tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post6279251582170938510..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Just send them in already!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5948725376816658502010-03-20T15:22:05.051-04:002010-03-20T15:22:05.051-04:00I made that pattern for my oldest son for Hallowee...I made that pattern for my oldest son for Halloween one year! It looked great. Matthew passed away in 1999 and this is one of the memories that hadn't surfaced until I saw your pattern. Thanks for the memories. <br />LindaLinda Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603700333708597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-80633096242985883942010-03-17T13:03:13.541-04:002010-03-17T13:03:13.541-04:00Dear lord, my mom maid me a black and white clown ...Dear lord, my mom maid me a black and white clown costume when I was a girl from this pattern: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5ioJqrf4fK8/S5uB5_yecKI/AAAAAAAAPqU/BLnSRlSaSpE/s1600-h/clown3.jpg<br /><br />Talk about a blast from the past!amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-19624359521481734042010-03-16T02:20:07.460-04:002010-03-16T02:20:07.460-04:00I can't believe you bought that pattern (Simpl...I can't believe you bought that pattern (Simplicity 7162)! Don't you think that the adult clown on the looking down at the little boy is looks kind of SCARY?! He looks like he might eat him! BTW, I have this one too; it was part of a lot I bought ages ago. I haven't been able to get rid of it yet!Serendipity Handmade + Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299784281067703466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54425023101998252312010-03-15T21:39:04.548-04:002010-03-15T21:39:04.548-04:00Hi Peter! I found your blog a couple of days ago ...Hi Peter! I found your blog a couple of days ago and I enjoy it so much. Especially this post. I know for sure my Mom used that pattern to make me a costume when I was little. I have the pic to prove it:<br /> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheerful_simplicity/4436352521/<br /><br />I'm the kid with the blue coat. The costume was ok but the clown on the pattern envelope did freak me out a little. Good memories...Thanks!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132841117352157622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73856496819544594862010-03-15T10:23:21.642-04:002010-03-15T10:23:21.642-04:00Oh my goodness, I made that very first pattern (Si...Oh my goodness, I made that very first pattern (Simplicity 9345 - the one with knickers and the stuffed two-pronged jester hat) for my halloween costume when I was in 9th grade! I still have it too, in my mom's closet. It's a bit worse for wear now, the bells are falling off and the hat is all lopsided, but I love it. Good memories.Phoebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30736395419617106262010-03-15T01:20:27.718-04:002010-03-15T01:20:27.718-04:00That's scary! Can't sleep clown will eat m...That's scary! Can't sleep clown will eat me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91787634413165705852010-03-14T22:45:13.451-04:002010-03-14T22:45:13.451-04:00Do you own any of these patterns?
Yes! The very on...Do you own any of these patterns?<br />Yes! The very one you bought on ebay! Only I have the childrens version- my mum made it for me many many Halloweens ago. Picked up a copy of the pattern in a thriftstore.<br /><br />Have you ever made a clown outfit? (are you wearing one right now?) No. I don't plan on using the thriftstore pattern I just bought it cos I remembered mum making it! Nostalgia!<br /><br />Favorite clown costume design element: I liked the neck-ruffle on the one my mum made me. I repurposed it as a ballerina skirt by wrapping it around my middle over a bathing suit.EmilyKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202548680341378684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54985643124279432232010-03-14T07:38:10.568-04:002010-03-14T07:38:10.568-04:00almost fifty years ago my grandmother made a Pierr...almost fifty years ago my grandmother made a Pierrot style clown costume for my brother to wear to the school end of year fancy dress ball. It was made from red and green poplin (mirrored halves) with big white frills at the sleeves and a big white frilled collar. Pompom buttons and amatching cone shaped hat. A few years later when I was big enough I wore it. Later on my oldest brother's children took their turn at wearing it. Then my daughter wore it. Then my niece. It now resides at the home of it's original owner, my brother.<br />We all loved that costume.