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Sixth Blogiversary + Poll

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Sarah Sheehan

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Butterick 3110 jumpsuit, Butterick catalogue, June 1980
Butterick 3110 jumpsuit, Butterick catalogue, June 1980.

The PatternVault blog turns six today. To celebrate, I’m doing something a little different—I’m hosting a giveaway linked to a poll:

Vogue 2366 by Bill Kaiserman. Vogue patterns catalogue, April 1980
Vogue 2366 by Bill Kaiserman. Vogue Patterns catalogue, April 1980.

To enter the giveaway: (1) Vote in the poll, and (2) Comment to let me know you voted. The winner, chosen at random, will win one $25 CAD gift certificate for the PatternVault Etsy shop.

Poll closes Monday, July 17th. Poll results and winner will be announced Tuesday, July 18th.

With thanks to Elizabeth C., who made sure the two 1980 retail catalogues pictured reached me all the way from Amherst, Massachusetts!

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49 responses to “Sixth Blogiversary + Poll”

  1. fabrickated Avatar
    fabrickated

    The designers behind the labels is what fascinates me. Thank you for your blog – I love your “recovering academic” approach to the subject.

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  2. Sue parrott Avatar
    Sue parrott

    I voted!

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  3. Elizabeth C Avatar
    Elizabeth C

    Thanks for the shout-out about the catalogs, I am so glad they made it to you! I really love all of your posts, actually, and always learn something new.

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  4. Naomi Avatar
    Naomi

    Voted. For me it’s the style and techniques of decades past.

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  5. Liz Haywood Avatar
    Liz Haywood

    I like reading about the designers too.

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  6. Natalie H Avatar
    Natalie H

    Voted. Congrats on 6 years. Enjoy all the posts.

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  7. Carolyn Rogers Avatar
    Carolyn Rogers

    voted, I love reading about the designers; learn so much with each new post. And the images of models who are later household names is fascinating.

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  8. Bella Avatar
    Bella

    Voted! I love to know more about the designers but I’m interested in all the other things too so it was a tough choice 🙂

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  9. catherinedaze Avatar
    catherinedaze

    I agree with Bella: I voted for designers but I enjoy it all! Thank you so much for running this blog.

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  10. Elva Robinson Avatar
    Elva Robinson

    I wanted to vote for all of them. I do especially love the behind the scenes stories and photos.

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  11. DebJules Avatar
    DebJules

    I wanted to vote for more than one as I love the style from other decades but your photos and illustrations are beautiful too.

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  12. Joan Kendrick Avatar
    Joan Kendrick

    I voted. Will be fun to see the final results.

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  13. paco peralta Avatar
    paco peralta

    It seems like yesterday. Congrats Sarah.! I voted for: Industry secrets – models and photographers. A wide field of research.

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  14. felicia Avatar
    felicia

    I voted. Wanted to vote for more than one.

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  15. melissa Avatar
    melissa

    I love your histories but I also really enjoy seeing vintage couture designs (especially the tech drawings, which you don’t get for regular photoshoots)!

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  16. sewruth Avatar
    sewruth

    That was a difficult choice, but I’ve voted.

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  17. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    I voted! I enjoy the hidden history of the designers the most. Very interesting. Thanks.

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  18. Tee Avatar
    Tee

    I really all of the choices in the poll, and I miss those huge pattern books!!!!!

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  19. lynnweglarz Avatar
    lynnweglarz

    Love the designers behind the labels!

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  20. Carol Kennedy Avatar
    Carol Kennedy

    I voted for the designer history – been sewing a very long time and I remember so many of the patterns you showcase.

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  21. AKL Avatar
    AKL

    I voted – I really enjoy the designers behind the labels. Thanks!

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  22. mdwordsmith Avatar
    mdwordsmith

    I voted for knowing more about the designers, too!

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  23. Bobbi Avatar
    Bobbi

    Happy anniversary! I voted, but I like everything you do.

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  24. DebW Avatar
    DebW

    Thanks! I enjoy reading everything.

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  25. suzanne Avatar
    suzanne

    I voted, and very much enjoy your blog.

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  26. Susan Wilcox Avatar
    Susan Wilcox

    I voted. Happy Anniversary!

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  27. SharonM Avatar
    SharonM

    I completed the survey

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  28. JenL Avatar
    JenL

    I voted. It was hard to choose just one response. I chose vintage nostalgia because I enjoy seeing the images of fashion, particularly from the 60s through the 80s. I guess that’s nostalgia for some of us! Thanks!

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  29. Melwyk Avatar
    Melwyk

    I also like reading about the designers. But also love the pics and the general info too! So much fun to keep learning.

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  30. Linda N Avatar
    Linda N

    Love it all! I voted for couture vintage, which is my favorite

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  31. kellycb Avatar
    kellycb

    I voted! Thank you for 6 years of a wonderful blog! Congrats! Every blog post is always so enjoyable and keeps me learning.

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  32. witness2fashion Avatar
    witness2fashion

    Tough to choose; I love the images, but your in-depth knowledge and ability to identify the models and connect a series of patterns really engages me. Thanks for a great blog!

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  33. Hari Avatar
    Hari

    I’ve voted for designers but couture styles from past decades comes a close second. Or even better vintage couture designers 😍

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  34. Jantion99 Avatar
    Jantion99

    Totally voted!!

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  35. erniek3 Avatar
    erniek3

    The designers, but I honestly love all your posts. They are a highlight of the day, and I’ve tagged plenty I go back to over and over again. I got here courtesy of the Alexander McQueen pattern, but I’ve stayed for it all.

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  36. Marisa Avatar
    Marisa

    Voted! The designers and the couture techniques, in that order. But sometimes I also love the beautiful pictures. I got here searching free designer patterns and I was hooked!

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  37. sarahrmonks Avatar
    sarahrmonks

    Happy blogiversary! I voted.

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  38. Suzie_Sews Avatar
    Suzie_Sews

    I voted! Hard choices.

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  39. Sox Avatar
    Sox

    When voting I was torn between the “vintage nostalgia” and the “beautiful photography and illustrations”.

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  40. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    I voted

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  41. Bry Avatar
    Bry

    I voted for hidden history – the designers behind the labels

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  42. lsaspacey Avatar
    lsaspacey

    I love the histories, like which designers were the faces behind which labels? But I really appreciate that you find out and give the model’s names too. Why should they be forgotten? The images would not be as powerful without them.

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  43. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    I voted couture but really needed another vote (or more)!

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  44. Patricia M Kelley Avatar
    Patricia M Kelley

    I love the nostalgia I experience, the memories that I get from having lived through those wondrous days when we got dressed up. Miss them.

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  45. soderquist Avatar
    soderquist

    I voted!

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  46. Kristy Avatar
    Kristy

    Here’s hoping you go for another 6 years! I find all your blog posts fascinating but in the end I voted for the histories behind the designers – that gives a valuable context to the designs

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  47. Gabrielle UpSewLate Avatar
    Gabrielle UpSewLate

    Hard to choose a single category – I always enjoy your posts! Just voted 🙂

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  48. Claire Ramsey Avatar
    Claire Ramsey

    I voted – I love seeing the couture patterns. They may be from the past but they look elegant and beautiful to me!

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