Baby Gown for Peyton

I love my first Baby Day Gown. I took a class at Material Girls Fabric Shop to learn how to do some of the basic heirloom sewing techniques. It was especially nice to have someone to gift with this first attempt. Baby Peyton was born just before I completed it. Now I can't wait to make another one! Maybe pink next time?

For this one I chose white batiste as my fabric. I had some very nice lace just crying out to be used. I wish I had more of the lace. I think it would have added to it tremendously, but I used what I had and wasn't able to find more to match. This is some left over from another plan for a dress for a toddler. The only other embellishment added was machine embroidery down the center front. This design is from a "Martha Pullen" embroidery designs for babies CD (available from www.marthapullen.com) I can't say enough about the beauty of the design. It is exquisitely perfect!

For my next baby gown I'm going to be using pink batiste with white embroidery (maybe) and tucks. Of course the fabric will be from Material Girls and the embroidery design from Martha Pullen.

Can't Stop Now!

While the iron is hot, I'm publishing another post. This one has a picture of a dress I made for a birthday girl!

Long Time Passing

Hello Blog!

I haven't been able to access my blog since last time I wrote. I don't know what was wrong with it -- probably Operator Error.

But I really wanted to let anyone know out there that Whimsical Fabrics is having a great giveaway. Just my style!!! Fabrics for the stash and patterns, too, are always on my "Wishlist" and theirs are wonderful!

I have always been so pleased with my purchases from Whimsical Fabrics. It's always a happy day when I receive my "pur(chase)prize". I love that term. I can't remember where I first heard it, but I do feel as if I have a happy day prize when my shipment arrives! Not only are the products fantastic, but they are packaged so nicely! It just makes me happy all over!

I've been super busy - making some baby gifts and of course, sewing for the now three year old grandbaby. I'm hoping that I can get some of my pictures posted before I mess up again.

Have a happy day, and don't forget the giveaway!

Summer

I guess it's just a fact that I can't blog more than once a month (if that). I've been pretty busy. We went to the beach for 7 days. It was so enjoyable, restful and fun. When we went to Melbourne I bought beautiful, beautiful fabric - everything from summery, essentially Florida fabrics to new Christmas fabrics that I doubt I would find anywhere around here!

Before we left I had tested a pattern for Little Lizard Kings. As you see in the pictures above, it turned out beautifully. Grandbaby loves twirling in it! She didn't want to take it off! It stitched out so well. Directions were clear and easy to follow. It would be great even for a beginning sewer. Because of a teeny chest, I did put elastic to gather the front of the dress, which changed the integrity of the pattern. The next time I make it, I will adjust the pattern to fit my Emma. Go here for wonderful children's clothing patterns. See you next time with a new outfit I've made. I hope you like this one!

Summer Busy-ness

I guess it's just a fact that I can't blog more than once a month (if that). I've been pretty busy. We went to the beach for 7 days. It was so enjoyable, restful and fun. When we went to Melbourne I bought beautiful, beautiful fabric - everything from summery, essentially Florida fabrics to new Christmas fabrics that I doubt I would find anywhere around here!

Before we left I had tested a pattern for Little Lizard Kings. As you see in the pictures above, it turned out beautifully. Grandbaby loves twirling in it! She didn't want to take it off! It stitched out so well. Directions were clear and easy to follow. It would be great even for a beginning sewer. Because of a teeny chest, I did put elastic to gather the front of the dress, which changed the integrity of the pattern. The next time I make it, I will adjust the pattern to fit my Emma. Go here for wonderful children's clothing patterns. See you next time with a new outfit I've made. I hope you like this one!

Only a month has gone by.....

Well, hello! I think I'm getting much better at posting. It's been just a few days over a month since my last post. For some people that's not much progress, but if you look at my track record, I'm really doing quite well.

I've been busy, busy. I have been sewing and embroidering. I sewed a test pattern for a child's dress for www.littlelizardking.com. The pattern was an e-pattern (PDF download). It was well written with great instructions. I love the pattern and will be using it again. The picture at the top of the post shows the dress I made. Of course, I have the most beautiful model in the world. My, how she loved twirling in that dress..... she didn't want to take it off!

As you can see, we have also been to the beach. Seven wonderful days of beach house living, lying under the umbrella, listening to the surf, sunning, playing with Grand Baby, nice beach walks, Utopia!

I have also tested some embroidery/applique designs for www.originalstitches.com. Erin, the digitizer is wonderful. Her designs are a joy to work with. They stitch out beautifully every time. Please stop by her site and check out her work. She takes great pride in her work and strives to give only her best to her designs.

It has been a while since I last posted. I have been very busy, but I really can't say what I've been doing to be so busy. I know I've spent all my time. It's gone anyway.
Well, I have embroidered and appliqued and I've Facebooked and Facebooked and Facebooked some more. I have spent way too much time with my computer and not enough sitting down at the sewing machine. I'm really ashamed of myself. Time to stop all this nonsense. LOL Actually I have learned so much from my new embroidery friends I found in a Facebook Group. They are mostly young stay at home moms with from 1 to 6 kids, so what do I have in common with them? We all embroider or sew or craft in some way -- and I just want to mother-hen all of them, I guess. Be that as it may, they have taught me some new ins and outs to embroidery and applique, and a new appreciation of the generation that is bringing up the next generation of people. Way to go, girls.




I have decided to try to sell some of my little goodies I've made. I love making them, but you know, I don't have a place to store all that I make. And I've given away all I want to give away. So I either have to stop or sell some -- to make room for more, don't you know? (Big smile here!) So gradually, little by little, I'm getting my pictures in order to display for all to see. In the meantime, I am showing the few of you who read my blog a few things I will be showing. I hope you like them.