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Finishing Touches
I’ve been working on the final touches of my first pattern and it’s really cute. It’s a dress for the 18″ dolls and it will be available for purchase through Etsy, Craftsy, and my website here. I...
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One of the Perks of SAGA Membership: Smock Alongs!
One of the nicest perks of my membership in the Smocking Arts Guild is the SAGA Smock Along page on Facebook. Various projects are posted that feature different skills. We are given a supply list and...
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Smocked Bridal Purse- the Next Steps
So, I’ve completed the smocking and the backsmocking on the bridal purse. Now, the next step is to attach it to a stay. It is very similar to underlining a dress. A stay is a sturdy piece of...
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More Pleating Homework
My next assignment for the pleating class from SAGA was focused on pleating over seams. I had to pleat two samples using two different techniques. One was pleating over tiny French seams. The second...
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More Pleating Homework- Part 2
The next chapter in my adventures with the pleating course concentrated on pleating seams for bishop style dresses. This has become a concern lately because so many of us have pleaters that are no...
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More Pleating Part 3
The next challenge in my pleating adventures is to tackle a method of bishop pleating that requires the pieces to be pleated before stitching the underarm seams. I like to call it the Release and...
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New Feature- Tutorials!
I’m finishing up my first pattern testing and it has been an amazing experience. I’ve gotten some valuable feedback and I had the opportunity to work with some talented testers. Thank you all for...
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My First Pattern Test- Baby Pamela
A new pattern is published. It’s a smocked yoke dress for preemies up to 5.5 lbs. I drafted it as a special request from someone from the smocking and heirloom sewing groups. She doesn’t care for...
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New Pattern!
Big Sister Pamela has been released and can be purchased here or at my Etsy shop. I had a few requests to release the Baby Pamela dress in bigger sizes and I hope you enjoy making it. The pattern...
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Playing With Threads
Wow, it’s been a while. Time to catch up. I’m currently working on a new preemie pattern for boys. This one will be a little bubble. No smocking, but it will have a little collar and I thought a...
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