French Bonnet For It's Sew Heavenly Class

This is the French Bonnet we will be making in our class at It's Sew Heavenly in November.

It matches Baby's French Acadian Sundress that is the feature of my class.

 

A tiny Bullion Rosebud gives a sweet touch to the Silk Ribbon Tie.

This Bonnet features beautiful laces stitched together by machine with the lace edging finished by hand.

This gives you a good idea of how heavenly the Sundress will be!!

This Old Fashioned Baby Bonnet Pattern is in my Baby Bonnets 1 Pattern.

I will be teaching the class Baby's French Acadian Sundress (and Bonnet) for It's Sew Heavenly in November.  You can read more about the Class Description Here.

And you can call It's Sew Heavenly for the details.

It's Toot Sweet!!

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My Class for It's Sew Heavenly

I have drafted a new pattern that will have it's debut at my class for 

It's Sew Heavenly.

In the picture above you see a basic draft that I made for determining fit.

But in this class Baby's French Acadian Sundress will be quite fancy!!

And of course there will be lovely embroidery involved (not shown)

The students are choosing between a soft mint/aqua Green, Blue or Pink.

All laces are a soft off white color.

I was inspired by  the Acadian Sundress that has been worn in South Louisiana by little girls for decades!  

Baby's Fancy  French Acadian Sundress has been fashioned after a style similar to those sold in the New Orleans Baby Shops and hand made by  Louisiana women all over the state in years gone by.  It's a sweet classic  that  was a summer staple in South Louisiana for generations.. 

Click on Class Information to read more about this class.

Call It's Sew Heavenly to sign up and get the particulars!

Next Post I will show you the Bonnet that we are making in class.

The dress will be available in class in sizes 3-6 months, 12 months and 18 months.

The Bonnet will be available in 

3-6 months and 12 months.

The pattern in not available at this time (except in  this class).

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It's Sew Heavenly - Come to Class this Fall

Brenda and Lacie are the heart of "It's Sew Heavenly".

They are the ones who choose the best and prettiest fabrics  and laces to offer.

They have created an atmosphere where you are inspired to sew and they are happy to help you find the right materials for your project.

They keep the classroom small so the students can get more out of the class.

Smaller classes mean more personal instruction.

I'm very excited to be going back to teach for It's Sew Heavenly this fall.

They treat every one of us like we are "Queen for the Day"

It's Fun!

I'm in the throw's of makeing the beautiful Dress for the Class Project.

I am using Toddlers Summer Dresses Pattern.

But the lovely dress we are making has been created just for this class.

Our Dress will be….Linen, Lace and Beautiful Embroidey!  

Add a touch of Hemstitching and Construction Techniques and this class is the perfect combination.

Join us as we make a lovely Summer Dress.

This is not the dress but it will be similar. 

 The yoke is embellished with lace that is attached with just a wee bit of hemstitching.

 Both bodice and skirt are lined for a nice finish and you can choose to make Size 1,2 or 3.  

The Techniques included in class are - Lace that is attached to fabric with the Hand Hemstitch (Just a little bit of Hemstitching can add quite a splash to your garment!), Machine Stitched Tucks, Lace to Fabric, Lining the dress and construction of a sleeveless Yoke dress.  Some special Embroidery Stitches are included along with old favorites. You will love the hem I have designed for you.  

sample of Old Fashioned Double Featherstitching

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The Old Fashioned Double Featherstitching (or I could call it the French Acadian Antique Featherstitching since I learned it in South Louisiana).  This Featherstitching is unique in that there are no written instructions for it, except for Jeannie B's Embroidery Book and I am very keen in bringing back this beautiful stitch.

 Irish Bullion Rose

Another Stitch I have garnered through examining antique Baby Clothing is the bullion Irish Rose.  The center of this flower is an Eyelet with Bullions stitched in such a way that I think it resembles the Irish Rose.  I will show another way for when you just aren't in the mode for stitching eyelets!

We will also make a pretty Heirloom Pillowcase to practise our new skills on.

And come away with two lovely projects.

There will be three wonderful days of fun and informative stitching by hand and machine.

 I hope to see you there.

It's Sew Heavenly….for more information.

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Another Day at It's Sew Heavenly!

From my class at It's Sew Heavenly

Sweet Baby wearing my Class Sample Dress and Bonnet.

We finished the class by learning how to stitch tiny eyelets to  put on a slip.

Slips are the perfect place to practice your embroidery.

It was sad to say goodbye!!

(I hope everyone was excited to get home and stitch!)

"Mary Frances, if you please, 

Take the patterns and make these

Pretty things - a lot of fun!

Let me see them when they're done."

 from The Mary Frances sewing Book - Adventures Among The Thimble People

Circa 1913

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Teaching - It's Sew Heavenly Heirloom Sewing Shop

The cheerful group of ladies  stitching in my recent class at It's Sew Heavenly.

Heirloom Sewing is alive and well at It's Sew Heavenly in Youngsville, Louisiana!

It's always fun to stitch and learn new things and practice and perfect our skills.

You will find fabric and garment samples all over the place!

This shop has everything "Heirloom"!

And they are always friendly and ready to help you.

Brenda made us wonderful meals for every  class time lunch.

She makes the best Chicken-Sausage Gumbo I've ever had!

And we had Pumpkin cake for dessert.

Very fallish.

A new student for me.  She was very attentive to my demonstration!

…more next time..

