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Lauren

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Ditto Woodland Farms. And she's super nice, too. Her son owns Vintage Martini, and I order from them every once in a while.

To be honest, with Ebay, I usually troll through everything in the vintage pattern category that's ending that day, if I get the chance. Of course, not every day.
 

cassylynn

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Thank you ladies so much for your expertise and helpful information. I visited Woodland Farms and fell in love with several patterns. My problem with eBay is my patience level but that's a personal issue :p But I will take Laurens advice and just browse through all that is ending within a day or two, that sounds easy enough lol
 

sixsexsix

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i made my first purchases on etsy today:
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...as you can tell i love New Look
 

Pink Dahlia

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CherryRed said:
I won this last night on ebay. It is my first vintage pattern that will not have to be re-sized so I am hoping it will break my fear of sewing with a vintage pattern.:eek:

I learned pretty early on not to buy patterns that weren't in my size. Now I only buy patterns in my size. I don't need to hoard patterns. It makes sewing a lot easier!
 

positivelypinup

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I have a question about the retro patterns. I want a vogue pattern, but i'm not sure what size to get. Is it going by vintage sizes or modern day?
 

RedHotRidinHood

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positivelypinup said:
I have a question about the retro patterns. I want a vogue pattern, but i'm not sure what size to get. Is it going by vintage sizes or modern day?

Go by modern day sizes-just read the back of the envelope. Vogues are pretty good to work with, I have found.
 

Lauren

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And Vogue patterns have lots of ease in them and make up generally a lot bigger than they say, so make sure you make a mock-up first to check the fit.
 

cassylynn

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ShoreRoadLady said:
Were those on the 'Bay, cassylynn? I think I might've been considering them. Pretty! :)

Actually I bought them off Ruby Lane. I haven't had any luck finding patterns on eBay in just the right size for me and if I do I end up losing the bid. There is a treasure trove of patterns on Ruby Lane from a couple sellers, one of which is Toinette's she carries a lot of multi-size patterns from the 1940's. She also sells vintage fabric too. It just all depends on how much your willing to spend on patterns the 2 I bought were around $12.00 which I don't think is bad but my limit for a pattern is $20.00 unless I absolutely HAVE to have it lol
 

Snookie

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cassylynn said:
Also, picked this pattern up while I was on their website...

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I've got that pattern! I didn't know evadress was selling copies of it...that's good, it's a nice one.

Here's a picture of the dress I made from it, sorry for the goofy pose, but it's a good full-length shot. :D I used a rayon crepe (my favorite fabric), it worked well with all those tucks.

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cassylynn

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Snookie said:
I've got that pattern! I didn't know evadress was selling copies of it...that's good, it's a nice one.

Here's a picture of the dress I made from it, sorry for the goofy pose, but it's a good full-length shot. :D I used a rayon crepe (my favorite fabric), it worked well with all those tucks.

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Thank you for sharing and the tip on the rayon fabric. Your dress looks fabulous! As far as the pattern, I think I got the only copy of that one, but the Beach Dress is the one that is reproduced. :D
 

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