tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post5251983342985077452..comments2023-12-15T03:21:33.602-05:00Comments on SewTawdry: Mrs. McW's PatternsAudreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10322180715196133051noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-78124781128399003112010-11-19T14:38:33.128-05:002010-11-19T14:38:33.128-05:00I am new to the blog world and am going through al...I am new to the blog world and am going through all your older posts. This one in particular is so wonderful. What a lucky find for you, I would have been so thrilled. I agree with most of the other posts that you gave such a nice tribute to Mrs. McW. I would spend hours going through all those patterns and thinking of ways to apply them to today. Thanks for all the pictures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455815093809116715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-55253045333817592502009-09-24T01:32:46.003-04:002009-09-24T01:32:46.003-04:00Thank you so much for sharing all these pictures. ...Thank you so much for sharing all these pictures. I so enjoyed looking at them all.denise@thebluegardenia.comhttp://thebluegardenia.typepad.com/the_diary_of_the_blue_gar/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-78041250838163920232009-09-21T10:14:43.159-04:002009-09-21T10:14:43.159-04:00What a wonderful find! I'm so jealous!What a wonderful find! I'm so jealous!Lisette Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332082021185663844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-25722743376364300362009-09-20T23:35:40.370-04:002009-09-20T23:35:40.370-04:00I remember my mother using some of those same patt...I remember my mother using some of those same patterns and her amazement that the Paris designers that Jackie Kennedy wore were available to her to sew. Thank you so much for sharing.Barbie Bunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635574226952509935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-24708905257914068772009-09-10T21:18:44.552-04:002009-09-10T21:18:44.552-04:00What a great tribute to Mrs. McW. I understand com...What a great tribute to Mrs. McW. I understand completely how you feel. I always wonder about the original owner of every vintage paattern I buy. Who was she and where did she live? I just take comfort in knowing the patterns have found a good home and are being enjoyed once more.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395228631699632403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-26136136192269208732009-09-04T09:17:55.870-04:002009-09-04T09:17:55.870-04:00This is a really cool post, Audrey. I love lookin...This is a really cool post, Audrey. I love looking at the patterns - the 50s and early 60s are my favorite era for dresses, as I believe the fashions then did the most to flatter the female body. Thanks for this tour down Mrs. C McW's sewing history. She would probably be thrilled that we are getting such a kick out of her patterns - which she obviously treasured because she never got rid of them - they must have given her great memories of the dresses she sewed!KimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713499438047823595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-6798604022440655522009-09-03T10:54:21.486-04:002009-09-03T10:54:21.486-04:00What a wonderful post. It is intriguing to get a g...What a wonderful post. It is intriguing to get a glimpse of another person's life and to think about the person behind the possessions. They are beautiful patterns.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994553975406806627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-83182212010221318022009-09-01T21:55:46.487-04:002009-09-01T21:55:46.487-04:00Loved looking at your patterns. You scored. That p...Loved looking at your patterns. You scored. That pin cushion sure is special.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-1480723202104014552009-08-31T22:32:13.548-04:002009-08-31T22:32:13.548-04:00Wow - what a wonderful buy! It is lovly to feel c...Wow - what a wonderful buy! It is lovly to feel connected to someone you have never met through her patterns!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-86006257140256823522009-08-31T21:19:36.799-04:002009-08-31T21:19:36.799-04:00What wonderful patterns! I'm so glad you found...What wonderful patterns! I'm so glad you found them and gave them a new home where they'll continue to be loved and cherished. I also wonder about the lives of the people who used the patterns I find.Sharon Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987831277077411438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-47770690678320641442009-08-31T10:21:53.406-04:002009-08-31T10:21:53.406-04:00Oh, how fortunate you are. And, wow, what an aweso...Oh, how fortunate you are. And, wow, what an awesome price for the patterns. They are all so lovely. I think I need to go to some estate sales.Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-23889889142707419202009-08-31T07:10:30.982-04:002009-08-31T07:10:30.982-04:00What a great find! But so sad as well. i wonder ...What a great find! But so sad as well. i wonder why she stopped sewing? I too would loved to have seen into her world.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-66087087429400334372009-08-30T23:38:22.204-04:002009-08-30T23:38:22.204-04:00Oh how fun! Once in a great while you get lucky a...Oh how fun! Once in a great while you get lucky and find these wonderful treasures. Enjoy!Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345674465845908156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-51777220049810497122009-08-30T20:54:27.001-04:002009-08-30T20:54:27.001-04:00Wow, those Vogue patterns are TDF!! I love the way...Wow, those Vogue patterns are TDF!! I love the way you described your thoughts in this post, very touching.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514929600248371886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-61149712196115822232009-08-30T19:58:34.956-04:002009-08-30T19:58:34.956-04:00Wow! That was a treasure. I understand how you f...Wow! That was a treasure. I understand how you feel about estate sales.Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-69580618158796934692009-08-30T18:49:21.263-04:002009-08-30T18:49:21.263-04:00Thanks for sharing all of these! Some of them are ...Thanks for sharing all of these! Some of them are so neat. I love thinking of the stories behind vintage and antique items, even if estate sales feel a little sad.mjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270657379178402124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-40895771774077477612009-08-30T18:06:54.796-04:002009-08-30T18:06:54.796-04:00What a fantastic find! I'm surprised that the...What a fantastic find! I'm surprised that the people running the sale did not recognize that the Vogue Couturier patterns are very valuable.Claudinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364637676915085292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-41384565301030911012009-08-30T18:04:05.820-04:002009-08-30T18:04:05.820-04:00Lets hope that we all end up more than the sum of ...Lets hope that we all end up more than the sum of our possessions. The 60s Vogue patterns are amazing. I'm not big on 50s vintage.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-41878678628250763412009-08-30T18:03:59.935-04:002009-08-30T18:03:59.935-04:00Audrey - after seeing your flickr album of the vin...Audrey - after seeing your flickr album of the vintage patterns just had to say "WOW!" You hit the motherlode! I'm actually glad that you were able to purchase these from the estate because now they will go to someone who will cherish them! You should definitely make some of these up...they look so you!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-69709013927496575412009-08-30T18:00:04.158-04:002009-08-30T18:00:04.158-04:00I went to several estate sales with a girlfriend o...I went to several estate sales with a girlfriend one year and cried so hysterically after visiting the last house, that I decided then and there never to do it again. My girlfriend makes out like a bandit at these but all I could see was the life left behind either by death or by illness...and the pettiness of some of the relatives. It made me come home and write out exactly how I wanted my things to be disposed of...*sigh*<br /><br />You did get some great patterns and ten to one the sewing machine and/or fabrics were either willed to a family member or scooped up by a family member. Every estate sale we went to that day (deliberately chosen because they said sewing items available) the sewing machines were gone unless they were really old or broken.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-88519807853480364872009-08-30T17:48:33.733-04:002009-08-30T17:48:33.733-04:00Oh my gosh! what a wonderful find.
I am glad Mrs ...Oh my gosh! what a wonderful find. <br />I am glad Mrs C patterns landed in the hands of a sewist.Mariela Alethiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109474450521019305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840477980234593438.post-75636190741904976042009-08-30T17:37:32.580-04:002009-08-30T17:37:32.580-04:00What a great find! You now have so many great, &qu...What a great find! You now have so many great, "new" patterns!! If she is like most of us who sew, I'm sure she would be happy that the patterns went to someone who would use and appreciate them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501837896957263739noreply@blogger.com