Sew Beautiful November December 2002
CONDITION Magazine Good, unmarked pages, reading wear;
Patterns present Rainbow Promise, Pascale Dress, January’s Darling Duet, Collar
and Stitch Sheet
CONTENTS
Patterns And
Projects
Rainbow Promise Doll Dress – Free Pattern: 18-inch doll
dress pattern includes smocked dress, panties, slip, hat, and sandals.
Pascale Sizes 8-14 (see Silk and Sparkle) – Free Pattern:
This issue the “Pascale” pattern is offered I sizes 8-14.
January’s Darling Duet – Free Pattern: This smocked and
full lined wool coat for sizes 4-8 can also be make as a coat dress.
Made by Me: Personalized Pillowcase – Project: Backstitch
lettering writes your name on this pillowcase you can make.
Winsome Wings – Project: Silk and goldwork butterflies
are captivating on a black silk dupioni evening bag.
Embroidery
Old Fashioned Baby Romper Set – Hand Embroidery –
Threaded running stitch adds not-too-fussy embellishment for boys.
A Delicate Touch – Hand Embroidery: Bullions and hemstitching
make an antique-inspired baby dress special
Broderie Blanc por Bebe – Hand Embroidery: Pisa stitch,
buttonhole scallops, and whitework create a stunning design
Crazy Patch in Bloom – Design: Crazy patch blocks and touches
of embroidery add interest to a plain vest
Pictorial
What’s In Your Closer for Babies – Pictorial: Reader
contributions featuring christening gowns and day gowns
Cherished Occasions – Pictorial: Heirloom Designs for
christenings, first communion and other cherished occasions from The Smocking
Room of Olmstead Falls, Ohio
Construction
And Design
Mary’s Pinafore
Party Dress – Design: An adorable and “toned down” version of the “Pinafore
Panel Heirloom Party Dress” Pattern form Martha Pullen’s book Elegant Sewing
for Baby.
Grandmother’s Darlings – Design: A Wonderful easer dress
idea for sisters; two little matching dresses with machine embroidery and pique
jackets
Laura’s First Holy Communion Dress – Design: A skirt of
godets and gores with beautiful lace shaping, outline pintucks, and just the
right touch of embroidery turn a basic princess-seam dress into a magnificent
Holy Communion Dress.
Smocking
Silk and Sparkle (Pascale) – Geometric Smocking: A beaed,
smocked inset sparkles on a silk and organdy flowergirl dress make from “Pascale”
pattern from issue #80
Perennial Favorites – Geometric: New fabrics update an
antique design with boy and girl versions
For Women –
Jennie’s Jazzy Jacket – Serger Design: Jazz up a wool jacket with decorative
serger stitching
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