We pulled out a large box and a big bag, full of patterns, however....it appears that a whole heap have been lost (sob), apparently at one point they had a lot of things in storage and a lot of it got water damaged. My grandmother then told me about some of the patterns she had had, and they sounded beautiful. One in particular, a ball gown with criss-crossed fabric across the body leading to a full skirt, which in my head I can just imagine in a beautiful pale sea green. Despite this there was the odd treasure, especially two original patterns from the 1920's, these would look terrible on me so I left them there but it was still interesting to see. Most of the patterns that survived were from the 70's and 80's, which was a bit of a laugh, and it was interesting to see how my mother and aunt dressed when they were young (they are also sewers and when younger made a lot of their own clothes as well). I did however get my hands on these three patterns, and a really good sewing book that covers everything from drafting a pattern, to how to iron as you sew, to all the different sleeves, collars and darts. Really, really informative and hopefully will help me in my sewing.
So now, as these patterns are only on loan I have to learn how to trace and re-size patterns, that will be a steep learning curve, but I am looking forward to the challenge!
By the way, if you are looking for specific vintage patterns this website can be a good starting point:
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