Sewing Room Accessories - Vintage, Please!

How is your sewing room (or closet) organized? If you love to sew using vintage patterns, perhaps you might also want to organize your sewing room with vintage accessories. I have two patterns currently in my shop that will allow you to do just that.  Simply pick your decade!

1950s: McCall's 2116

This great collection from 1953 includes a wall pincushion, a wrist pincushion, a tailor's ham, a pressing mitt, a sewing kit that holds thread, notions, and tools, and a sewing machine cover with a sunflower that snaps on. And of course, the theme is sunflowers. :)

1970s: Simplicity 5233

This 1972 collection of sewing accessories features a sewing room organizer, wall-hanging style, with pockets for notions, and tools, and elastic holders for thread. The charming bird pincushion is "Sewphie" the sewing bird, with its beak as a scissors holder, its comb as a place for thimbles, and its tail as a holder for a tape measure. The wings hold tailor's chalk, and rings on the sides of the head hold safety pins. The head and body are stuffed, with the head as the primary pin cushion.

Clever and useful! They would make great gifts, too, don't you think?

The Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge - I'm In!

Okay, it's about time to put my sewing machine and my vast inventory of vintage sewing patterns to personal use! A Stitching Odyssey blog has just kicked off the Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge for 2015, and I simply have to give it a try!

I want to sew a dress from the 1920s, and hopefully incorporate some tips from Ruth Wyeth Spears. :)  I want to sew something from the 1930s - perhaps a blouse or an undergarment. And I would like to sew something from the Mod years - the late 60s or early 70s. Right now that is all I have for you! Stay tuned!