Vintage Sewing Pattern Community

Hi I'm Janie from Toronto, Canada. I like to think of myself as worldly and sophisticated but I've lived pretty close to where I grew up most of my life and married a guy who I've known since kindergarten. I taught myself to sew in the 80s because I was a fashion nut and couldn't afford to buy clothes from designers like Issey Miyake/DKNY/Ralph Lauren so why not use their patterns instead. I started with Very Easy Very Vogue and those are my among my favourites now since returning to sewing after a long break. I still love fashion but pretty much live in overalls and drop crotch sweatpants. I drool at all of your patterns and imagine myself sewing to be fashionable again. For now, it will be for the couple of new grandkids and grandnieces/nephews I have (all five since Nov2020!). Oh and I love painting, sketching, papercrafts…

Hi! I'm Ellen from rural TN (2 hours west of Nashville) but a Hoosier at heart. We moved here 20+ years ago and I do miss snow but not the cold. I am the true oddity of this group -- I don't sew! I dearly love sewing patterns, a gift from my mother. She always used Vogue patterns and was so stylish. She wore a Vogue pattern suit when my parents were married. I enjoy reading, watching classic movies, writing, and searching for sewing patterns. I meet some very interesting folks in my Nashville hunts. We have a one year old collie named Chester who acts as if he is four months old. I hope he grows up soon.