Having recently had my own child, I had expressed an interest in taking up sewing, to my mother. So she went away and came back with a huge pile of old sewing patterns. I mean some are so old, that the actual pictures on the front are printed in black and white.

Anyway, we laid them all out and I have to say, I have new perspective on my mother. I do remember, as a very small child, endlessly sitting in my mother's sewing room, playing on the floor. As the noise of the machine went on and on forever. I remember trying on funny little outfits and toys and a huge stuffed cushion, about ten times the size of me, that me and my little sister would endlessly play on. It was so big you could lay across it like an island in the middle of our bedroom.

But these are not the majority of the patterns my mother showed me. Is it me or do most of these older sewing patterns actually look pretty trendy?

Trendy, in like a timeless, classic fashion style. There are a few that I have to say, I don't think have aged well. Like the 80s look lady, shoulder pad jackets. The baggy maternity wear, and the wrap-around head scarves for women and the cravats for men. But other than that, I think a lot of these sewing patterns have a wonderful timeless quality about them and it's actually quite inspiring.

Obviously the fabric in the pictures is dated, but if you try and ignore that. If you try and get your brain to substitute modern, trendy fabric, then I am starting to think the actual designs are pretty fashionable even by today's standards.

It would interesting to hear from anyone else. Is there anyone else out there who had made an outfit from a vintage sewing pattern and people have complimented them on it. Because I think I want to start making some of these designs and maybe use them for practising. But I would also like to do a good job and starting wearing some of my creations.

I might spare the husband the tight collared, short-sleeve polo shirts. He's a bit too happy around the waist to pull that off, lol.

But who knows, this could be the start of a little new, homemade, vintage sewing design trend. Why not? I think a lot of them would look amazing, like I said, with the right fabric.