Slippers - Easy To Make From Vintage Sewing Patterns

McCall's 9027 at CynicalGirl on Etsy

Slippers, scuffs, house shoes, slip-ons, mules ... no matter what you call them, we all LOVE slippers! And they are so easy to make. You can make them classy or funky or whimsical, and with so many fabulous fabric choices, your entire wardrobe can have matching slippers. Or make them to give. Everybody loves those gifts from the heart and if it can keep their pinkies warm -- all the better. Gut busy now. Only 7 months until Christmas!

McCall's M6715 at CynicalGirl on Etsy and at CynicalGirl on Goodsmiths

Matching Mommy and baby slippers are fun and easy to make.

Simplicity 2278 at CynicalGirl on Etsy or CynicalGirl on Goodsmiths

Find this 1950's Ballet Slippers pattern HERE on the Free Pattern Friday post on the Vintage Pattern Marketplace Blog to download for FREE!

Vintage Pattern Marketplace: Easy To Make Gingham Ballet Slippers  Easy To Make Gingham Ballet Slippers The pattern for these easy to sew slippers came from my grandmothers 1947 copy of Golden Treasury of Needlecraft ..... more

The Scarf Blouse

The Scarf Blouse

Transforming a square scarf into an easy to sew blouse is easy! The concept is not new. Women have been upcycling, repurposing and reusing to make do when budgets and availability necessitate it. This 1940's Mail Order pattern shows how to cut and sew an ordinary scarf into a day or evening blouse. Download HERE.

There are many of these patterns floating around. Cassie Stephens blog posts another way to tackle this project HERE.

Make do and have fun!

Easy Holiday Decor

Easy To Sew Christmas Ideas

This pamphlet for Holiday Decor from Coats and Clark's features Indian Head Cotton fabric, Bondex trims, Boiltex rick rack and Coats & Clark's sewing thread. Easy applique hostess apron, square or oval tablecloth, Christmas tree skirt and stocking. Download pattern HERE. 

Easy To Sew Christmas Ideas

Prims Convertible Tote Bag Pattern

Another Prims 1960's Cover Your Own Buttons pattern. This is the Convertible Tote Bag. Download the free pattern HERE.

The William Prym Company of Dayville CT, a sewing notions manufacturer, who, together with Dritz, developed the first patent for fabric covered buttons.

Prims Whale of a Kari-All and Toy

Fun and whimsical, this whale shaped carry all can carry it all. This was a promotional pattern developed by the Home Economics Department of William Prym Sewing Notions Company of Dayville CT. Distributed in the 1960's, they encouraged the use of Prims Cover Your Own Buttons, Buttonsnaps and Buckles. Click HERE to download a free pattern.