<br />Maybe the great thing about clown costumes is that they are unisex and timeless. You can't say that about too many garments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56525172973794348622010-03-14T01:00:46.846-05:002010-03-14T01:00:46.846-05:00Aw, Man! Okay, if my brother and sister-in-law wa...Aw, Man! Okay, if my brother and sister-in-law want to dress Evie as a clown for Halloween.... Though I wouldn't count on it. Last year, I was required to make Evie a <a href="http://z.about.com/d/kidstvmovies/1/0/u/M/Foofa.jpg" rel="nofollow">Foofa</a> costume. And she was <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/brightfeather/pic/0000tsf7/" rel="nofollow">cute</a>, too!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70448095534985716012010-03-13T22:42:47.093-05:002010-03-13T22:42:47.093-05:00We had this exact costume--pattern and fabric choi...We had this exact costume--pattern and fabric choice. In the 70s your choice was Clown, Hobo, Ghost or Hooker. Or, some sort of made up ghoul you put together out of whatever you could find. In the 80s we added things like cheerleader and punk rocker. But again, these were all homemade options.Cherri Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109595206075746565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90932260110040075272010-03-13T18:57:54.006-05:002010-03-13T18:57:54.006-05:00I do admit that Clarabell was my favorite doll of ...I do admit that Clarabell was my favorite doll of all time...even more than my Toni. BUT, I really dislike clowns (except for Clarabell, of course) They are SO CREEPY!<br /><br />Did like looking at the pattern envelopes though and do agree that you could learn things from the pattern pieces and instructions. But, I would need to wash after. gggg<br /><br />I just LOVE coming here. You never know what you're gonna find.Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064220415021728232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25307530322845619182010-03-13T18:21:28.517-05:002010-03-13T18:21:28.517-05:00Laura, I am afraid that clown dolls do not count; ...Laura, I am afraid that clown dolls do not count; Barbie in a clown outfit, maybe. You'll have to go home and re-do your assignment.<br /><br />Kay, I love that shot: polka dots AND stripes!<br /><br />Puffy jumpsuit -- yes!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5170581070996202622010-03-13T18:16:31.085-05:002010-03-13T18:16:31.085-05:00This one is what I made... Do a search for "C...<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Clown-Doll-Stuffed-Toy-Pattern_W0QQitemZ170344740071QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27a95674e7" rel="nofollow">This one</a> is what I made... Do a search for "Clown doll pattern" C'mon, I dare you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43646701279196536452010-03-13T18:10:28.987-05:002010-03-13T18:10:28.987-05:00Do clown dolls count? I made three as Christmas p...Do clown dolls count? I made three as Christmas presents last year from a vintage 30s mail order pattern...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53101281317020926052010-03-13T17:22:41.683-05:002010-03-13T17:22:41.683-05:00I have no words ... but I'm looking forward to...I have no words ... but I'm looking forward to the pictures.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15615361508490921842010-03-13T16:43:17.135-05:002010-03-13T16:43:17.135-05:00I made a clown costume when I was in the sixth gra...I made a clown costume when I was in the sixth grade (roughly)--half purple half black. Complete with hat, tie on tulle collar and big yarn pompoms on the front. My school was doing a circus themed musical variety show. I am pretty sure that was the last thing I made before taking a 20 or so year break from sewing. Not sure if the two are related.<br /><br />My favorite detail was of course the homemade yarn pompoms. What else do you get to wear three inch diameter pompoms with?Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526203951220332019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63783374335704260482010-03-13T16:39:56.714-05:002010-03-13T16:39:56.714-05:00I had to upload this picture to illustrate the onl...I had to upload this picture to illustrate the only clown costume I ever made. My son, age 3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/54636325@N00/4429667113/KayYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965798068172494708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76570216950129976522010-03-13T16:33:09.780-05:002010-03-13T16:33:09.780-05:00I don't currently own a clown suit or a clown ...I don't currently own a clown suit or a clown suit pattern. I was a clown for Halloween in the first grade though. I will never forget because my mom had painted big clown lips on my face with red lipstick which stained my skin and didn't come off and school pictures were taken the next day.