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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 28 2018 : 12:55:47 PM
I received a Koolieo RAOK from the hills of West Virginia!
Thank you soooo very much Barbara,,,
I have already 'earmarked' pages in the Cake Doctor book, to try!
 
The N.D., books will be fun reads as our weather cools down..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| quiltee |
Posted - Nov 20 2018 : 05:33:45 AM
Grace - you and I are like 2 peas in a pod on some things - I luv luv luv old patterns and Nancy Drew and chocolate and thrift stores and the list goes on. Isn't it fun to see all of the vintage stuff? I have two new-like-old patterns for suits from 1946 and 1948 and never made them. Like you and Barbara are saying - sizing is NOT what to used to be. Size 20 is the new size 10. LOL!
I have 2 of the Cake Doctor books - amazing what she can do with a cake mix.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| katmom |
Posted - Nov 19 2018 : 9:59:17 PM
Winnie, I luv the pattern,, I still have it displayed,,, who knows, maybe come summer,, I will tackle it,, goodness knows I have plenty of fabric in my stash! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| katmom |
Posted - Nov 19 2018 : 9:57:38 PM
Barb,,, I almost opened the Chocolate Cake Doctor book you sent me,,, but I found a Hershey bar in my purse, so I got my instant chocolate fix,, Whew! almost had baked a cake!!! lolol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Nov 15 2018 : 10:32:28 AM
Grace, Barbara has gifted the right person with this latest pattern!! What a cool piece of vintage for someone who loves to sew!
I learned to sew in 7th grade and kept working on my skills through my early 20s. When I look back at what I learned to do, I am amazed because now I can't seem to sew a straight line anymore!! LOL!! Sewing is like anything else, practice makes perfect and you have to do it all the time to keep up your "touch". At one time, I made all of my clothes and used to make special dressed for a friend's little girls. Then when I had my own girls....they were Tomboys and hated all those frills and bows!! LOL!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Nov 14 2018 : 5:38:21 PM
Grace--I am so sorry about the fires in California and I have quit fussing about our rain--- as to be wet is so much better. God bless all and praying several times a day. Just wanted to say thanks again for the great grey scarf! I bought five new flannel shirts all with grey in them and your scarf is so great for me. Picture me stylin in my farmgirl outfits--- even if I am covered in mud', scraps of hay, and pieces of wood chips plus dog and cat hair. LOL! God bless you and your family Grace. You ae a special person for sure. I think I am just a weirdo---always walked a different path.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 11 2018 : 2:37:50 PM
Yep, I learned to sew when I was in junior High School,, out of necessity... In High School, (we couldn't wear slacks until 1972,, and slacks,, NO Jeans.
Most of the clothes (dresses and Bell Bottom pants) in my closet, were made by me.
When I was married and raising our daughter,, I can honestly say a good 80% of mine and my daughter's clothes, I sewed. When my daughter was in 7th grade she asked me point blank, "mom, can I please have some store bought clothes?".. this was a shock,, but then I thought about it and said,, maybe it was time to not sew as much and do other things with my spare time...
Now I mostly sew craft items, quilts, aprons, trailer curtains, pillows etc., and an occasional top or silly flamingo/trailer outfit for me.
I hope one of my 2 (or both) grand girlies will show an interest in sewing.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Sep 11 2018 : 04:01:05 AM
I would wear a size twenty too. When I made these old dresses a bust 32 was slightly too big. I would make the patterns smaller and I never bought over a bust 34. Now I wish I had gotten the bigger ones. But I never dreamed I would spread out so much. Seems if you added one and a half inches to the seams it should fit. That would make six inches bigger I think. I used to be good at adjusting patterns---have gotten kinda lazy though. I remember when they changed the pattern sizes in the sixties because my sister sewed a lot. Almost all women knew how to sew back in the day. And a lot made their own clothes and their kids clothes. Now I know people that brag that they don't know how to sew on a button.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 10 2018 : 7:06:42 PM
They sure have!!! Lol!
Connie |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 10 2018 : 6:59:08 PM
I luv the pattern,,, but what cracks me up is,, I wear a size 10 on average, sometimes a size 12... and with the older patterns I wear a size '20' and I am bulging at the seams..lol!
I was looking at the yardage required,, 5 yards on average.. but fabric was sold by 35", +/-
now fabric is sold by 44/45" widths.
Times sure have changed,
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 10 2018 : 5:45:57 PM
Wow! Awesome HG 56 and Grace!!!
Connie |
| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Sep 10 2018 : 12:15:06 PM
Grace---I was pretty sure you would like this pattern. I always wanted to make it and I never did. I wish you could have helped me to pack the 800 others and I would have given you any that you wanted. It was hard to let go of them, but they are on their way to where they can be sold and used. I sure had fun collecting them over the years. In my twenties I really did sew and use some of them. But who can make 800 outfits? LOL.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 09 2018 : 8:11:14 PM
HG56... OMGeepers!!! I received your mail and the FABULOUS vtg Pattern!! EEEK! I am giddy to receive it!
I have been searching for it for ever!
Thank you, Thank you Thank you!
farmgirl hugz
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| katmom |
Posted - Sep 06 2018 : 5:43:07 PM
Eliz,, we are never too old to read Nancy Drew
:>)
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Eliz~ |
Posted - Sep 06 2018 : 11:28:47 AM
How nice!! I haven't read Nancy Drew in years!
Joyfully, Eliz~ |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 05 2018 : 9:08:03 PM
Hey HG56... so glad you like the cashmere scarf,, I luv making them.. I just hate to see cashmere scarfs be unloved...
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>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Sep 05 2018 : 03:06:14 AM
Grace---thank you for the beautiful scarf you sent me. You make the most interesting things and are very talented. How did you think of putting cashmere sweater squares together like that? Grey is one of my favorite winter colors. Your wonderful sewing skills may be inspiring me to sew again---I was really good at it but so rusty on it now---haven't sewed in twenty years, I will let you be my sewing inspiration. Sara has inspired me to actually enjoy canning. Nice to meet people that like to do the things I like to do.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 31 2018 : 8:50:25 PM
HG56,,, RAOK means, R-Random A-Acts O-Of K-Kindness...
I luv my books,,, got 2 camping trips coming up for Sept & Oct.. I think I will be bringing my ND books with me.
Luv to read and do needle work when camping.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 31 2018 : 3:55:57 PM
Oh wow Grace that is an awesome RAOK! Just a fellow book lover and avid collector myself.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 31 2018 : 10:29:32 AM
Deleting duplicate post!
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 31 2018 : 10:24:34 AM
How cool, Gracie! Nancy Drew was one of my favorites and, in the past few years, have collected a few of the books.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
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| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Aug 31 2018 : 09:59:01 AM
Hi Grace---been staying at the cabin shack and roughing it---haven't been on the computer. Glad you like these books...I had to look up what RAOK meant---LOL. I told our thrift shop lady to look for cheap Nancy Drews. She is at sales and thrift stores a lot. I may find some more. I love books and can never leave them alone. I hope to get to the library book sale this fall.
Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 29 2018 : 09:33:39 AM
Oh trust me... I will post. My successes and failures. Right now I would like to try the Biscotti recipe...as I. Luv Biscotti with my afternoon tea.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 29 2018 : 07:21:14 AM
I too happened to be a recipient of Barbara downsizing her stash this summer!! She has the coolest stuff and I was honored to be a recipient!! Let us know how those chocolate cake recipes turn out too!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
