I get the feeling that the illustrator for this pattern envelope had just eaten breakfast, don't you? Look at that design!

I love this dress, and the fact that about half of the patterns I already own are just slight variations on this theme doesn't make me love it any less.

Click on the link to go to a HUGE list of vintage dress patterns at Grandma's House. Seriously, you'll be scrolling all day. Pack a lunch. If you have time, check out the wedding patterns, too. Grandma is unusual in that she often has two or more copies of a single pattern, increasing the chances she'll have what you want, in your size.

I am assuming that there is an actual Grandma, and not just a team of slick marketeers who think by throwing up a charmingly eccentric website and larding it with phrases like "We prefer not to do business by telephone. We save that for the kids & grandkids!" they'll get my money. Which they probably will, anyway. But I want to think about Grandma spending it on ice cream for the kids and scratch-off lottery tickets …