tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post4963751662288868715..comments2024-03-27T21:37:17.564-07:00Comments on gold country girls: Betsey Johnson For Butterick Part TwoHeidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666588441951832108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-37097966048132830842023-02-03T15:50:31.123-08:002023-02-03T15:50:31.123-08:00I made so many pieces of Betsy Johnson Alley Cat d...I made so many pieces of Betsy Johnson Alley Cat designs when I weighed 92 lbs at 17 years old, from 1970-1975! Nowadays I'd have to increase the sizes by 10" from the shoulders to the hips! I'd still like to try them again, but not at $40+ per pattern! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-50571687923412406782021-04-13T04:43:39.392-07:002021-04-13T04:43:39.392-07:00Ariel, you could be me! That's exactly my expe...Ariel, you could be me! That's exactly my experience. I now have a Singer Patchwork, and had a Singer my dad had electrified in the 50's? It was in a suitcase and weighed a ton! The sizing of those old patterns is so different from what pattern sizing is today, as far as I can tell. Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042059022882028177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-3470461508207478962020-06-18T07:16:20.086-07:002020-06-18T07:16:20.086-07:00I simply adore Alley Cat dresses. Have recently bo...I simply adore Alley Cat dresses. Have recently bought several patterns from Etsy sellers and fabric, too. Am currently finishing work on the dress with the long wraparound ties and learning how to use my new Singer Patchwork. Back in the 70's and 80's I had a clunker of a machine with no fancy stitches or choices. Love your blog for its shared interest.<br />Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042059022882028177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-26043884875883813212013-02-11T23:06:48.494-08:002013-02-11T23:06:48.494-08:00I still have 6530! Made the two piece in the 70...I still have 6530! Made the two piece in the 70's, recently resurrected the pattern, cut it out as a dress and then looked for the instruction sheet ....w-a-a -gone.<br />Now I have to figure out how to put on that tie casing.....Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548082843102229555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-75647694488805850992011-03-28T13:48:48.552-07:002011-03-28T13:48:48.552-07:00great post - i love the shoes too.great post - i love the shoes too.yosemite faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099881025316197608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-15860441134511384872011-03-27T15:30:30.846-07:002011-03-27T15:30:30.846-07:00I would adore having one of those patterns and ACT...I would adore having one of those patterns and ACTUALLY being able to whip a frock up!!!<br />Love seeing Betsy in the day!!!jungle dream pagodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290854834776445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-24674468413698213292011-03-27T09:39:45.763-07:002011-03-27T09:39:45.763-07:00Heidi you have got start sewing up some of these b...Heidi you have got start sewing up some of these beauties. I love that you collect them and you don't sew, you just appreciate the loveliness. ;0)Jennifer Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194865772198170276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-1311244785124720022011-03-27T06:57:56.113-07:002011-03-27T06:57:56.113-07:00Love all the patterns. Don't see pantsuits aro...Love all the patterns. Don't see pantsuits around much lately, especially ones as cute as that. I forgot how popular knit fabrics were for a while. Great post. Love TTina Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674608813791302494noreply@blogger.com