McCall's 2598 Delightful Hostess Dress, Top & Pants 1970 - oh those were the days.  Brocade trim a nice touch on what looks like a caftan.

Had a lovely email from a customer who bought a costume pattern.  She has a site featuring "repaints" which takes fashion dolls and makes them into characters from movies, etc.  Fascinating!  Here site is called My Immortals and it's a fun please to browse through.  I hadn't heard of this before but it's a big world of collectors out there.

Featured new pattern is a McCall's 4656 Trendy Jacket, Top, Bias Skirt, Pants & Flower 2004 which is a Woman's Day Collection Pattern.  I have this in a number of sizes if you like!

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Lovely day at the river - even though it got me behind in my listings and bloggings.  Our friends Tom and Maria had yesterday off so of course we couldn't resist!  Here are two pics of our great day!  We pulled the boats up onto the sand (our boat is off to the right).  We set up our EZ-Up shade, set our chairs in the water and swam and ate.  Got up to 115 degrees but who cares when you are wet and cool.  Before packing up Maria and I put our life vests on and proceeded to float down the river for a few miles before Tom and Harry brought the boats to pick us up.  It was wonderful!  Oh until they drove the boats wildly around us swamping us with waves.  Funny guys!

 

 

My friend Maria is on the right.  That's me in the funny hat and Maria's husband Tom.  Top pic has Maria, Tom and my husband Harry.  Dang no wonder clothes are a hassle for me - I feel like I am busting out of that stupid bathing suit.

We are so blessed to live here in this lovely state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay now on to work -  Prominent Designer A546 Sensational Dress & Overblouse 1970's one of those lucky finds.  Got two in different sizes yay.   Don't you just love that low waist and pleated bottom.  Sharp. No new one today as I am behind and need to get some scannings done for tomorrow.

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Listing early because I am getting up early.  We have a fishing and swimming day planned with friends and why do guys like to get out there when the sun is still sleeping?  What is this?  Can't we fish when it's light?  Sigh.  Maria and I will just nap until the sun comes up.

Advance 5361 Straight as an Arrow Skirt 1940's an easy One Yard - One Piece - One Hour Skirt.  Up my alley.  One word comes to mind "neat" - 

 

The new feature is Simplicity 4359 Free Spirited Poncho, Capelet & Hat 2005 a fun combo for "free spirits" - well yawn - off to bed so we can get up early - like in the dark - sigh 

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McCall's 2377 Arabian Nights' Burnoose 1970 is a pattern I had a long time ago and was surprised to find it again because it is very hard to find.  What an exotic look it has!

Simplicity 4970 Appliqued Lady Pillows 2004 is my newish pick and though not rare or hard to find it is so dang cute!  Don't let the category Home Decor Patterns throw you off.  Anything that is for the house is in there including these crafty type patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Simplicity 4813 French Cuff Secretary Blouse 1950's

 A big thank you to a young lady who emailed me a picture of a blouse she had made from one of my patterns.  I think you will agree it turned out beautifully! 

She made View 3 with that little arrow button band.  Good job!

Mail Order 9449 Wonderful Offset Closure Dress 1960's which has a front zipper closure.  Interesting!  Great wrap affect.  I suppose you could substitute buttons or frog closures if you didn't want the zipper.

 

 

Featured "new" is Burda 4772 Edgy Asymmetrical Jumpsuit 1990's a fun summer look while summer is still here. Though cute can you picture having to hit a public ladies' room?  Being a one piece there would be some unique contortions to be made to prevent not only your body but your clothes from touching ANYTHING!  Ewwwww! 

If you ever try to pull something up or research on my site and a message comes up that the index is being rebuilt give it a good 5 minutes before trying again.  I have to do this about once a day in order for the search to accurately pull new things up.

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Thank you all so much for all the prayers, emails and cards I received after the loss of my husband's brother.  Your kindness has been so very appreciated.  God Bless!