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Teaching at It's Sew Heavenly

Back of the Baby dress and Bonnet we stitched in my class at It's Sew Heavenly.

Tucks were the order of the day for this class.

Happily stitching our Tucks!

And even more happy to finish stitching our tucks and get the fabric ready  to cut out!

Precise cutting is important.

The outside of the black line is the cutting line.  With small 3/8" seams it is vital that the cutting out is accurate.

Brenda, the shop owner, is third from the left.

We   had such fun in this class.  The two ladies on the left are Sisters.  

How fun is that?

She is showing me a previous class project - very nice.

I love it when students bring garments they made  to show me!

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Gorgous Baby in Winter White Daygown

The Winterwhite slip from the recent Sew Beautiful Magazine.

I recently taught at the shop "It's Sew Heavenly".

I think my favorite thing about teaching there was seeing Lacie's sweet little daughter in my garments!!

This Daygown was designed to be featured in Sew Beautiful Magazine.

I used my pattern "Sweet and Simple Baby Daygown Collection"

The fabric is soft and warm Swiss Flannel.  

I added pretty embroidery and lace frills.

I like to use beading at the sleeve edge because you can pull it up to fit Baby's wrist.

The Old Fashioned Baby wants Babies to look like…well Babies!!

(mission accomplished)

Brenda with her precious Granddaughter.

The Winterwhite Daygown is available in a Kit.

Every Baby should have one!!

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Working Hard and Having Fun

I do much of my embroidery on my comfy sofa in my sewing room.  Right by the window.  

Need more light?  Pull back the curtain!!

I work very hard at my job!

Lucky for me, my job can be lots of fun.  This has been my "office" for the last several days.  I have been finishing up the embroidery on a Daygown that was designed for my class at It's Sew Heavenly. I love the project.  Baby's Layette...a Sacque (which is just a baby jacket), matching Bonnet and Daygown.

The fabric is a fine Swiss Pima batiste and it irons up crisp and lovely!

Thought I had finished the embroidery but then...well, I added just a bit between the buttonholes.

This is the embroidery on the Bonnet.

It shimmers because it is Silk Floss.

Finished Bonnet.

I think it's very cute.  I hope my students like it!

This Baby Set is embellished with Lilly of the Valley Lace. 

That's a good start in life for Baby!!

And Here is my  finished Daygown.  I used Baby's First Daygowns pattern but made up a new variation for this class.  Neither tucks or embroidery is in the pattern.

I am looking forward to meeting all my students at the end of this week.  I have taught for It's Sew Heavenly before and the students will be delighted at the way Brenda and Lacy spoil them all!  For me, the small student numbers that Brenda insists on, means I can really  work with each student.  

I like that!

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Jeannie Teaches Baby Layette Class in Louisiana.

In November, I will be teaching a class in Youngsville, Louisiana for It's Sew Heavenly.  

I will be teaching three garments used in a Baby's Layette.

A Sacque is one of the Garments we will make.

A Sacque is really just a pretty little covering to keep Baby's little arms and chest warm.  In the South where I live, it can be used year round because some people keep their air conditioning on a cold setting!  And in the North, it can probably be worn almost year round because the nights can be cool even in the summer (in some places).  And in the winter it will make baby snugly in the chilly house. 

Or, you might want Baby to wear it when visiting, just because it's so pretty!

We will enjoy stitching the lovely embroidery that embellishes it.  And the feel of the wonderful Silk Satin Batiste it is made from.

With a pretty lace to finish the edges.  And Silk Ribbon to tie it up with.

A matching Bonnet is included, of course. 

 And we will  learn the old fashioned technique of Snail Shirring the Ruffle to the Bonnet.

 Very interesting and pretty.

Finally, we will make a Daygown for Baby, using my newest Daygown Pattern "Baby's First Daygowns".

It will be a treasured heirloom ensemble for many generations to come. 

To find out more about this 3 day workshop, visit Brenda's wesite It's Sew Heavenly.

This is my Pink Saturday post with How Sweet The Sound.

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Teaching For It's Sew Heavenly - Part 2

We had pretty fabric and lace to sew.

The Students in my Class were doing a wonderful job!

Laying out the pattern on the fabric, and measuring the grain line of the sleeve.

Our fabric is pale mint green Fairy Fabric.  Because it is a wide fabric, there was enough fabric left over to make a bonnet for anyone who wanted to.

There was extra room on the porch to work.  

It was a beautiful fall day.

Lace and entredeux were stitched to sleeves.

Very pretty.

The Bermuda Fagotting (Point Turc or Lace Stitch) was learned and mastered.  

You can see the lower stitches in the picture.  The lowest stitches on the fabric are the learning stitches.  And in the middle are the getting better stitches.  At the top are the very nicely done stitches. 

 I was not the only one to take a picture of her work.  Several people wanted to get a picture of her lovely stitching.

I hold the thought that to be a good stitcher, you just have to keep at it.

A person who just tries a technique will have stitches like the first ones in the picture.  If  she stops there, her stitches will never look like the final stitches above. 

We were fed incredible meals.  Brenda is an amazing cook!

And we stitched some more.

I met 'Blog Friends'.

Another incomplete picture of our group. 

 Lacy is taking the picture and I am kinda in the middle in the black skirt and sweater.

Finally, I wanted to show you a picture of Brenda in her closet, ironing.

Her closet is amazing!! 

I want her closet! 

Beautiful, isn't it?

We had such a nice time....we have already scheduled me to come back again next November 3.

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