Tomorrow, my friend Katie, author of Cool Shit I Thrifted will be listing some gorgeous vintage sewing patterns that she found for sale on Instagram! Being a pattern hoarder, I had to pick one too. I've been in love with this suspender skirt from Modcloth and look at this, now I can make my own!

retro suspender jumper skirt vintage sewing pattern


There's some wonderful Mad Men style patterns, a few beautiful 40s separates, lots of great skirts and combination patterns to sew a whole outfit to mix and match. Here are just a few of my favorites:

Peggy Olson black and pink mini dress sewing pattern

mad men joan brown wiggle dress vintage sewing pattern

mad men peggy stripe neck tie drop waist dress vintage sewing pattern

mad men betty draper junior league neck tie blouse vintage sewing pattern

vintage shorts sewing pattern


vintage puff sleeve full skirt dress sewing pattern

dresvintage 1950s 1960s sheer top full skirt dress sewing pattern




Many vintage sewing patterns are in the smaller range but they can be graded to a larger size. Here are some fantastic resources and tutorials for sizing up your vintage sewing patterns:

How to Grade Up a Vintage Pattern from the Curvy Sewing Collective
How to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller from Melly Sews

for more in-depth grading and videos, also check out Craftsy's course, Create Any Size: Pattern Grading for Sewers

Follow Katie on Instagram @coolshitithrifted. The pattern sale starts at noon CST Sunday!

 

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