The Old Fashioned Baby Sewing Room: Heirloom Sewing Shops

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Friday, March 11

Toddler Summer Tucked Dress

Toddler Summer Tucked Dress - View 2

Toddler Summer Dresses pattern.

I love this dress!

The Yoke features Lace Edging attached to Swiss Insertion.

I teach this dress as a class for Guilds and shops.

It's a great class. There is a tucked Yoke and Skirt on wonderful fabric. The Swiss Trim is rolled and whipped to the hem. And You learn about construction of a sleeveless Yoke dress with special techniques such as a hidden seam at the yoke embellished with Swiss Beading.

This dress includes my favorite embroidery stitch -

Featherstitching along with Old Fashioned Bullion Roses.

This is the fancy version of Toddler Summer Dresses. Perfect for Easter, Summer Birthdays or Beach Pictures.

Wednesday, January 27

Last Day of Class at Peanut Butter and Jelly Kids

Third post on teaching at Peanut Butter and Jelly Kids!

On Day Three we had an Embroidery Class.

We spent a lovely day working the Featherstitch, Old Fashioned Double Featherstitch, French Eyelets, French Knots and a variety of Bullion Roses

You can do alot with those stitches!!

I love this Bonnet Collection.

Everyone seemed a little nervous because it was also the last day to purchase supplies before they drove back home!! Decisions had to be made.

I love this little bonnet on display at the shop.

You can make it using my Baby Bonnet One pattern. (My pattern does not include the puffing directions.)

I love that Anna Marie is so involved with the Girl Scouts.

She has BOXES of Girl Scout cookes for sale.

(memories of my girlhood…going door to door selling cookies)

I wanted to include this picture. Peanut Butter and Jelly Kids has a basketful of hand crocheted Booties for sale. These have become hard to find in my neck of the woods! The more you walk around the shop….the more interesting things you find.

On this last day of class Bettina brought in her dress all finished but for a touch of lace edging at the yoke.

Her dress is absolutely beautiful.

She finished the Bonnet too!! Well Done!

My conclusionat the end of the day:

Baby's Tucked Yoke Dress and Classic Embroidery Stitches are both very good classes.

and

Peanut Butter and Jelly Kids Shop is well worth a road trip!

Peanut Butter -n- Jelly Kids

Your Source for Creating Heirlooms
3300 Old Shell Road
Mobile, Alabama 36607
(251) 479-8811

I hear there is a sale about to happen….might even be this weekend so check soon.

Sunday, April 26

Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop - A Must Visit Shop!!

Beth is in The Lace Room!!

Meet Beth, the owner of Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop.

In Wetumpka, Alabama. A few minutes drive from Montgomery, Alabama.

Above the entrance it says "Enter as our customer and leave as our friend."

This is the entrance to The Lace Room.

I love the idea of having a room for your Lace!

This case is filled with laces.

The Christening Gown that sits above the lace.

Close up of the hem of the Gown.

Beth's Heirlooms has tons of patterns. They are everywhere. I like that they are visible and you don't have to look in a book to see them.

Yes, they do carry The Old Fashioned Baby patterns.

Emma's Smocked Baby Dresses is sadly out of print!

In fact they have a couple of OFB OUT OF PRINT "Emma's Smocked Baby Dresses" pattern.

I absolutely fell in love with this wooden cutting table in the back office.

I want one just like it!!

So….when you are on a road trip, make the time to visit Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop.

It is a beautiful shop filled with lots of fine materials and a friendly and helpful bunch of ladies ready to help you.

Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop

Shop Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 1 pm
334-567-2448

Thursday, April 23

Teaching at Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop

The class I taught for Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop was a mixture of hand and machine stitching.

We machine Rolled and Whipped the entredeux to fabric. Then machine stitched the Baby lace edging to the entredeux.

With the cuff folded up it looks like the Daygown sleeve!!

Standing in front of Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop

I am sorry that we are missing Jan in this picture as I didn't think to take the photo until class ended (she had to leave early).

Everyone gone, and I'm sorting through my stuff to pack it all up.

Kinda sad to leave.

We had a good time and learned a lot!

But I'll be back next year….hope to see you.

Tuesday, April 21

Under-tuck Baby Daygown Class

I have been teaching at Beth's Heirloom Sewing Shop in Wetumpka, Alabama

We hand stitched the tucks and learned about Under -tucks. The short version of Under-tucks is that they add additional fullness to a garment. Cool and very Old Fashioned!

The ladies also mitered and stitched lace to our Daygown.

And learned to hand stitch the tucks for a soft finish. And we learned that it isn't hard to do it!

After the first day of class, Beth gave me a tour of Wetumpka. Then we stopped at the River Park and took a long and lovely walk along the river path.

Wetumpka is a pretty little town!

More to come…..

Monday, April 6

Farmhouse Fabric - The Store!

I'm standing with Farmhouse Fabric's owner Sally.

It is a Warehouse of Beauty!!!

Isles of wonderful fabric.

Have you ever seen this much Liberty of London fabric in one place??

Love this Liberty!!

One of the ladies bought this fabric to make herself a nightie. It feels soft and smooth and wonderful. Perfect for the sweetest dreams.

Believe it or not!

All this fabric is the finest Swiss Batiste, Lawns, Dotted Swiss, Swiss Voile, Swiss Dimity…..etc.

Beautiful Lace?

Bins of Beautiful Lace.

And bolts and rolls of cute edgings and trims.

Farmhouse Fabric shop is always open on line but the Shop is only open to the public for classes and one day a month so call before you visit in person.

Friday, April 3

Prize Winning!!

Carolyn finished up the class project from last years "Sewing With Jeannie B. at Farmhouse Fabrics"

I was so pleased that Carolyn brought the outfit to show me in person - all finished!

And with a Blue Ribbon!!!

First Place!!

She did a lovely job so I am not surprised the judges recognized this.

I am grabbing onto her prize winning shirt tails…..

…..so pleased my Design was used for this First Place outfit!!

Friday, March 27

Farmhouse Fabric Class Fun!

Happy Sewing Ladies!

Who were an industrious bunch!

Stitching Tucks.

And stitching Lace to Swiss insertion.

All this fine sewing to make a fancy block of fabric.

To use for our fancy yokes.

At Farmhouse Fabrics.

..to be continued..

Wednesday, March 11

Next Trip - Farmhouse Fabrics

This is a gorgeous Summer Dress

We will be making this in the class I am teaching for Farmhouse Fabric.

It has a ton of techniques to learn.

Including a lined skirt and lined bodice. Plus how to attach entredeux to the skirt with a nice machine roll and whip. And the really cool way you can stitch the beading to the yoke to hide all the seam allowances while making a pretty statement. Fun…...

Folded over tucks and how to make them straight and even.

Embroidered Featherstitch and Bullion Rosebuds.

I even have a tip for lovely Daisy leaves!

The Old Fashioned Baby - Toddler Summer Dresses

The students will make the dress in their choice of size 1,2 or 3.

Monday, February 23

Great Heriloom Class in Dothan, Alabama

The Baby Dress from my pattern "Antique T-Yoke, Baby Dress and Christening Gown" is the project for the class I will be teaching in Dothan, Alabama. Or you can choose to make the Gown.

I have modified the pattern slightly from the original for class, omitting the ruffle at the skirt so it is like the gown but a shorter length with puffed sleeves.