VTT 13 - Pattern folder from late 1950's

It has been a long time for me without Vintage Thingies Thursdays.  I did post a vintage blog post about a tablecloth UFO I finished here, believing I would join the VTT on the next day with a related theme. This week computer problems have been in the background, so I thought we could dig into my photo archives and look at some Swedish patterns for cushions, table mats and table cloths in colour. The first picture is for children's textiles.

       

The next ones are for cushion covers or table toppers. I'm pretty sure my mother has stitched some projects from this folder. The handicrafts had a very modern touch by the end of 1950's.

The next pattern is again for a cushion cover.

These are both "borders for different purposes":

Little tablecloths to be used as place mats or on small tables.

Pattern sheets for school and home. They are Swedish, very suitable for Finnish taste too.

Suzanne is hosting VTT again, with the lovely long list of links to other vintage treasures. Happy VTT, thank you for coming by!

Vintage Thingies 48 - More Simplicity Patterns

This week I'm joining in the Vintage Thingies Thursday again. Coloradolady Suzanne is hosting with a Christmas theme. I will just show you the rest of my old patterns for clothes.

Do you still remember the time when maternity clothes were wide and doing their best to hide the changing figure of the future mother? Like this:

I think it looks great when the young mothers today wear stretchy shirts keeping the bump warm without hiding it.

After the baby is born, he or she needs clothes. The second folder from the left is for dolls' clothes.

The next pattern is again from Stil, I think it was a Scandinavian pattern. Nightwear for about 12 to 14 years old girls.

The last pattern is by Sorja, a Finnish magazine. My mother sewed me this outfit in the 60's. It was a dark blue woollen sailor's jacket with woollen hipster trousers. I don't remember if they were striped, but I do remember the beautiful red suede ankle length shoes I had with them. I felt so fashionable!

This was all from me for this week's vintage. I try to find some Christmas vintage for next week!

Vintage Thingies 47 - Simplicity Patterns

When I was digging in my drawers to find some buttons, I came across the Simplicity and other patterns I have kept for whatever reason.

This is a teenage size, so I must have kept it for sentimental reasons only. What about these:

See how the middle girl on the first pattern has been cut off? That is what my mother did when she had bought the pattern and the fabric but had no time to sew it for Christmas or a birthday. She would wrap the fabric nicely, with the little picture, telling "you will get this of this fabric, when I have time". My overall was of a soft blue flowery synthetic material. Lovely to wear but not so nice when you had to go.

These dresses were probably not for me but for one of my elder sisters. I think the yellow suit in the top pattern looks very elegant.

The last set of overalls may be too new to be vintage, but it sure looks old fashioned. The big shoulders made my proportions look better, but taht is all I miss from this time. You can see the girl on the left carry a shoulder bag, so these are not pyjamas patters! Did you wear overalls?

This is of course Vintage Thingies Thursday, hosted by the Coloradolady Suzanne. Click here to get to her blog with today's list of links to vintage stories.