<br />It makes sense that you like clownsuits, Peter. Essentially it's a puffy jumpsuit.pterionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459353247583310216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-34152385660962477802010-03-13T15:16:06.719-05:002010-03-13T15:16:06.719-05:00I love me some clown... Proof: cheesy family pic i...I love me some clown... Proof: cheesy family pic in this post - http://el-little.blogspot.com/2009/01/blogging-not-sewing.html. I probably own a clown costume pattern or two hidden in my old Burdas (and I have a Burda special "Carnival", too). In reality, the clown costume sewing for the kids happened between dinner and collapsing in front of the TV, tracing around existing garments and sewing together any which way. By the time the kids were old enough to choose costumes, adn I had energy left over to make an effort, they didnt' want to be clowns anymore, boo hoo. I love all sorts of clowns, but my favorite is the Pierrot style with the stiff neck ruffle.Utahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011335110798185030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-62903160741626255412010-03-13T14:54:51.411-05:002010-03-13T14:54:51.411-05:00Oh, forgot about the design element question. I do...Oh, forgot about the design element question. I do love the big flowy sleeves, gathered up with a cute ruffle.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-55141127741766463792010-03-13T14:54:01.726-05:002010-03-13T14:54:01.726-05:00Nope. Never made a clown costume, don't own on...Nope. Never made a clown costume, don't own one. After peeling my 2 year old son off the top of my head when he first spotted a clown at a fair and he ran over and literally lept into my arms screaming, well, clowns were off limits in this house.<br /><br />As for the belt thing, well, those baggy suits would just look strange all belted up I think. And they must have big pockets from which to pull out scarves and fake flowers, and other "funny" stuff.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32011174320732753702010-03-13T12:59:13.006-05:002010-03-13T12:59:13.006-05:00Yikes!-Clowns scare me, always have. Needless to ...Yikes!-Clowns scare me, always have. Needless to say, could not deal with Bozo as a child.<br /><br />Peter, loved the photos of you growing up. I grew up in Queens and have photos of me and my brother at the Worlds Fair. I still vividly remember the "Its a Small World" ride. Thanks for the trip down memory lane-I would not have wanted to grow up anywhere but NY!<br /><br />Love, love you and your blog. Your my inspiration as a beginner.<br />VivianVivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611046781590216601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90286095874640522072010-03-13T12:43:15.893-05:002010-03-13T12:43:15.893-05:00Ah, Peter. I just can't warm up to clowns - th...Ah, Peter. I just can't warm up to clowns - they are a little creepy. Am I the only one - I was so afraid that Judy Garland was going to catch on fire at any minute with those flaming can-things at the front of the stage. <br />I will admit, though, that the lady ballet clown's costume is cute. It must be the skirt and bloomers.<br />Blessings,<br />Pattifourkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396302386295985290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79511157761982779662010-03-13T12:41:34.788-05:002010-03-13T12:41:34.788-05:00Well, yes . . . I've made three clown costumes...Well, yes . . . I've made three clown costumes (for me and my mother and my sister), using your Simplicity pattern. Made 'em probably 20 years ago. The three of us wore them in a small-town Christmas parade . . . we had the mop-head wigs, face paint, funny/big shoes, white gloves, the whole nine yards. Lemme tell you, it was an absolute blast to be able to act so silly and no one knew who we were. My mom and I later wore our clown costumes to my nieces/her granddaughters school when they were little, and we were such a hit! I've still got my costume (including the fabulous orange mop-head wig); let me know if you need to borrow it!<br /><br />Oh, and since you asked, I think my favorite design element was my big purple ruffly collar.AuntieAllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192122099879165907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76036002904134526612010-03-13T12:38:53.869-05:002010-03-13T12:38:53.869-05:00Yes, that du Barry clown is wearing heels!
Wait...Yes, that du Barry clown is wearing heels! <br /><br />Wait, I thought a harlequin WAS a clown. I'm confused. <br /><br />I think you have to go back to the Commedia dell'arte to figure it out. Or Bozo reruns.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.com