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Baby, It's Cold Outside

1/13/2012

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Winter has arrived! Illinois residents are accustomed to fairly frigid winters paired with piles of snow. But, this December/January, we've had a freakish heat wave with temperatures soaring into the 50s! Alas, it was too good to be true, and seasonally appropriate weather was promptly delivered yesterday afternoon. I'm not disappointed, alarmed, upset, etc... It's the middle of January for goodness sake! It was a bit of a shock to the system, in the way the first freezing day of the year always is, which gave me the perfect excuse to stay in last night to tackle some long overdue housekeeping. 
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I scored this steel, vintage, store-display pattern cabinet, via the wonders of the internet, several months ago. It was love upon discovery, and I dragged Mike to the burbs to haul this hefty gal home! It's the perfect storage solution for my growing pattern collection. BUT, first I need to make room... You see, included with the purchase of the cabinet, three drawers stuffed full of patterns! My Best guess is that this was the collection of a fierce 1970/1980's home sewer! There are a variety of sizes and styles; certainly, she sewed for her whole family. And so, the process of photographing and preparing these for sale has commenced. It's going to take... weeks... to get them all posted. I spent an entire evening and made little progress, but I'm going to continue adding until there ain't no mo  to add! If you're curiosity is getting the best of you, hit the link below (also a permanent fixture on the sidebar) to peruse!  
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From eBay thou art, to eBay returnest. :-D 
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Mary Lee link
1/15/2012 05:11:00 am

Gosh, I'm fascinated on so many levels... your FIND, the fact that you all could LIFT it, and all those patterns! Had she used most of them? Amazing!

Have fun!

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Triona link
1/16/2012 12:16:09 pm

Wow, that first photo makes me nostalgic for the Midwest... nothing like that here in SoCal, sigh. Ah well--our 80+ degree temperatures the last week were pretty nice too, heh :-)

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Lisa link
1/18/2012 07:20:42 am

I love that photo of the snow. it was the same way here in KS: 60's all during my Winter break and now back to the 20's. I guess I shouldn't complain because that is the way it's supposed to be right?

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Chez link
1/19/2012 05:19:35 am

What a great find! It makes my little plastic pattern container look pretty dismal in comparison. Love your snow photo too.

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Ginny link
1/19/2012 05:25:39 am

Love the snow picture, love to go for a walk, in snow. I woke up to snow one Sunday 2/3 weeks ago. But it stopped by lunch time, arhh, it prompted me to cook a big Sunday Roast, nice and warming!

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isaida link
1/30/2012 07:00:59 am

I sometimes miss the snow. I grew up outside of Buffalo, NY. We always had tons of snow.

What a find with the patterns! Awesome!

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stokke link
4/25/2012 09:02:28 pm

Blog is absolutely fantastic! All great information can be helpful in some or the other way. Keep updating the blog, looking forward for more content.

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