I guess it comes naturally.<br />The Hollywood ones are quite cool, though, with the way they marketed them with the stars on the envelope.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474033571158410724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-75173533259951028692010-01-05T17:48:23.223-05:002010-01-05T17:48:23.223-05:00I'm a vintage pattern collector, buyer, and se...I'm a vintage pattern collector, buyer, and seller. I love them, including the ones I know I'll never sew, and I'm grateful to every collector for keeping these vintage treasures safe for future use and study. I sew a few, usually childrens or bags. For my own clothing, I like to make my own patterns.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128455695055025252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45491467291244183962010-01-05T17:46:42.493-05:002010-01-05T17:46:42.493-05:00I am definitely a collector!!! Many of the above c...I am definitely a collector!!! Many of the above comments ring loud bells in my head, but my stash of patterns (slowly growing), any sewing books, magazines I can lay my hands on, fabric (hmm, have banned myself from buying fabric now unless I have a particular project on the go, same goes for wool as I also knit and crochet), books generally. Whoops! But they all give me so much pleasure. I look at them all the time, and use them for inspiration, and lets face it, half the fun is in imagining all the things we could make, and how, doesn't matter that we may never do so. With regards to vintage patterns I agree with the above comments about them being appreciated, and cherished. Go for it, as long as it doesn't get out of hand, besides we all get to live vicariously through you!! Thanks!jadestarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889579130430181218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88417447517944868802010-01-05T16:48:38.623-05:002010-01-05T16:48:38.623-05:00I'm a collector, not a vintage patterns collec...I'm a collector, not a vintage patterns collector, but simply a collector. In a sense that I collect in general. That means, as my fascination for previous times has grown, so has also my fascination for <i>things</i> from previous times. And since I like sewing, patterns just come natural along with other things. Like the typewriter I bought half a year ago, a gorgeous Smith-Corona from 1938. I think your idea behind becoming a pattern collector is very rational, and also it's an evolution of your interest. They give joy and curiosity about the older times. My excuse for buying though (I always need some sort of excuse), is that the vintage patterns learn me things like vintage pattern cutting, and I adopt them to my own blocks.<br /><br />Go on collecting! If you need an excuse, you could call it preserving for the future(and now I'm referring to one of the other discussions, about how we store our vintage patterns...)!<br /><br />(sorry about the deleting, I just get obsessed with grammar, and there's no edit button!)frk.bustadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905037626664748421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81747794184289797892010-01-05T16:45:01.356-05:002010-01-05T16:45:01.356-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.frk.bustadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905037626664748421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48900185325298724892010-01-05T16:01:59.747-05:002010-01-05T16:01:59.747-05:00Too funny! I just counted up all my patterns this...Too funny! I just counted up all my patterns this past weekend. 334!! (Not all vintage). But your comment about owning them...yet never using them just gave me inspiration for my New Year's resolution - to try and use each of my patterns this year. 334 patterns...365 days in a year...Gosh I love making life difficult for myself!Twill Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88664073376521483082010-01-05T15:45:21.272-05:002010-01-05T15:45:21.272-05:00I recently had an AHA! moment: I realized I am NO...I recently had an AHA! moment: I realized I am NOT a pattern collector. I'm a catch-and-release vintage pattern sportswoman. I like the hunt and the challenge of the construction. Once I have sewn a pattern it loses its mystery. I have several that I ready to release back into the wild. I want them to go to good homes instead of languishing in my pattern box.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408008074242523257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6268875920348467992010-01-05T15:32:37.328-05:002010-01-05T15:32:37.328-05:00I think I may have just moved into the pattern col...I think I may have just moved into the pattern collector stage as well. I used to only buy patterns within one bust size of my current size and all with the hopes of sewing them in the immediate future. I have now bought a few pattern sizes that are way too small with the thought that I can 'grade them up' when I learn how to do that. Granted I probably will grade them up sometime in the future but it's a bit more of a stretch and I know it. But the patterns are SO WONDERFUL. I just love looking at them and planning them.....see, I'm getting excited now :-) heheheDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668255845241284664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64497597124521984422010-01-05T13:47:41.266-05:002010-01-05T13:47:41.266-05:00So much food for thought!
I love many of my patter...So much food for thought!<br />I love many of my patterns and hope very much to wear them soon. Others I let go to new homes if I am not feeling the buzz. Ditto fabric, vintage clothes, shoes, hats, bags make-up. Ribbons however, since they are small, seem to never get subjected to culling!Heydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582877693530878536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65689689856843120592010-01-05T13:04:40.548-05:002010-01-05T13:04:40.548-05:00I definitely collect patterns. I also started out ...I definitely collect patterns. I also started out only buying ones I knew I would use, but now I just buy ones that I like the looks of, whether I have immediate plans to use them or not. I collect a lot of things like that, though:<br /><br />hair clips<br />knee socks<br />cooking supplies (egg molds, cookie cutters, etc)<br />embroidery floss<br />fabric<br />you get the idea...<br /><br />It always starts out with good intentions, but somehow...I just get carried awayJessica Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384106419731447673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59244703499117650212010-01-05T12:56:33.503-05:002010-01-05T12:56:33.503-05:00I collect, but I use them as often as possible. If...I collect, but I use them as often as possible. If I come across patterns I likely wont make in the next 3 years I add them to my etsy shop so someone who might make them can buy them.<br /><br />I am sure there are plenty of hoarders, in fact I know several.. but for me I would rather sew the stuff I want and let the others go. <br /><br />I dunno. I love vintage, and I love patterns but I also can't stand to know that a pattern I have been searching for for years is sitting on someones shelf in a plastic coating never to be used. This has happened in real life :( lol.<br /><br />To each their own though :)Twila Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944596069735350856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60407659282532141222010-01-05T12:48:21.542-05:002010-01-05T12:48:21.542-05:00Wow, that pattern is delectable! Where did you fin...Wow, that pattern is delectable! Where did you find it?<br /><br />I'm not sure if I'd call myself a collector. I definitely keep a watchful eye out for patterns from a certain year or with certain characteristics and buy them when I can, but not so I can hoard them!<br /><br />I have a fierce policy against having a pack-rat mentality, which keeps me from holding on to things when I know I'm not going to use them - especially if, in the case of patterns, it would keep someone else from putting it to good use!<br /><br />If my assortment of patterns starts to become overwhelming, it's time to weed through it and sell what I don't have any plans for.reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776283905130149324noreply@blogger.com