Simplicity 9095

 It's cold, wet, and windy outside so what do I do?  Sew summer pajamas of course!  My husband's grandmother gave me a pile of 1970's sheets a few years ago.  I've been hanging on to them knowing that I would NEED them for something.  The pattern was $4.99 on Etsy.  Much cheaper than a pair of store bought jammies and so much sweeter.  There is a red polka dot pair sheets that are going to be next.

New Favorite

There was a time when I threw away old patterns I didn't want any more.  "Oh, they're always selling them for $1 at JoAnn's.  Why should I keep so many?"  Ahhhh!  What a stupid notion.  Now they're hardly on sale and I can't find the ones I want.

 Now that I know better I've been collecting vintage patterns from Ebay, Etsy, my mother, my grandmother, other people's mothers.  Ok, every where I can.  Butterick 4251 came from my mom and is a dress she made for me at age 3.  I have to note that there are a lot of size three patterns for me.  By the time I was a size four my brother had come along and my clothing needs got shoved to the side.  Well,  all my needs really.

 If I had left off the pockets the dress could have been reversible.  My goal is to have Meredith wear this dress for Valentine's Day.  Hopefully, her cold goes away by then and she can attend her party.  She missed her Christmas party due to strep.