What I'm Doing.

I am working on a cute Baby Daygown for my class at Farmhouse Fabrics.

Fabric is Swiss Nelona, a pure pleasure to stitch! 

I'm reading a book by Grace Livingson Hill, copyright 1946.  The book is a Library discard that a friend loaned me.  It's very old fashioned and good always wins out in the end.  

On strength of character and something to think about:

"That fellow has what you call strength of character......you will have to have at least as much strength of character as he has to win him and I don't believe you have, kitten.  Your plenty stubborn and set in your way, but that's not strength, that's usually founded in weakness, and selfishness, and this man hasn't a selfish hair in his whold make-up."

It has been cold and rainy here this past week.

Perfect weather for reading and stitching!

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What's jeannie Doing??

I am beginning my next article for my Sew Beautiful column.

I have already decided what I am doing and I am gathering my materials.

It actually took me quite a bit of time to decide on lace and fabric.  

You see the final results but missed my  painful deliberations.

I hate being dissatisfied with a choice I make. So I pull out and compare everything that might possibly work. Then I  toss aside materials until I have the best ones on the table.

I love this Lace Insertion!  It's new and I haven't used it yet.  It looks like two separate pieces of lace that have been fagotted together.  But it is really one piece of lace.  And this is made from one of my favorite baby insertions too.

Unfortunately, I have not decided if I can use this wider lace on my project. But I really want to.

Haven't given up yet.  I am designing as I move along.

I love this little Lace Edging.  Very Sweet!  And small.

Perfect for my little Baby Garment.

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What's Jeannie Doing??

I am into the final stages of getting my new take me home/baby's first daygown printed.

Well, in the first stage of the final stages!

I meant to take a picture of the totally cleaned off table.  It was amazing!!  But I got too excited and started right away with finishing this pattern!

These are some of the daygowns from my Summer of Daygowns.  The Daygowns for this pattern.

I need them out to look at them as I work.

First, I had to decide which three views would go in the pattern!

This was hard for me because I like all of them.

I have to be practical. 

And I decided that one of the selected views needed to be a tad bit revised.

I re-drew it and now I am making another Daygown with the revised design.

There is no other way to know if it will be exactly what I want.

I love my work!

(but it is still work)

Whatever your hand finds to do,  do it with all your might.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

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The Amazing Jeannie and Her Wonderful Morning!

I had a wonderful morning! 

 I had coffee and read the paper in my garden.  Then cut back some unruly plants and picked my (currently) favorite Rose along with a few others.

I put new sheets on my bed, complete with freshly ironed old Pillowcases.
  Embroidered, of course.

I vacumed the carpets and cleaned the kitchen. Put in a load of wash.

 And made French Toast for Breakfast.

I spent time training Strider, who was a willing subject.  Most of the time.

I sat and read  a couple chapters in the book of Isaiah, which I am excited to be studying in the fall with Bible Study Fellowship.

I sat and stitched down the front facing on my current project.  A Daygown, no surprise!!

And all this by 9:30 am!!  I was , myself, amazed!!

 It had something to do with a malfunctioning house alarm that sent a piercing wail through my household at 5:30 am.  I was not only awake, but totally alert!  But I don't recommend it on a regular basis.

The best part is ....   it is only 9:30 am and I have the day before me.  Sewing!

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Lacy Band. Done!

Completed Lacy Band for "Emma's Smocked Baby Dresses".

I stayed up late on Friday night  to finish the Lacy Band for my Bear Threads article.  I don't usually stay up late to sew because the lights not as good (and neither are my eyes), but I needed to do it so I could play for part of Saturday.

What's Jeannie Doing?

Jeannie is not doing what she should be doing!

I am however progressing on my baby gown!

Actually, I am thinking about new SAGA class submissions so you could really call this working.  What a life!

I am making this little gown by hand and have decided to use the "Eula" method of Tucking.  It is a challenge to me because I am not Eula with her 60 odd years of practice at it!  She does not mark her tucks and does not pull threads to mark them.  She eyeball's them!!  I am not a great eyeballer but am improving and cheated a little.  Stay tuned  to see what I mean.  It will involve more photos and can't do that right now because I am actually going to work today, getting ready for the Jan. Birmingham market and I must clear my desk and hope nothing is past due! Until Later....

What's Jeannie doing?

I am using antique lace from my "collection" (stash).

I am  unable to work on only one project at a time!

  I will tell you that I admire people who finish one project before beginning another.  There was a lady who would come into my shop and buy fabric & lace for 3 daygowns.  She would go home and make them.  Then, she would come back for more fabric and lace.  Can you imagine?

The picture you see above will become a little hemstitched baby gown. You can see that I have already removed the threads to begin the hemstitching.  I am using Swiss Batiste and some of my old lace that I have collected or been given over the years.  I never use it because it is just too special.  What am I waiting for?  With another birthday looming, I figured now was a good time to begin using all my special laces!