I have wanted this pattern for a very long time. I've done various searches over time and watched all the yard/estate sales where sewing patterns were part of the sale. When I would bid on E-bay, either the price would be out of the range I was willing to pay OR someone would snipe (or whatever the word is) me at the last. Oh well, I said to myself.
Well, not long ago one popped up on E-bay again. It resided in Canada, so the postage was really more than "my limit" I had set for myself....but what the hey, I'll put in my highest bid and expect to be outbid. Some of these would go for way over $50 (way over my budget for such luxuries).
I put in my 20 something dollar amount and forgot about it. When the auction ended, I got my e-mail saying that I had not won. Yep, that was the e-mail I was expecting. Well, a few days later, I got a "second chance offer." I corresponded with the seller and decided to go for it even tho the postage was $7+ coming the long journey to Texas from Canada.
The pattern arrived today. It is still factory folded. How cool is that?
Now, will I make up the purse? Don't know. When I wanted it so badly, I would have cut leather or fabric the day it arrived..........now? the urgency is not there. But, who knows? maybe the urgency will stike again sometime and now I have that little baby nesting in the pattern stash.
It's fun to get something that you given up on ever getting into your hot little hands. (especially when it's sewing related)
Congrats for winning it! It's hard to see the pattern and I am not familiar with it. Can you tell us why it's such a great pattern?
ReplyDeleteCool. I too would like to hear why you are so excited about it.
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