New Listings in GoofingOff Sewing: Be Still My Rockabilly Heart!

It's mid summer and incredibly hot in this part of the world. Summer in north Florida is like this: hot in the morning, rain in the afternoon, hot in the evening. Sometimes we are lucky to get a breeze..and when we do I love to stand in it and savor it. The next best thing is a fan on the front porch blowing while I sit in the front porch swing.  There are times I want to stay outside sans A/C, especially if I am working in the yard. Today darling hubby put up a fan above the swing (had one that died 2 years ago...fan, not the hubby) after I bought a new one. Hooray! Maybe I will sit in the swing and let the fan blow on me (a little, not gale force) during our afternoon shower.
Meanwhile, back at GoofingOff Sewing, there's some new patterns just listed. Some, like the Rockabilly Summer Tops, are perfect for summer...as in now...others good for fall or holiday sewing. Either way, each one has its own charm.

Be Still my Rockabilly Heart! Simplicity 2118  Misses' Blouses and Bras from 1957 in size 18, Bust 38. COMPLETE

McCall's 2542 Misses' Pullover Dress from 1986 in size 10. COMPLETE

Simplicity 5979 from 1965. Misses' Weskit, Pants, Skirt, and Blouse in size 12, bust 32 inches. COMPLETE
What is a weskit? It looks like it is part vest, part blouse; this one is lined and double breasted.

McCall's 6996 Men's Shirts in 38-40. COMPLETE

New Look 6251 Misses' Two Piece Dress. European sizing. COMPLETE 
Size 8-18 or 36-46 (Euro) Six Sizes in one Pattern!

McCall's 6597 Misses' Playsuit sized for stretch knits. COMPLETE

Simplicity 9738 Script Alphabet Embroidery Transfers

Simplicity 6411 Hip Huggers, Bra-Top, and Shirt in size 18, Bust 40 inches. COMPLETE

Simplicity 4762 Men and Boys Vests and Ties UNCUT Imagine matching vests and ties at a wedding, a holiday gathering, or photo shoot. Too cute!

Simplicity 8161 Misses' Shirt-Jacket, Pants, Skirt from 1979 in size 10 COMPLETE

McCall's 3857 Misses' Jacket, Top, Skirt, & Pants Size 12 or 14. COMPLETE

Simplicity 8749 Men's, teen boys, or Misses' Shirt, pull-on pants, and cap in Xs-S-Med. COMPLETE

Use the coupon code BLOGGIN to get 15% off your purchase at GoofingOff Sewing. 
Savor the summer and Happy Sewing!
Post by Eileen ......who is GoofingOff.

Friday Freebies Vintage Christmas Patterns to Crochet

 

 

 

 

Post by Miss Eileen aka GoofingOff

MissEileen vintage
Goofingoff Etsy Judaic fabrics, sewing patterns
GoofingOff Artfire Sewing patterns, plus size patterns
Metal Woods N Water unusual stuff and metal work

Rocking the 80's

Ah, the 80's. Big hair, long legs, and Urban Cowboy. OK, so I didn't, er don't, have long legs but I had the hair. Got the kind of thick hair that loved the eighties look. And while everyone else was listening to the big hair bands like Poison, I was two stepping in my gorgeous boots to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. So, imagine how I felt when my daughter, the fashionista, told me the 80's look is big this spring (you know, the fashionista. Always well dressed, always in fashion. Always...not me. How I birthed this Vogue fashion plate I have no idea). Yippee, the eighties is back! I can quit trying to make my hair straight!!! Don't know if I want to try my leather pants again, though. Anyway.......
Here's a few patterns from the 80's to sew.

                                                              McCall's 7193

Simplicity 5217

                                                                  McCall's 7692

Yes, we really did wear padded shoulders, er, extended shoulders. Made our hips look smaller. I could use that now, with my curly hair. No mullet, though.                                                                            



Post by MissEileen aka GoofingOff

You can find these eighties patterns and more in my GoofingOff shop. 

Vintage Pattern Rescues

Finding vintage patterns is often like finding a needle in a haystack. Sometimes it is pretty obvious, the patterns are out front for all the world to see. Other times the patterns are hidden from sight, down in a box of what looks to be junk, ready to be cast aside. Snoopy me, I often notice the boxes sitting off to the side and just poke around out of curiosity. Sometimes it really is trash. Other times it is fabric cut up with the patterns carefully pinned in place, the pieces waiting to be sewn  together. I was lucky enough to find a couple of these boxes of “junk.” For the longest time they sat in my house looking like they were waiting for the trash man until one day I decided to really look through them.

My patience and efforts were rewarded for in these boxes was a treasure trove of vintage fabric that had never seen the light of day in over 30 years. The patterns were cut from some of the prettiest calicos, tweeds, and wools I had ever seen. In one box was beautiful silky fabric from Merry Mary, a beautiful polyester blend with brilliant red hibiscus on black that shimmers in the light, a full three yards of it.

Merry Mary Fabric, Red Hibiscus

There was little red roses on black, red roses on yellow, and white flowers on purple, all cotton calico, all in big enough pieces for fat quarters. True vintage calico! The quilter in me rejoices!

Vintage Calico, Red Roses on Black

Vintage Calico, Red Roses on Yellow

Post by Eileen Patterson of GoofingOff.Etsy.com and GoofingOff.Artfire.com where every day is a good day to goof off. :)

12.3.10 Brrr, Baby, It's Cold Outside! Pattern Listings in Artfire & GoofingOff

Hunting for cool vintage isn't easy, sometimes it is downright hard. There is the stores, the yard sales, picking through mountains of stuff, and hopefully finding something that is just truly aged, not made to look old. When that is done the real work begins, researching the find, learning the history. All this before listing anything for sale. Still, I love the job. It's a learning experience and it is work. Today the hardest part is getting out of the house. OK, how far south do you have to go to get warm? I'm sure you folks in NY or Minnesota are laughing at me but 20 degrees is cold no matter where you are! It's not 20 degrees outside anymore, it's 30degrees, still cold to me. It is hard to walk out of a 68 degree house and venture out. Still harder to think that there are sellers out there willing to venture into the cold for me, too. With that in mind I got to work inside and started listing patterns to my Artfire and Etsy shops. Most of the patterns are vintage, some newer, some warm weather outfits (can you say VACATION?). Here are a few: New Look 6634 in the Etsy shop. Great look from the 80's in sizes 6-16 all in one envelope. Uncut & complete. Simplicity 7175 in sizes 16-18, bust 38-40 from 1975 with raglan sleeves and upright collar. Used but complete. Simplicity 7322. A vintage 70's look for the little ones in sizes 1 or 2 (I got both!). Patterns are complete but used. Comes with a turtle applique, too! How cute is that? Well, gotta get going. There is a yard sale calling my name, even if it is shivering while calling me. Happy sewing!