A Dress For Molly.

My friend is making Molly a Fancy Dress!  

All about laces and fine fabric.

The laces are antique.  And the fabric is an old fine Geiger Batiste. 

And here is Molly wearing her New Dress!

Molly has more clothes than most children!!

This is what I did for fun this past weekend!

I went to a movie with a friend.

I loved, loved, loved this movie!!

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Baby Gown Class - SAGA National in Atlanta

Hemstitched Lace Baby Gowns is one of the Classes I will be teaching at the National SAGA Convention in Atlanta.

The Smocking Arts Guild of America  National Convention will be held over the week of October11th, 2012.

For more information, visit the SAGA website

This gown is made using the OFB Baby Layette pattern.

So many old baby clothes use bits of hemstitching as embellishment.  So very dainty.

The techniques that I will teach include Hemstitching in the middle of your fabric as well as attaching lace with the Hemstitch.

And the Irish Bullion Rose.  A unique Bullion Rose with an eyelet center.

This class will focus on  embellishment which is the fun, fun part!  

Mark your calendars!

And join me visiting other pretty pink inspired Blogs!

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My Birthday Dress Stand

This is my Birthday  Dress Stand!

It was a gift  for my Birthday.

I love the swirly design on it.

I love the color.   And I love the base.

I love everything about it!

This is where my Birthday Dress Stand lives for now.

I smile every time I walk by it!

When the time was right,

the sea parted,

the walls fell down,

the lions went hungry

the sun stood still,

the star appeared,

the waves were calmed,

the stone was rolled away,

the Lord ascended...

And when the time is right,

The King of Kings will return.

God is never early and He's never late-

He's always right on time and His plans for you are good.

(This was printed on the cardboard behind my new Dayspring calendar.  I love the way it was just hidden there for me to find.)

That's all for now,

Jeannie

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Sister Visit -New Orleans

Lovely White Dresses.

We took my niece to New Orleans to see the sights.

I popped into my favorite shop on Jackson Square while they looked at shoes.

The entire shop is filled with Linens and items made from Linens.

You would love it!

Me and my sister with a walking Garden.  Weird!

Jackson Square is filled with street performers.

New Orleans is decorated for Mardi Gras.

We stopped for lunch in this cute Courtyard Cafe. 

 There are courtyards everywhere in New Orleans.  I love them.

And you can't go to New Orleans without stopping for coffee at the Cafe Du Monde.

It was a fun day!

Join Faded Charm for White Wednesday!

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Sister Visit -Nottoway Plantation

This is a beautiful Sewing Caddy we saw. I guess it is from the mid 1800's.

My sister came to visit me. 

One of the fun things we did... was visit Nottoway Plantation.

I wish they had filled it with time appropriate sewing items!

The inside scrollwork lifts out to place your project into a cubby.

Nottoway Plantation 

 The front faces the Mississippi River.

Wow!

 

My niece came for a visit too! (photo used with permission)

My sister and my niece are in front of the side entrance.

Yes.  I think I could sit on this porch and stitch quite nicely, thank you!

And I love the lace curtains in the windows.

My birthday cake was a King Cake.  

If you don't know what that is...you haven't been to Louisiana at Mardi Gras time.

I had the needed help to blow out my candles!

I took an entire Birthday Week off to spend with my family.

And I had a great time!!

(Tomorrow I will answer phone calls, ship orders and respond to email.)

Thank you!

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Fun with the Sew Sew's in New Orleans!

I love Lorraine's fagoting. So pretty!

Lorraine P made this sweet Bonnet for the Wee Care project.  

It will go to a local hospital. 

Lorraine B sews a Baby Gift.

This is going to be a Baby Sacque using a design I featured in Sew Beautiful magazine.

The Sacque is from a out of print pattern of mine.

But you can use the Sacque from my other pattern.

Lorraine B. is queen of the Bullion Rose!

From the window.

We went to New Orleans for this Sew Sew get together.  

It's only an hour from my house.

Jennie had made this pillowcase.  I LOVE it!!

It is the perfect little project for Grandchildren to sew.

Each strip is cut 4 1/2".  And she used two fabrics for some of them.  She did it because she ran out of fabric.  But I think it is cutest because of the joins.  I would do it on purpose.

The reverse side of the Pillow case is one solid piece of fabric.  That way, you can lay your head on a smooth surface and it is comfortable as well as pretty.  Don't you like it?

Home of Pralines!  And Shutters that really work.

going home we see people waiting for the Street Car

It is a serious mode of transportation here.

And here comes the Street Car!

until next time.....

Jeannie

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A Beautiful Beginning.

A beautiful winter morning.  

Have you noticed...

..the sun always rises?

"Weeping may tarry for the night,

but joy comes with the morning."

Psalm 30:5

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Day 2 of Sewing in Lake Charles

On Day 2 of sewing, we worked on the Embellished Sweet and Simple Daygown.  

I love this Daygown!  

We hand stitched tucks, which I love to do.  And I heard (from more than one lady) "That wasn't bad, it didn't take much time at all".  I am always happy if you just try new things, even if it is the only time you do it.  Because, you just never know....

Always cut on the outside of the black line of OFB patterns. Probably all patterns!

Proper pinning and cutting is important!

I was the guest of one of the members of the group.

When I woke up in the morning and looked outside....this is what I saw!!

 

I don't think I would ever leave home if this was the view of my world!

Cute Daygown sleeve.

Me.  

She had an amazing garden.  

And I loved her little garden critters.

....now, back home and on to other adventures!!

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Teaching in Lake Charles Day 1

Student Sample of the Bonnet Embroidery - Great Job!!

One student worked on the Bonnet in class and finished it at home the same night.

I was so excited to see it the next day.  She did a great job.  I love eyelets and hers are very nice!!

And it is encouraging to everybody to see the finished work.  That means it is a do-able project.

The first day, we stitched an embroidered Bonnet.  It had French Eyelets, Daisies, Seed Stitch, Old Fashioned Double Featherstitch and Pinwheel Posies.

Attentively learning new stitches.

Student Sample of a Class Project.

This is the finished  Class Project from a previous class a student had taken.

I love it when ladies bring their finished projects to show me.  Isn't it pretty?

The Contraband Heirloom Stitchers (and me).

Aren't we a merry group?

Having fun sewing together!!

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A Woman of Inspiration.

You can imagine how I love this.

Lovely blues, my favorite color.  And Roses.

Elfrieda Baumeister.

Or Grandma as she was better known to us.

I received a box in the mail from Lisa, my sister in law.

The box was full of Grandma items.  I was overwhelmed when I opened it.

And I think I actually swooned (yes, we do swoon down here in the South) when I saw this!

Grandma Baumeister was an amazingly creative woman.  She was born and raised in Germany and fled to Alaska before the war.  And she filled her life with beautiful things that she made.

She was a woman I admired. 

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