Prominent Designer A547 Man's "Safari" Shirt 1970's heyyyyy baby!!  What's yer' sign?  Today this is a fun retro fashion but in those days it was a total nerd that wore these - or maybe in my own mind.  I was never "hip" - I wore jeans, tennis shoes and t-shirts as a steady uniform for cleaning stalls and riding horses.  How did I ever get married?  Oh yeah - my hubby rode horses too.  Lucky for me!  So the smooth men who would wear this shirt were a reverse magnet for me. 

 

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On the newer side:  Simplicity 8172 Flashy Dress - Very Full Circular Skirt 1987 and luckily I have two copies so all sizes covered. Cute contrast insert!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  My next listing / posting will be Monday.  We'll be spending some quiet time on the river for some much needed mental recuperation.

Vogue 8347 Huggy Dress & Outstanding Jacket 1954 - okay the dress is nice but that wasp waist jacket with the darting is wicked!  Looks a bit militaristic to me but maybe it's just that I live in a military town - the Marine Corps Air Station is here in Yuma.  Speaking of which we are due to get the new jump jet (Harrier) soon we hope.  The next air show should be awesome - and noisier LOL.

 

The slightly newer featured pattern is a summer must.  McCall's 9095 Upscale Jacket & Sheath Dress 1984 which on the East coast is much needed.  It was 108 in Yuma yesterday and tomorrow due to be 110.  We just got a teasing call from some friends who are out at the Colorado River today begging us to pack up and head out.  Wish we could - sigh.  Favorite thing to do other than fishing is tubing:  Colorado River Tubing

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Sorry no features today - should have gotten up earlier.  Sigh.  Sad trip to Los Angeles to clean out my husband's brother's apartment in a one day bonzai trip.  Harry's younger brother (age 50) was the family emergency and he passed last week.

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Vogue 8488 Perky Dress & Jacket 1970's - this outfit reminds me of Marlo Thomas' show That Girl.  Cute wide collar and fitted bodice.  Never an out of fashion look.

My "new" pattern pick is a Simplicity 4955 Robe, Pants & Shorts, Nightgown, Camisole & Blanket 2004 which is one I've had before and it sold quickly.  A great mix and match nighttime package.

  

Always looking for healthy recipes that don't make me tear my hair out trying to find the ingredients.   Found a Real Food for Real People site which is a sign up and get recipes emailed to you.  So far I've enjoyed the recipes.

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Spool Cotton Book No. 200 Hats, Bags & Accessories 1943 a can't resist knit and crochet book with some awesome hats and bags inside.  Wish I could knit or crochet.

 

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th.  We went to a friend's house, sat in their pool (it was about 107 here yesterday so the pool was awesome) and drank too many home made sweet teas (vodka infused with tea & sugar mixed with lemonade and quite delicious and deadly).  Have a headache today but at least that's all - grin.  The economy put the brakes on the local fairground fireworks so that was sad.

Not terribly new but this Vogue 1082 Pretty as a Picture Blouse 1980's caught my eye.  Modest but gorgeous.  

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Making a Dress At Home / Farmers' Bulletin 1944 a fun booklet for those of you who like sewing books or pamphlets.  Some great Farm Lady style dresses featured.

In case you don't check in on the weekend - because I rarely list on the weekend - I will be doing a listing tomorrow to make up for my days away.

Vintage Sewing Reference Library has so much sewing info I could spend days - and I will when I get the chance.  I found it when researching vintage sewing books.  A wealth of info.  Check it out.

 

Simplicity 7943 Bohemian Shirt-Dress or Long Shirt 1987 is my newish featured pattern.  A super casual laid back style.  And it's a Jiffy Pattern!  Simplicity Jiffy Patterns are often not just easy but stylish too.  Right up my alley - well the easy part is.

 

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Simplicity 7956 Flower Power Pantdress 1968 to bring back memories of Laugh In and Love In's.  One of a couple of fun 60's patterns in today for that walk down memory lane.


McCall's 4110 Blue Ribbon Jacket and Skirt 1989 a newer and nifty straight jacket and straight or pleated skirt.  Yum.

