Tag: 1950s

Home: Atomic Print Placemats

By Heather Lee Bea on March 21, 2013

The Boy and I recently traded in our kitschy pink top 50s dining table for a proper grown up teak number with matching chairs. It is lovely but I live in constant fear of damaging it… So time for some … Read More

Thrift Store Lovelies II

By Heather Lee Bea on March 21, 2013

Another quick post to share some fun finds! The shoulder pads are hard to date – the woman on the front looks like she’s from the 1940s, but often packaging remains constant – still interesting though. Wide belting – I … Read More

The Collection: New Arrivals!

By Heather Lee Bea on March 12, 2013

Exciting times when new patterns arrive in the mail! I took advantage of a recent sale and ordered 3 dress patterns online. Two of them are reproductions of vintage models and one is a Gertie’s design – vintage inspired. Unfortunately, … Read More

The Collection: Patterns to Make

By Heather Lee Bea on March 7, 2013

I recently re-organized my pattern stash after aquiring a pile of new (old) ones. I decided that the vintage box was getting far too packed and so decided to separate them into 1940s-Early 1960s, and mid 1960s-1980s. Of course this … Read More

Thrift Store Lovelies!

By Heather Lee Bea on February 28, 2013

Some of the lovely (and useful) things I’ve picked up recently at my local thrift shops! Vintage sewing notions: Lovely linings and vintage fabrics: Love this fabric with commas (or apostrophes) on it! I’d love to make a secretary blouse … Read More

Vintage Embroidery Patterns!

By Heather Lee Bea on January 27, 2013

In recent months I have acquired a small but growing collection of vintage patterns. I haven’t experimented with them yet, but here are some fun hot iron transfer embroidery patterns I came across. They were separated from their envelopes in most … Read More