Sew Sew's in January

We had a great time at our Jan. Sew Sew's.

Lorraine was working on this little beauty.

She means to frame it for a Great Granddaughter.

It is from Inspirations Magazine and I LOVE it!!

It got me to thinking.

I could use the illustration of a Sunbonnet Baby from my Embroidery Book to make something similar.

I'm kinda excited about it!

Carole is sewing for her first Great Grandchild.

She is queen of blankets and this is a very cute little French Knot Lamb.

She is very fancy on this Crocheted edging.  I think it is beautiful.

One day I'm going to try one while I have a talented friend to  help me.

Lately there is always someone who is working on a Wedding Garter.

So many weddings….will lead to new babies!!

Here is a trick Lorraine showed me.  Wrap a piece of tape to your finger with the sticky side out and the beads will stick to the tape instead of rolling on the floor.  

Cool idea!

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My February Stitching Week - Day 5 (Tips)

I love the back of this pattern.  Love the tucks.

Emma's Smocked Baby Dresses

I worked on my Dress for my class at Farmhouse Fabrics next month.

I stitched the Buttonholes in the Dress Back.

I have marked where I want to embroider a flower on the back of my baby dress.

These are the buttons I've chosen for this dress.  I have buttons "kept back" for special and I like to use them in my kits.

Tip: It is important to stitch the Buttonholes before you complete any type of neck finish.  This is because once the neck is finished, the fabric will not feed as well on your machine.  The neck binding or neck entredeux are bulky while your fabric where the buttonholes will be is flat.  This affects the top Button Hole on your dress or daygown.  The result is the sewing machine refusing to feed at the same rate it did on the flat fabric and can even stop feeding while your thread stitches over and over in the same place. 

* And always use an appropriate stabilizer under the Buttonhole.  For fine fabrics I usually use a plain white tissue like the kind you wrap gifts in.  This also helps the fabric to feed evenly.

*Always do a sample Buttonhole in the garment fabric to test size and tension.

* If you do not have a Baby Size Buttonhole setting on your machine, narrow the stitch width just slightly to make your Buttonhole more delicate than what you would use on an adult garment.

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French Handsewers Saga Guilds Upcoming Programs

Lorraine brought in a collection of her Bonnets to get us excited about the next program!

We are continuing with our Baby Layette theme for our programs.

Lorraine's lovely lace Bonnet

Dotted Swiss Bonnet.

Lorraine will be showing us how to make a simple Bonnet that can go with our Daygown.

Our two young visitor's were excited about the Bonnets.  It is so nice to have young ladies who want to carry on our sewing traditions!

I applaud the Mothers and Grandmothers who are teaching young girls to sew!

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Pink Saturday- Baby Gown

This is a pretty pink Baby Gown.

She stitched it using one of my Old Fashioned Baby Patterns.

Made from fine Swiss  Fabric. With French Lace.

It is fashioned after an antique gown - see the story here.

Made using off white lace.  So pretty with pink.

This is not pink but is a Christening Gown made by CW who sent me this picture.  It is the same pattern using a different version.  It makes a wonderful Christening Gown.

This is my Antique T-Gown, Dress and Christening Gown Pattern.

And a pink Rose from my garden.  

Smells wonderful too!

Pink(pingk) n. 1. Light red 2. The highest degree of excellence: in the pink of health

This is my Pink Saturday Post for this week.

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