I have a new granddaughter, Olivia, due in July 2013, so I wanted to make her some special dresses. The first dress I made was a simple button front day gown out of pale pink batiste. I included double needle pintucks on both front sides and edged the neck and sleeves with lace. I also hand embroidered pink bullion… Read More
In the Hoop Sundresses
I found some of the cutest girl”s sundress patterns where the yoke is made completely on the embroidery machine, and then fabric gathered and attached for the skirt. It can be made so many different ways by adding ruffles, lace etc. to the skirt. The yokes are joined at the shoulder with laces through eyelets made when the yoke… Read More
Sewing Room Redecoration Part 2
After recovering the executive chair I then decided to recover the side chair that originally had a golden damask type cover Then I tackled the table/desk next. I was currently using a folding cafeteria type table, but wanted to have something a little nicer, so I purchased a pretty carved wooden desk to use, and had glass custom cut to… Read More
Teaching Hope to Sew
My granddaughter, Hope, spent two weeks with us this summer, and one of the things she wanted to do while she was at our home was to begin to learn to sew. We looked through quite a few beginner easy type patterns to find something for her to try and she decided she wanted to make a poncho. We purchased… Read More
Hope’s Easter Dress 2013
My granddaughter, Hope, is getting too old for frilly girly dresses, but I had a pattern for a little more sophisticated girls dress that I wanted to make her for Easter. I showed her a photo and she liked it so I made her the Mary and Morgan Young Miss Dress from Sew Beautiful/Martha Pullen. The pattern shows the dress… Read More
Olivia’s Dedication Dress
