Mission McCall Mondays

I have a big goal.  I absolutely love Vintage Pattern Wiki--it's heaven for anyone who loves patterns.  I've been wanting to see if I can update the Wiki so that it's complete for all McCall patterns from mid 1936-1940! Crazy eh?  I have a few source documents and I figure between my own source pictures, the vintage pattern sellers that regularly contribute to the Vintage Pattern Wiki and all of my readers that we might be able to come up with the images for all of these patterns?  How AMAZING would that be?  Freely accessible to everyone!

So that's my goal and the start of a new feature on my blog called 'Mission McCall Mondays'.  It's going to take a couple of years.  I'm planning to tackle about 10 patterns a week.  I've decided to randomly start with McCall pattern numbers 9000 and go to 4000 (it skips numbers 1000-2999 I believe) AND kaumagraph transfer patterns from numbers 500 to 900.  I'll upload the ten patterns each week to the Vintage Pattern Wiki and see if we can get a complete pattern listing for these years!

Whose in?  There are likely to be many patterns I will be missing.  If you have a picture of the pattern (from a McCall magazine or Style News or other magazine) or if you have the pattern cover, either upload it into Vintage Pattern Wiki or send me the photo and I'll upload it for you!  I'll keep a running list of the patterns that I'm missing.  Even if you see it for sale, let me know and I can contact the seller to see if we can upload the image into the Vintage Pattern Wiki!  Oh, I'm super excited!

So this week's patterns are McCall Kaumagraph Transfer Patterns #500-510.  Here's what I was able to pull together:

This is McCall 500 a nightgown for girls in sizes 6-14.  It has an adorable flower to embroider on the neck yoke.  Here's a close-up of the pattern:

McCall 501 is also a little girl's pajamas this time in a top/bottom ensemble:

Here's a close-up.  I love how it is almost a mirror image of McCall 500!

 

The next pattern is already in the Vintage Pattern Wiki and it's McCall 504:

I absolutely adore this apron! The embroidered pockets almost look like tulips!!

Next up is McCall 506, which is also an apron.  This time with applique trim:

Here's a close-up.  I'm loving the cherry print border and the ruffled waist and pleats!

That's all the ones I have for this week.  I'm missing McCall 502, 503, 505, 507, 508, 509 & 510. I think these are all from 1936.  Do you have any of these patterns?  OR the images?  If so, and you'd like to add them to the Vintage Pattern Wiki, just email a picture to me at: myhappysewingplace[at]googlemail[dot]com.

Up next week is McCall 9000-9010!