Sew Sews and More Vintage Baby Clothes

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This lovely Gown could be made using my French Acadian Christening Gown  pattern.

It features  3/8" tucks on either side of the tucked insert of horizontal pin tucks at the center front . 

My pattern doesn't have the gathers under the tucked piece.  

You could add them. Or not.

For lunch I served Bunny's famous Chicken Salad.

(purchased from Calvins Super market)

The only photo I took of this dress was the sleeve.

It's a sweet design on a puffed sleeve. 

Lace edging is framing the Satin Stitch embroidery.

Another fun time with my Sewing Friends!!

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Sew Sews and Vintage Baby Clothes

This little gown has a dainty  shaped lace design at the yoke.

The gathered lace edging appears to follow the shaped lace insertion along the lower edge.

But when you peek underneath, you see that it is a round yoke dress and the yoke only seems to follow the shape of the insertion.  

We had great fun passing the gowns around to admire them.

Vintage Baby clothes are such an inspiration to me!

More next post!

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Sew Sews Come to My House

My Sew Sew friends meet once a month.  We stitch, chat and have lunch together.

This month was at my home.  

Carole brought her collection of old Baby Gowns.

This pretty little gown could easily be made using my  Old Fashioned Baby Layette Pattern.

This pattern can be  especially great for those who like to create designs themselves.

You can follow the pattern exactly for a lovely gown.

Or you can use the basic pattern and change the yoke around, adding tucks, lace etc. 

The back of the gown also features tucks.

I love it when the back of the design reflects the front!

I'll show you more next post.

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Sew Sews in the Country

left to right….me, Diane, Lorraine P

I love when we have Sew Sews at Lorraine P's  house in the country.

Especially in the fall when we get to pick Satsumas and Meyer Lemons to take home.

This picture was from our November Sew Sews.

The view out her back window is of flowers and fields.

I love her sewing closet!

This is one half of Lorraines sewing closet.

This is the other half.

(it is a big closet)

I am always impressed at her ability to organize.  

Lorraine hangs her lace on this fabric covered hanger.  She can pin the lace to the cover and they hang nice, straight and visible.

She had a little quilt frame that her husband made for her and she was hand quilting.

And someone is always smocking Premie Bonnets.

We always have a good time together.

Sewing friends are the best!

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Sew Sews Do February

Lorraine is attaching lovely lace to the entredeux on a smocked sleeve.

Lorraine B was working on a Bishop for a Grandchild.

I love getting together with my Sew Sews

Lorraine B bastes the neck binding on before machine stitching it.

This pretty pink Bishop is in case the baby is a girl.

(the parents aren't telling!)

Lorraine B brought her Wee Care Gown and Bonnet to show us.

Carole was our hostess and we celebrated her Birthday.

Carole was working on a slip to complete this embroidered Daygown.

An Old Fashioned Baby Daygown, of course.

We had an excellent Day!

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Sew Sews in the New Year!

What a great beginning to the  New Year - 2016.

Stitching together with my Sew Sews.

We had a feast of Bunny's Chicken Salad and my Buttermilk Pound Cake.

And….I stitched the label onto my sons Quilt.

It was a good day!

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More Sew Sews Show and Tell

This hanky is stunning.  Purchased by Carole.   Love it!

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That is the end of the August Sew Sews, except for dessert!

A very pretty Lemon Cake.

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Sew Sew Show and Tell English Nainsooks

Someone brought this old box of English Nainsook she was given.

You used to be able to buy some fabrics in a box of 10 yards.

The words English Nainsook is printed right on the fabric - as well as the yardage.

This fabric was often used for baby clothes and women's fine  undies!

A definition found on line:

Nainsooks was a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white used for lingerie and infants' wear of South Asian origin.

The meaning of the work Nainsook - Late 18th century: from Hindi nainsukh, from nain "eye"+sukh "pleasure"

I love that meaning!  Eye pleasure.

Click here for Information from an old  Good Housekeeping dated 1893.

I wish I could go shopping back in the 1920's. 

Just for a day!!

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Stitching With My Sew Sews

There was some stitching going on at my Sew Sews.

Lorraine B. was stitching gathered Lace edging to  a Bonnet Crown.

She finished attaching the lace.  So pretty!

This is Embroidered English Netting. 

Lorraine used a regular Bonnet Pattern and cut out the Bonnet and the Crown and stitched them together.  The Lace Edging serves as the Front.

We have some fancy stitchers in our group!!

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Sew Sews in August

I had a great time with my Sew Sews this month.  Plenty of  pretty stitching going on.

The Bear is  from quite a long time ago when Jan Kerton came to teach a class.  

Her lovely techniques can still be seen in our projects!

This is Lorraine B's cute Baby Blanket.

I love the kite made out of cute 30's fabric!

And the perfect bias binding is the same fabric as one of her kites.

Laura's Lunch Table was lovely.

The Crepe Myrtle center piece looked like spring.

I love fresh flowers.

There is more to see…..next post.

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Sew Sew's Stitching

I had a date with my Sew Sew group for a fun time.

Lorraine B made a Baby Bishop for a new little Grandbaby.

Can you see the off white lace with the pink fabric.  Very pretty!!

She  was stitching Bullions onto the dress to finish it.

She is known for her superb Bullions.

We admired the lace that Diane was stitching to another Bridal Garter she is making.

She stitches the lace to the silk fabric. 

 There is more to this story but I don't know what the next step is.  Diane was handing out Silk Strips for us to make our own Garter.  I will bring lace to our next get together to find out what to do.  

Then I will share with you!

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Sew Sews Together in January 2014!

Lorraine B's pretty little sewing case.

The Sew Sews had our first get together of the New Year and it was fun!  All but one of us was able to come. 

Lorraine B was busy with baby things for an "undetermined sex" Baby.  She is making girl and boy items so she will be ready.  

It's such a bother when we don't know the sex of the coming baby!  I think the doc. should have a cute little envelope and slip the baby's sex type inside, seal it - to be opened only by the Grandmother (or Aunt….etc ) who sews for that baby!

I am sure we have divided opinions on that subject.

Lorraine P. was working on a Wee Care item.   Wee Care kits were made up at the last French Handsewers guild meeting.

She was stitching the binding down on her gown.

Lorraine B had her completed Wee Care set to show us.

Laura was smocking a pretty Bishop.

And I completely forgot to take a picture of our Lunch.  It was the best Potato Soup ever, along with salad and rolls.  Eating is always important to the Sew Sews!!

The day is filled with pleasure when you are sewing with friends.

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