WE WERE ON MARTHA STEWART LIVING!

Chez Cemetarian was mentioned on Martha Stewart Living on the Sept 24th segment on SEWING!

Everyone needs their 15 minutes of fame......I thought I had already had mine and then some......lots of things have happened in my 59 years that I am proud of (and a few that are NOT).....but yesterday I was checking out the referrals on my website and came across one that made me look. It was for Martha Stewart's Living Website.

I clicked on the link and sure enough, the segment was on sewing and in big bold letters were the words:

Chez Cemetarian
To purchase Chez Cemetarian designs and patterns, visit cemetarian.com or ebay.com.

Now that is something that makes me proud. I don't know how they found our site or why they thought we were worthy of mention. But I sure am pleased.

If you haven't seen this segment there is a video on the page. It's a very good segment and it features Tim Gunn and Martha trying to drape a toga.......looks like fun.

Here's the site url:

Martha Stewart Sewing Show

It's been a while.....

I created this blog and then life got in the way......some of the busy stuff was a good thing. We celebrated our 35th Wedding Anniversary this summer and decided to have a party and for some silly reason that took a lot of time. Of course if we hadn't needed to paint the Den and clean all the nooks and crannies in the house and try to find a place to stuff all of our inventory it would have been a lot simpler.

But ya know how old folks are. They are addicted to their "things" and out of sight is out of mind. If I put it away I forget where I put it.......LOL

We also ramble a lot. Anyway.......the signature photo is our wedding picture......of course we don't look like that anymore but I think maybe we're still recognizable......or maybe not. That's a story for another day.

The photos with the blue background are actually on a magnet that was made for us and sent as an anniversary present from our good friend Judy, at Magnets 4 Fun

Here's a shot of us taken at the party, maybe we have changed.......just a little bit.

The Most Popular Pattern Ever Produced

In 1952, Butterick Pattern Co experienced a phenomenon it had not known since the 'Garibaldi Suit' of the late 1860's. They released pattern #6015, and dubbed it the 'walk-away' dress, because it was so easy you could "Start it after breakfast... walk-away in it for luncheon!". It's simple yet flattering wrap design and easy construction were what made it so popular.


The envelope back states: Here’s the smartest idea of the season….a dress that has only back, waist and shoulder seams, that has its back wrapped around to the front for a sheath-and-overskirt look. Binding finishes the edges. Wear it for any occasion.

Sales of the pattern were so great, that at one point manufacturing of all other patterns ceased, and only the 'walk-away' dress was produced until all back-orders for this dress could be filled.

The pattern was reproduced and released in the 90's under Buttericks "Retro" line, but the originals remain elusive to most collectors. Of the thousands of patterns I have collected and sold I have only had one.

Night Sweats & Night Gowns

For those of us of a certain age, we know how night sweats can disrupt not only our sleep but that of our bed partners. That constant throwing off the covers and pulling them back up can get annoying to everything in the room.....including the cat and dog. I can't help you make them go away. Only Time, HRT, or herbal remedies can help with that. But I can give you some advice for making those pesky hot flashes a little more comfortable.

WEAR NATURAL FIBERS!!!!

From Damn Good Vintage

Cotton, Silk and Linen BREATHE. They allow your body to breathe. When the drizzle starts between your breast, cause the internal fire has been stoked (I prefer to call them Energy Surges), you can at least swipe the moisture off with a natural fiber. The fiber absorbs and cools as it drys. I know that sounds gross but it's a fact.

Sydneys Vintage Clothing

You can go casual and comfy or you can go sexy and slinky. Of course cotton is comfy and silk is slinky. Which ever you prefer. or whichever your partner prefers. Or maybe it's just the dog. He doesn't care.....but then he's wearing a natural fiber.

Hippie's and Love Children!!!

The 60's and 70's were such a freeing wheeling time. The availability of Birth Control, the control of known Venereal Diseases, and a prominent drug culture loosened the strict moral codes of previous generations. Even young people who did not break away from the teachings of their parents and did not indulge in the Timothy Leary "Tune in, Turn on, Drop out" psychedelic philosophy bought into the fashions of the time.

One of the main standards of any self respecting Hippie was something leather and fringed.........leather headbands, fringed jeans, fringed jackets and jeans and vest with fringe.

Vtg 60s HELL BENT for LEATHER Fringed Hippie Jacket Sm

Chez-Cemetarian

One of the other main stays was a bare tummy, low waistlines, wide wide leg pants and lots of cleavage.

Vtg 70's Palazzo Pants Nylon Hippie Poolside Lounge Set with Fans

morning-glorious



I'll leave you with the philosophy of one of my favorite posters from the era. These words helped me through a painful divorce and gave me hope and inspiration for the future. They are still words I try to live by:

"I do my thing, and you do your thing,

I am not in this world to live up to your expectations,

and you are not in this world to live up to mine.

You are you and I am I,

and if by chance we find each other,

it's beautiful."

Frederick Perle


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