I Make Vintage!

I use vintage patterns, some of which belonged to my grandmother, with today's fabrics and yarns. I take vintage needlework magazines and work from the patterns in them. The magazines date from 1912 through to the fifties, and I try and use the patterns from them as they would have been originally used. Sometimes I will adapt them and make something else. I prefer to specialize with the thirties and forties patterns and occasionally dip my toe into the fifties.

When I feel the need to bring things up to date, sometimes adapting the original vintage patterns. I also design my own patterns so you can make lovely items too.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Once upon a time..........

.....................a few years ago. My son's knowing my love of vintage cartoons, bought me one Christmas a complete box set of Walt Disney's Silly Symphony's

It was this cartoon that inspired me to make this........

an Easter Egg Cart to hold all those yummy yummy chocolate eggs!
Pattern can be found here

Friday, 18 January 2013

1940

Lovely warm Teddy Bear to snuggle up to.

He can be found here

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

1944 Bags again!

I try not to use carriers for shopping anymore, so a few friends had a bag for Christmas.

I have made some extra shopping bags which are now in my shop.

Thursday, 13 December 2012

1940

1940's inspired stye vintage brooches been put into my shop

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Vintage Style Christmas Card

I have put some of these for sale in the shop.

The design is the cover of a 1937 magazine which ran in conjunction with the Radio Times.

The last issue of this magazine was September 1939.

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Vintage Style Christmas Card

I have put some of these for sale in the shop.

The design came from a 1950's painting and colouring book

Thursday, 22 November 2012

1949

This cushion made like the other two,

but this design started out as a needlecase, which I will make too!

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