Wishlist...Of Agony

So, if you've never visited http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com, you need to. It is a comprehensive and huge database of vintage patterns. Occasionally, I browse through to try and find inspiration for new projects. When I find a pattern that speaks to me, I try to find it online and buy it right away.

Today, though, the pattern gods don't want me to have these ones that aren't just speaking--they're practically screaming at me! Ebay, Etsy, and secret black holes of the internet have failed me and left me empty-handed:

McCall's 8332, 1966:

Isn't that HOT? I read that it was a copy of something Jackie Kennedy wore. What I wouldn't give to have this one on its way to me in the mail.

Next, Advance 3429: Mid-60s

To me, this looks like the perfect dress (view 2, the more flowy version). I searched and searched, only to find sold ones on Etsy. Sigh. Come on, internet, show me something good...


 

Vintage Simplicity 7352, Circa 1976: Wrap Skirt..and Curtains.

So, back in 2006, I bought this beautiful and awesome green and  blue paisley fabric with full intentions of making curtains for my off-campus house at school that I was about to move into. Due to a combination of laziness and, well, I don't know what else, that fabric sat there, I graduated, got a job, and HEY!--moved out of state and now, six years later, that fabric finally, finally came out of the Hancock Fabrics bag it sat in for all that time and dang it, I made some dang curtains for my [dang] dining room:

 Ah. Lovely, right?

I have always loved this fabric. Right up until the last second I even pondered, staring at it like a crazy person: "Do I make curtains or a dress with this? Curtains...dress....curtains................" We-ELL, lucky me, I had over a yard left and we all know that it doesn't take that much to make a skirt! Enter, Vintage Simplicity 7352: 

(Niet van mij.)

I think this is one of the first vintage patterns I ever acquired. It's highly likely that it came from the Drama Closet, which I raided (with permission) knowing that no one else would ever use them or appreciate them as I could. So, yay, I thought this one would be a quickie, but, however lovely that fabric is, it's a pain the butt to work with  because it doesn't hold a crease very well, no matter how hot you put the iron on. In any case-- here it is, and I love it! Perfect for summer, but you know I break the rules and wear stuff all year long and white after labor day and...yeah:

While I probably won't be seen often, if at all, wearing the vintage silver shoes with these, I thought they'd look nice for the blog. Love this pattern, definitely going to make more of this simple and fun wrap skirt. And yeah, I'm not ashamed to make clothes out of the same fabric as my curtains...just call me Maria Von Trapp ;)