June

 

*EASTER 2014 SUNDRESSES* (next 4 boxes)
	BLUE SUNDRESS Hillary pattern Children's Corner Blue Silk Organza Blue Swiss Satin Batiste English Netted Laces Spanish Faggotting Blue Silk Satin Ribbons PINK SUNDRESS Louise Pattern Cildren's Corner Pink Silk Organza Pink Swiss Satin Batiste Swiss Netted Laces Spanish Faggotting Pink Silk Satin Ribbon (children's corner website has the change for the v-back and the woven ribbon belt)
PEACH SUNDRESS Sophia by Bonnie Blue Designs Bearissama Swiss Batiste French Val Lace Embroidered Swiss edgeing and Insertions
	SEAFOAM SUNDRESS Pattern Tyler by Sarah Howard Stone Bearissama Swiss Batiste Embroidered Swiss Eyelets and Insertions French Laces Insertions WHITE SUNDRESS Pattern used and modified Lee by Childrens Corner White Dotted Swiss Batise Pink Pima Lawn (Slip) Embroidered Cotton handkerchief Maline Lace insertions and Edges Ecru Organza Ribbon
A neat little summer outfit! White pique with the applique pattern was sweetly done with only speghetti cord! Pattern is Taylor by childrens corner.
The piping is wonderful.	Boutique Baby By: Four Corner Designs Great Baby Bag Assemble!! Rea just brought hers in finished! What a great looking bag! Look at all the room inside! The Chenille by the inch monogram is absolutely fabulous! Lucky friend she's giving it too!
	"Fishy Fishy" Let's Go Fishing!   Hot Pink seersucker and pompoms!  Pattern for dress and Appliqué are in Martha's Appliqué Book
	Butterfly Summer So Sweet! The Butterfly print from fabric Finders  and the contrast parallel parking from Nashville Cotton. Both fabrics come in blue also. Use your bishop pattern! It has the curve cut into the pattern so that your dress will not sag in the center front or back! Don't use the sleeves. Cut front and backs out on fold. Pleat both pieces separately. Tie fronts and backs using this chart. Sizes 1-2 : 7" Sizes 3-4 : 7 3/4" Sizes 5-6 : 8 1/2" Sizes 7-8 : 9" Finish the armhole curves with a bias. Straps are cut cross grain 1 3/4" wide by the 45" long. Run thru bias maker to fold in edges evenly. Fold in half evenly and center straps on center of fronts and backs and top stitch on. Finish top stitching both ends to secure entire strap. Some ask me if it is easy to construct the outfit before you smock, I have done this for years. I find that I will finish it quicker this way. The bloomer pattern is Martha's slip and panty pattern and is a great one to add length to the legs for longer pants!
Best Friends for the Summer! This is Callie by Children's Corner Fabric is the stick people in the Novelty Prints and Raspberry Pique. Medium Rick rack in blue trims the pique. 7/8" covered buttons are So Cute! The neatest thing about this dress is- The only time a sewing machine was used was to put in the button holes! The entire dress was made on my serger! Yes even the straight stitching! It took about 90 minutes start to finish!
Flip Flop Version! Check out the Piques!
	Bishop Collar Sundress! Ellen McCarn's Ultimate Bishop Pattern with a sweet bow edged eyelet  The dress fabric comes in; blue, pink, mint, yellow and lavender stripes. Find in the novelty print fabrics.   This dress is available in completed kits ready to smock! Look for them in dress kits.
2 More Bishop Ideas! Left:  A-line slip with an eyelet ruffle adds sweetness to the water lily plaid bishop. Right: Collar overlay of eyelet on mint pima batiste bishop.
	Flower Power! Janis Shelton's Dimensional Paper Piecing Book 1 for the flowers. Pbjk Designs Jumper and Blouse Pattern Lavender seersucker Bullion Bumble bees are out of the A-Z of Bullions Book. Checkout the Bee Hive Button on the Collar
	Easter Outfit for Harry!   Patterns: shirt is "Allen" from boys basics by Children's Corner The bubble pants are from the "Wrights" pattern from Children's Corner Smocking plate: Mary's bishop from Children's Corner The fabric: is Blue shadow check Linen

Easter Outfit for Harry's older brother! Pattern: "Bobby's Tabard Suit by Maggie's Classics The collar was trimmed in tatted insertion and fished with a tatted edge. The blue above the tatted insertion is a line of single feather stitching done by hand. Collar was pleated by using the pleated collar pattern in Peanut Butter-n- Jelly Kids Yoke dress Pattern

	"Creations by Michie" Boys bubble pattern  Love this pattern ,it looks like button on bubble but yet it's only a one piece bubble. Fabric: Pima broadcloth in Off-White & Blue Embroidery can be found in past Creative Needle Magazine   Special Thanks!! to Zorina for letting us borrow her treasure that she made in the Monday night group.
	Summer Daisies Pammy's Play Clothes, Primrose Lane Fabrics: 100% Cotton Pinwale Pique Dots Blue With White White with Blue Yellow, Green, Pink With White White medium rick rack 3/4" Half ball covered buttons Size 4
	Summer Chicks Hank/Helen, Children's Corner Paper pieced chicks, Janis Shelton, Fun Paper piecing Book Fabric: 3 Wale Chenille ,Blue Teal petite piping  Imperial Broadcloth, White
The nice thing about this dress is that it only takes what you need for the skirts twice. The fabric is 60" and you can get the sleeves, yokes and belt from the side pieces. The shirts were cut 39" wide which adequate for all sizes. Because of the size of the collar I would suggest that the smallest size to make would be a 3. To make the linen hand towel into a collar we suggest you refer to Nancy Colburn's "Busy Mother's Guide to sewing Children's Clothes". Here is a closer look at the collar. Hand Towel can be found on the Handkerchief and Linen page. And the hem	This cutie was made with Petite Poche's "Daisy Mae" pattern. The fabric is 100% cotton,  medium blue seersucker check. The yoke , sleeves, and hem are piped with petite piping, slicker yellow. The collar is a linen hand towel edged with a Madeira hem and embroidered by hand with 3 cute little lady bugs!  I laid out the bottom of the dress so you could see the hem a little better. To do this hem I took 7" off the bottom, added the piping. Then I reattached the bottom and hemmed under  4 1/2". I basted a 5/8" tuck right above the hem so to add a little more detail. This tuck can be removed later for more length.  The bug buttons are just cute, I have 2 on the back yoke also( not on the bottom back hem).
	The pattern is "PBJK's Jumper & Blouse " The smocking plate is "Hug a Bug"  by Cherished Stitches The fabric is "Bugs at Play" found on the 4th page of novelty fabrics and all piped in red mini piping.
Kristen's Sundress by Miche' Summer print pique and pima classic red Check for a contrast and piping. Gotta love those pockets!	"Charlotte" by Children's   Corner. Novelty dots and moda marbles are a great match. Accented with yellow piping and matching butterfly buttons.
This one is so cute!  The top is a short version of Hillary by Children's Corner and the pants are PARKER from the same company. The fabrics are Hoffman prints with sizzle pink broadcloth ruffles and piping. The buttons are the new lily pad buttons.	back view of the top
Here's another project we are working on. This is the Heather Shelly pattern from Yvonne Denise designs. The fabric is the new  small floral print from heirloom imports and the new lime green imperial broadcloth!	Here are a trio of summer bishops. Each are out of the new heirloom stripes. These bishops are sleeveless with a eyelet over lay. Great sundress ideas!