Discovered a while back that if you are doing some research and have a question you can put a question in Google i.e., How do I can tomatoes? and question and answer sites come up.  Very cool.  Well I found a site that specializes in just such a thing!  It's Answerbag.com and I had some fun with it and hope you do too.

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Thank you all so much for all your kind words and prayers for our family's loss.  Each email was so treasured and truly helped us thru this painful time.  Bless you all.

 

Simplicity 9870 Highland Mod Dress, Cape & Capelet 1972 what a one of a kind look this has!  My head is spinning just thinking about fabric.

So good to be back - not only do I enjoy my "job" but staying busy is a help too.  Had my husband staying busy too scanning away yesterday.  I feel so "behind" but will catch up this week I hope - smile.

 

 

 

 

McCall's 3935 Trendy Below Waist Pants 2003 a figure flattering pair of pants is my choice for the something old and something new daily posting.

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McCall's 5064 Riveting Jacket, Coat, Top, Dress & Pants 2006 part one of something new and something old.  The "tented" coat or jacket blows my skirt up.  I can even picture that little jacket with a great pair of jeans.

The something old is a one of a kind apron pattern:

 

 

  

McCall 1279 Truly Outstanding Retro Apron + Transfer 1946 and the ultimate apron diva pattern.

 

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McCall's 6056 Misses' Lounger - Wicked Retro! 1961 not just for lounging.  Great for mom's to be, at the beach, or just schlepping around.

 

Before I forget!  Would you like a 25% Off Coupon for any Single Item????? I want to start a "gallery" on my website of pictures made from patterns you have gotten from me.  As a nudge, because I am anxious to get started, I am offering a one item 25% off coupon for a picture of the finished product along with a picture of the pattern itself for display - emailed to me!  Email to risingfeenix@yahoo.com and I'll email you a coupon code so you can buy that pattern you've been eyeing!  All features will be anonymous unless you don't care and want to brag - smile.

 

 

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Simplicity 4000 Pow Pop-In Dress or Top / ca. 1961 - I love this one!  I can picture a hep cat gal in a beatnik coffee shop wearing one of these items in the sixties.  I found one other on the internet which I bought too so it's coming in the next week or so.  I couldn't pass it up!

 

 

 

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customers who provided me with a picture of a dress she had made from McCall's 9861 a 1950's Jumper or Dress Pattern.  Her creation brought this dress to life!  When I get a few more exemplars I'll be creating a spot on my web site to showcase your creations!

 

 

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Simplicity 8412 Get Smart Spy Mini-Coat, Skirt & Pants 1969 my first choice for today.  Unfortunately it's a tiny 7JP - dang!  I researched and it's so rare I wasn't able to pick up any others in a real size.  If you are tiny or good at resizing what a treasure this is.  This pattern epitimizes what the 60's Mod fashions were all about.

Put in a bunch of great night wear patterns. 

Simplicity 4796 Lazy Pajamas, Nightgown & Robe 2004 is one of them.  Check out the rest from today:  Pajamas Galore

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LET THE SUMMER SALE BEGIN!  You gals get an early 15% off for the weekend sale which formally starts tomorrow but begins right now for you!  Use Coupon Code SUMMER during checkout for your discount!

The featured pattern is this Advance 2958 Beguiling Dress with Two Skirts / ca. 1962 a most fascinating dress!

Thank you so my sister Roberta for the box of old patterns she sent me!  Estate sales rule!  There are a couple of most awesome "Joan Crawford" style 40's blouses that made me light headed.  I'll be going thru them this weekend for completeness.

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Vogue 8967 Casual Oversized Shirt & Pants 1994 a newish but out of print anybody, anytime, anywhere pattern.  I have two copies with varying sizes if it rattles your cage.

 

 

In the something old and something new category this irresistible dress deserves attention:  Du Barry 6136 Sweetly Yoked Dress 1945 a rare lovely.

 

Don't forget to check in tomorrow morning for the coupon code for 15% off.  I'll start the sale a day early for you guys!  The regular sale starts Friday.

