Sew Incredible Stuff

Handkerchief Linen Christmas Dress

I fell in love with this Alice Dress Pattern from Wendy Schoen/Petite Poche, the first time I saw it and decided I wanted to make it for my granddaughter, Hope. I could vision the embroidery in reds and greens for christmas. I used genuine Irish Handkerchief Linen for the dress in white. Embroidery was worked by hand in red and… Read More

Christmas Red Gingham Microchek Suit

My oldest son had a suit when he was a newborn that was microcheck red gingham with a white bodice, footed pants to match, shirt buttoned up the back. I loved that little suit for him and wanted to make one just like it for Teddy. It is difficult to find cute patterns for baby boys but I ran across… Read More

Hope’s Blue Dress

I had seen this beautiful dress on the cover of Sew Beautiful magazine and wanted to make it for a while. I decided to make it for my oldest grandchild, Hope, knowing that she was getting too old for frilly dresses, she wants to look like a teenager, not a little girl. The photo above is a close up detail… Read More

Blue Linen Bunny Suit

This outfit was made using the Hooded Baby Coat pattern from Kari Me Away. The applique is a bunny and was sewn on by machine with an applique stitch.  There is embroidery also on the back of the hood to match.  It is made from genuine Irish Handkerchief linen in a pale blue color, and lined with Swiss Flannel, a… Read More

Reproduction Ayershire Christening Gown

  While doing research for christening gowns, I ran across some photos of an antique Ayrshire christening gown. I fell in love with this beauty and have decided to try and reproduce an Ayrshire gown. Ayrshire Embroidery is hard to find, I could not find a source for any Ayrshire linens to use for the dress, so I will have… Read More

My Heart Belongs to Bernina

Years ago when I was sewing all the time for my daughter, Lindsey, I lusted for a Bernina sewing machine, but as a young mother with small children, and living from paycheck to paycheck, I could not afford one.  I got along fine, though, with my Singer Creative Touch 1030.I never was able to afford the Bernina when my children… Read More

Hemstitching Tutorial

 Pin stitching was originally done by hand. Drawn thread work is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric. The remaining threads are grouped or bundled together into a variety of patterns. The more elaborate styles of drawn thread work use in fact a variety of other… Read More