Machine Stitched Shell Hem

This photo appeared in Sew Beautiful magazine.

(We miss you Sew Beautiful magazine!!)

To see the instructions for the Machine Stitched Shell Hem…..visit Martha Pullen Company.

The Bubble and Cap above is from my Old Fashioned Baby pattern "Sweet and Simple Bubbles and Bonnets"  The embroidery design is on page 23 of my "Jeannie B's Book of Heirloom Embroidery Designs and Stitches" (2 pages in my book have designs created just for Daygowns and as you can see…Bubbles too).   I have a materials kit available for the above Bubble.   You will need the pattern and embroidery design to copy it.

This trim can be made and then stitched just  as you would use piping.  

Very cute and easy!

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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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Sew Beautiful Winter White Baby Daygown

Winter White Baby Daygown by The Old Fashioned Baby was featured in the latest issue of Sew Beautiful Magazine.

The kit is available on the OFB Heirloom Shop

The pattern used is OFB Sweet and Simple Baby Daygown Collection.

The fabric is  luxurious Swiss Flannel!!

Soft and fine, it is brushed and super soft.

Pretty embroidery and Lace edging fancy up the hem.

Swiss Beading and Ribbon to tie up the sleeve edge.

Embellishment between the Mother of Pearl buttons is a nice little touch.

What little baby doesn't deserve to be snuggled away in this soft little daygown?

Sweet dreams baby darling!

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Sew Beautiful Magazine - My White Daygown

Baby's First Daygowns  - View 3

This is my White Daygown that was featured in the Sew Beautiful Magazine - Baby Issue.

I made a kit for this Daygown using all the same materials that I used on mine.

It has a very sweet Lace Edging embellishing it.  

One of my favorites.  

And I love this fancy entredeux around the neck.

I trimmed the fabric from behind the lace and worked a machine Pin Stitch around the lace.

But the feature of this Daygown is the pleat in the back. 

 I finished it using a hand Pin Stitch.

That is what the Sew Beautiful article is about. 

 Instructions are in the magazine about how to do this. 

 This is what the Pin Stitched inverted pleat looks like on the inside of the Daygown.

Next post I will show you the green Daygown that is similar but I didn't cut the fabric from behind the lace.    I used the same technique on the back pleat.

I love Daygowns!

This is my White Wednesday!

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Baby's First Daygown in Sew Beautiful Magazine

My new pattern "Baby's First Daygown" is featured in the latest issue of Sew Beautiful magazine.

There is a cute baby pictured in it under the title Baby's First Christmas.

A perfect Christmas Daygown.

The sleeves pull up with ribbon.  Red for the Christmas season. 

The fabric I used for this Daygown is Swiss Flannel.  It is one of the softest fabrics ever!  But fine and wonderful.

The focus of this article, besides showing a cute Christmas Daygown is to give you instructions for lengthening the Daygown and forming a casing to run a ribbon through.  

Then you can draw it up to keep baby's little feet nice and warm.

It's an easy thing to do and the article has illustrations for you to follow!

A touch of embroidery on the back of the Old Fashioned Daygown!

The Christmas Embroidery Design is included in my Sew Beautiful magazine article.  And I used a Swiss Trim  on either side of the front opening.  Then I ran red Embroidery Floss through it for a really festive look!

Baby's First Daygowns pattern will be ready in November.  I am taking orders now if you want to be the first to receive it.  

If you need a Daygown before then....use my Old Fashioned Baby Layette pattern.

This is my White Wednesday post for this week with Faded Charm.

Thank you for visiting me this morning!

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Phillippians 4:13

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My Next Column in Sew Beautiful

My next column in Sew Beautiful Magazine involves wonderful White Fabric.  Pink Ribbon. Lace.  A Ruffle.  Embroidery.....

Pink Old Fashioned Bullion Roses.

And fine gathered lace.

Anticipation..

it's part of the fun!

This is my White Wednesday for this week.

I was busy working on it here!

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Just Do It!

This is a teeny peek at my article in the upcoming issue (May/June) of Sew Beautiful Magazine.

I can't wait to show you the whole thing!

But I will tell you one thing.  I design as I move along with only a rough idea of the  direction I am moving in. Sometimes I do things I have never done before.  So I make mistakes.  I made mistakes in this little garment.  So I just took the mistakes out and stitched it in a different way.  Until I was happy!

Never be afraid to try new things in your sewing adventure!

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915

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Summer Sew Beautiful- Just a Peek!

Just some teasers about my article in the July Sew Beautiful

Hint: Linen and Lace!

Hint: Bullion  flowers, Linen and Lace!

Stash Fabric and Ric Rac.
Hint: Best Embroidered Baby Clothes pattern!

Hint: Gorgeous Trims

Hint: Sweet Embroidery

White Wednesday - White Embroidery on Baby Gown

Design using OFB pattern "Old Fashioned Baby Layette".

This gown was published in Sew Beautiful Magazine issue #89.

The fabric is Swiss Batiste.  It features White on White embroidery.

The lace insertions down the front lends princess-style detailing to the gown.  Tiny Featherstitching runs along the side of the lace.

The fabric was cut from behind the lace, giving it an airy look.

The lace insertion at the hem appears to have tiny fagoting on either side but it is all one piece of lace.

The embroidery design includes eyelets, buttonhole eyelet flowers, stem/outline stitch, tiny bullion buds and applique cord.

"The fashioning of wee garments for a baby is something dear to the heart of every woman in the world. Even those who do not know how to sew cannot help feeling the appeal of soft, daintily made little dresses and envying , no doubt, the more skillful fingers of their friends."

Excerpt from  woman's World Baby Trousseau Book, copyright 1926

Visit Faded Charm for more beautiful Whites!

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Designing For A Needlework Magazine

Set from Old Fashioned Baby Layette pattern was featured in Sew Beautiful Magazine November/December 2008

Sew Beautiful has a BLOG!  This Layette set is pictured there.  They interviewed me and I am the Designer Feature!  Please visit their Blog and leave a message so they know you were there.  I think they  have lots of fun ideas they plan to post.

Fabric is Nelona Swiss Batiste.

Close up of the yoke on the Gown.

Love the Pink and Blue together!  It's so Old Fashioned Baby!!

I used the tuck design from the Yoke and the embroidery as my inspiration for the sleeve.  When I started the project for this article...I didn't know I was going to do that!

Hem of the Gown with the same Embroidery Style.

After I made the Gown I decided to make a matching slip.  Vintage Baby Gowns can have a matching slip that rivals the beauty of the Gown.

my slip

Pretty lace insertion at the yoke and a lace frill at the neck.

Pretty hem of the slip.

I should have made the slip first!  After making the Gown and Bonnet and starting the slip I was having more and better ideas!!  I like the hem of the slip better than the hem of the Gown!!

Too Late! No time (or desire) to re-do the hem.  Next time.

Matching Bonnet!

Things To Come In Sew Beautiful!

Coming Soon!  Pretty Lace!

The next issue of Sew Beautiful magazine will be their "Blue Issue".  

Smocking with Pink Bullion Roses!

I have a little garment that will be in the next "Blue Issue" of Sew Beautiful Magazine.

Hint of Lace!

Fabric is beautiful Blue Dotted Swiss.  The Real thing!

Sweet Baby Sleeve!

Be watching for the next Sew Beautiful magazine!!  

It's all about my favorite color.