Vintage Little Lady

Vintage sewing patterns for girls and their dolls

About

About Me

Owner/Designer

Leah Pitkin and girls, Vintage Little Lady
It all began with a head full of sugar white curls and a mind full of design as a little girl. Even then, I was drawn to vintage fashion.
 
From my grandmother teaching me all the generic stitches and how to sew on buttons, to designing and hand sewing wardrobes for my sister and friends. Of course, along with the wardrobes I had to complete my models with a appropriate era hair do. Then, I went on to photographing the final look and adding them to a memory book.
 
The passion for designing, creating, styling and photographing my own wardrobe was love at first stitch. At the age of 10, my sweet mama put me in sewing lessons. I was a sewing fool at that point. The art of designing, getting my license in hair, becoming a photographer, and being a creative seamstress only grew. And it grew even more after I had my first baby girl.
 

Vintage fashion is my passion.

To bring back the delicate, memorable designs of the past makes my heart full. Later on, I began testing for several really great pattern companies. Then I grew into becoming a pattern designer for Violette Field Threads.
 
I had a fun filled time being a designer for someone else. But I knew I needed to fulfill my life long dream of designing for myself and owning my own pattern company. And so, Vintage Little Lady went from dream to reality.
 
If you love the vintage look, you know the best way to achieve it is to sew your own wardrobe. My sewing patterns are easy to follow and very adaptable. Take a look at Opal and all the variations, and you’ll see what I mean.
 
A little girl’s dream can come true. And I encourage all of you to stick with, and follow, your dreams. Only you can make them happen.
XOXO,

Leah Pitkin

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Meet Milja Brown
Designer for VLL

Hi,

My name’s Milja and I love sewing and all things vintage! Come join me on my sewing adventures!

I am from Serbia – a small, beautiful country in Europe. I moved to the USA 10 years ago. My family is my everything. My husband Troy is my best friend and the biggest supporter in my adventures. We currently live in Bastrop, Texas. We are pursuing our dreams while raising our amazing daughter Ivana May.

 I have always been interested in the arts. I have just always known that I am happiest when I am creating something.

In 2018 I decided to learn to sew. It became a passion and love from the first moment. It still amazes me that I can turn beautiful fabrics and thread into something timeless.

In 2019 I was lucky enough to be chosen to become a pattern tester for several great pattern companies from the USA, Australia and Canada.  I tested many amazing patterns and created amazing friendships.

Sewing has become so many things for me: a hobby, a craft, a passion and an  education. But the deeper I got into the sewing and designing the more confidence I gained, I figured out who I wanted to be, and gained a new perspective and a new goal.

 

2020 was a year that everything changed. I became a Pattern Designer for Vintage Little Lady. That was my dream job)) I get to create patterns for this truly awesome Company and get to be part of a really supportive and inspiring group. Due to the nature of creating sewing patterns, no day is ever the same. Every week or two my focus changes, as I progress through the process – from initial design, pattern draft, sample, pattern testing etc. I am definitely never bored! Patterns take a really long time to create and get out into the world, so you really want to make something that people are going to love. 

Leah Pitkin the owner of VLL is an absolute superstar and I’ve learnt so much from her. With her help and guidance designing is fun and easy.  Plus, having someone to bounce ideas off, celebrate the highs and share the lows with makes it all the more exciting . I really can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing than this.

 Thank you Leah for this amazing opportunity.

 

 

XOXO,

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