 

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Good morning pattern lovers!  So sorry not to post yesterday but the weekend was an extra good time for sales and it took me all day to get them ready and get lists in too.  By the time I got my head above water it seemed too late.

Today's featured pattern is McCall's 9354 Steamy Sleeveless Blouse 1953 sadly in a bitty size but wowee that long fitted version is killer.

Found a number of mail order Prominent Designer patterns that started listing yesterday.  Listed a wrap mod dress today that's pretty special too.

I'll be sending out a newsletter from my website on Friday morning announcing a long weekend sale with 15% off but will post here Thursday morning so that you will be able to shop one day sooner and not miss out on that special pattern you've been eyeing.  So drop back Thursday morning for the coupon keyword!

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SALE ONLY FOR YOU!  A Big 20% Off - Use Coupon Code BLOG at checkout to get your discount.  This sale is not open to anyone but you guys! It ends Sunday night when I go to bed and I am an early to bed gal so shop early on Sunday!

Featured pattern is Butterick 4697 Pointed Collar "Shirt" Dress 1970's - okay it's not a super oldie or exotic but it is real.  And useful!  Of course some vintage patterns went in today!   My other pick was New York Pattern 698 Pretty as a Picture Dress 1940's but so rare it's quite pricey.  But so special!

Also put in a number of Christmas project patterns.

Looking for out of print or hard to find sewing or craft books?  I know that Amazon.com is a great resource but my favorite and first to check when I'm looking is ABEBOOKS which to me is much easier to search and navigate than Amazon.  Plus it's just books and nothing else.  I've bought quite a few books there and been very pleased.  I just put in under "Title" Vogue Sewing and it brought up over 600 books starting at $3.57.

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Style 2691 Romantic Off Shoulder Dress & Overskirt 1995 the ultimate special occasion dress.  I only found one other on the internet.  Where did all these Style patterns go?

Got some holiday patterns in today and more scanned for tomorrow.  So if you are one of those lucky people who does things early check them out.  I'm lucky to get my shopping and projects done a week before Christmas!  And get my taxes to the accountant just days before April 15.

 

Just got my mail today and there are a batch of Prominent Designer mail order patterns from the 1970's.  You can be sure next week will have them in!

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McCall's 7939 Charming Pullover Dress 1982 which would have not been my first choice as a featured pattern but the one I picked got bought!  Oh and it was a beauty too!  If you want to tease yourself you can see it here:  Mail Order A853

But this cutie is worth seeing.  The upper middle is my fav with some cute lace trim at top - very summery.

My food dehydrating has been fun!  Did some strawberries, bell peppers, hot peppers and will start some potatoes today.  Any suggestions or favorite foods to dehydrate?  Starting canning this week too - making bread and butter pickles.  Wish me luck!

Now I need the time to start a sewing project - making a personalized Snuggie.  Want to make some for Christmas gifts too.

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Simplicity 6355 Outstanding Front Wrap Skirt & Blouse 1984  and what a super classy outfit this is.  Flattering front of skirt too with that double breasted button look.  Doing a double feature today because it was a toss up between these two.

 

Marian Martin 9227 Explosive Halter Dress & Bolero 1950's  which for once is a normal size for "real" women.  Too often these oldies are small sizes.  I swear I actually had this pattern a while back but couldn't find it in my old listings.  Perfect for a summer evening!

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McCall's 6573 Dreamy Shirt-Dress 1979  a wonderful yet stylish dress featured today!

Putting aside all the Christmas craft patterns and there are so many I think I'll start on them this week or next week.  So keep an eye out.

Finally hit the 100+ temps here and went to the lake and river for an all day fish and swim time on Saturday.  Just lovely!  Harry caught some nice fish - I caught one.  But I wasn't working hard at it - truly!  The worst day of fishing is better than the best day of working as they say!

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Style 2700 Just Magnificent Jacket & Skirt 1995 which is so Princess Di.  That pale pink is perfect too - maybe it's just the picture or "visual" that draws me to this pattern.  Style patterns are blissfully multi-sized too for all figures.

