Pattern haul

I am actually doing some sewing (yay!) as well as some knitting, but nothing is advanced enough to merit a post. So instead, here's something I bought at auction a while ago, and forgot to blog about.

A suitcase full of old patterns!

The auction also included a lot of beautifully constructed clothes made by the lady who owned these patterns; she was clearly a talented seamstress. She also made clothes for other people, which may explain the variety of pattern sizes.

The collection includes five 'high end' Vogue patterns.

Vogue Paris Originals by Nina Ricci and Patou

Vougue Couturier from 1958/59

1970s designer patterns from Ireland and America

As well as these, there are a number of 'ordinary' Vogue patterns, including ones for day dresses, nightclothes, and eveningwear. (I'm not showing all the patterns, just a few from each brand.)

Day, night, and evening by Vogue

Like me, the owner of these patterns was clearly a dress fan. There are very few patterns for separates.

Simplicity - red dresses from the 1950s and 1960s

The Butterick patterns include a fitting shell, and some half sizes.

Butterick from 1957 to 1971

There are no McCalls patterns, but several from British brands Maudella and Weldons.

The Maudella patterns are also 1960s-1970s

The Weldons patterns are mostly for underwear

Happily for me there is also a good selection of my favourite brand, Style.

Style Print patterns

1970s-does-1940s, and 1970s-does-1970s

The 1980 pattern is the most recent in the collection

The previous owned may have sewed beautifully, but the way she stored her patterns was rather haphazard - several have the tissue pieces bunched up into a ball and shoved into the pattern envelope! It's going to take me a while to sort them all out properly.