“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”~Theodore Roosevelt While second hand shopping one day Rhonda found this pattern. It…
Category: 1970’s
Why Buy It When You Can Make It
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.” Psalm 128:2 I wanted a new jacket for work, and looked around the stores. I couldn’t find any that I liked. I decided I would make myself one! I looked through my patterns and found this jacket from 1973. I chose…
Homemade Halloween Hand-Me-Downs
“Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories. The past is never dead, it is not even past.”~William Faulkner My Grandma Barbara was the best grandma in the world. I was loved and spoiled by her. She would never say no when I asked for a toy at the grocery store. She would…
One’s On The Way
Since I have several vintage maternity patterns in my collection, and a pregnant cousin, I was back to work on maternity clothes! Marisa picked out this 1970’s dress. I sent Michelle to pick out fabric, and got started! This pattern was pretty small, so I knew I would have to up size the pattern to…
Mia’s Green Dress
Sometimes, when looking at a pattern envelope, it’s hard for me to look past the styling of the era. Mia had come home to go to Grandma Joyce’s Birthday party, and picked out this pattern from 1971 to be her party dress. Looking past the styling, and hair on this pattern envelope, I could see…
Mia’s Wedding Guest Dress
Mia had a wedding to go to, and needed something to wear. Since it would be a fall wedding she wanted something with fall colors, and of course, something vintage and home made! I chose this pattern from 1970, and got to work! While in Oregon this summer I bought three different vintage fabrics. One…
The Vacation Crasher
As mentioned in last week’s post, David was on vacation in Southern California. No Southern California vacation would be complete without a trip to Disneyland! You know what that means, a Disney themed shirt! David chose this vintage pattern from 1977, and after a quick trip to the fabric store, he chose this villain fabric….
Monsters, Inc.
Last but not least, the final outfit for my impromptu trip to Disneyland. I chose this patterns from 1972. It seemed easy enough, and I thought I could put it together quickly. I chose this Monster’s Inc. fabric that was in my collection, after all, there is a Monster’s Inc. ride in California Adventure that…
Mother of the Bride Dress
Grandma made my Aunt Joylana’s wedding dress in the 70’s. Of course, grandma still had the pattern. Grandma made the wedding dress and bridesmaid dress using view 4 on the front of the pattern. Here are the dresses in all of their 70’s splendor. For her own “mother of the bride” look, Grandma chose view…