 

Getting ready for Fall or Halloween?  I put some Halloween themed patterns in today.

 

Making my first (oops second but the I am using the first try as my "Mulligan") batch of dehydrated stuff.  Strawberries & pineapple.  Also printed out a recipe from TipNuts for bread and butter canned pickles.  Canning is such a mystery to me but I'll be tackling it soon.

Fun but useful site to bookmark - a free translation site!  freetranslation.com so if you see a phrase and want to know what it means check it out. 

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Vogue 9712 Striking Dress with Front Overlay 1986 and wow I wish I could pull this one off.  Too short and stumpy.  There's a word I like to use - "edgy" - and this is it for me. 

I'll be having a sale the weekend of the 12th and will start it early for you guys.  Heading to either Kingman or Phoenix to visit my friend who is back in the hospital.  If things worsen I will leave sooner and start the sale sooner too.  Keep those prayers coming.  

Do you hate trying to figure out Roman Numerals?  I do.  I can never remember the C's and D's and L's and M's.  I mean the V and X and I are easy but come on!  Found a site online that does it for me:  Roman Numeral Conversion Site which also does fun things like give you the Gregorian Calendar. - hmmmm - I mean you might need that some day - NOT!

Got my husband scanning like a psychotic bobblehead doll.  He's on a roll so a ton of stuff coming at you.  He's already scanned for tomorrow and today he's getting the boat ready to go fishing this weekend.  What a lucky gal I am!

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Simplicity 7598 Jaunty Dress with Flared Skirt 1968 just right for a summer evening.  Got on a listing frenzy yesterday.  Word of caution - I have a very dear friend I go camping with that is in the hospital and it is very serious.  I may disappear for a few days to go see her in Phoenix if she gets transferred to the Mayo Clinic there.  Please add Kim to your prayers.

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Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Weekend and paid tribute to our military for all they do for us.  God Bless them!

Butterick 8438 Girl's Hip Tip Jacket, Skirt & Blouse 1950's - figured it's time for me to feature a kid's pattern and this caught my eye. Not sure if any kid would stand still for this retro style - most want to dress like everyone else but if your kid loves retro this is perfect!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday and didn't put too many patterns in.  I put them in Sunday night and Monday I came down with a bug.  I was bedridden (to my cats' delight) most of the day.  Luckily I had a bunch already scanned and ready to go so put most in last night and this morning.  Feeling kinda weak today but overall much better.

Put in a ton of doll clothes patterns - came into a bunch and decided to put them all in at once.  So wade thru them to the really good stuff!

Also have a ton of Christmas craft patterns that I will put in well before Christmas in a bunch.

While researching patterns and dating them to list I discovered that Cemetarian had updated their pattern info and dating at their site.  How to Date Vintage Sewing Patterns is so helpful and if you have any old patterns you want info on check them out.

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LABOR DAY SALE ONLY FOR YOU!!  Use keyword LABORDAY at checkout and get 20% off.  This is not an advertised sale but I wanted to make this holiday weekend great for you!

McCall's 1990 Poinsettias Appli-Press Fabric Applique / ca. 1954 okay a little early for a Christmassy pattern but if you want to start early here it is.  Inside are three "felt" feeling poinsettias.  Use on clothing, pillows, tablecloth or lots of other things.

In this time of financial uncertainty we are all looking for ways to cut back and make do.  We certainly don't eat out as much and shop more wisely - sales & deals.  Here's an informative site that helps you make your clothes last longer and stay nicer:  16 Ways to Make Your Clothes Last Longer

This section was found at WiseBread.com Living Large On a Small Budget.  I've spent hours on this and it's been very helpful.  Enjoy.

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Vogue 9675 Tapered Dress - Back Tied Overlay 1986  Nice tapered dress and then you turn around and a fun tie behind.  Interesting feature.  

 

Did you know that Sunset Magazine has their recipes on their website?  I was looking for a baby back rib recipe that was in one of their magazines that I used and saved but couldn't find it today.  Went to their site did a search and voila!   Guess what we are having for dinner tonite?

 

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