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California Stitching: New Red Dress, Simplicity 1357
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Friday, May 8, 2015. New Red Dress, Simplicity 1357. I didn't make a muslin on this, instead choosing to fit it on me with the help of the pattern instructions. I ended up widening the waist, but taking it in at the bustling and shoulders. This last little alteration gave me a slightly puffed sleeve, which I rather like. I found an old Threads article. I quit die...
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California Stitching: Smocked Nightgown I
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Monday, April 6, 2015. Last year our local SAGA. Guild in California had a smocked nightgown project over several months' worth of meetings. The pattern is by Kathy Awender, a national smocking teacher who is in our local guild. I just now finished it, which is good as the weather is getting warmer. And here is the back, even simpler. April 6, 2015 at 7:22 PM.
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California Stitching: April 2015
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Monday, April 27, 2015. Pink Robe is Finished! Look at the eyelet tucks in the yoke seam, don't you just want to kick yourself when this happens? With the robe snapped shut, you can't even see the tuck underneath. Not the best solution, but it will serve. This afternoon I am flying to California to be with Mr. California Stitching for a couple of weeks, so po...
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California Stitching: March 2015
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Monday, March 30, 2015. I am back to the blogosphere. There have been, and will continue to be, some big changes in my life. First of all, this one. Little William was born March 20, 2015, and is busy sucking his thumb here, waiting to be fed. He was exactly one week old in this picture. The second is this. Looks inviting, doesn't it? The eyelet was quite wide, s...
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California Stitching: Working a Clematis Petal
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Saturday, April 18, 2015. Working a Clematis Petal. The last time I posted on the Rambling Clematis. I mentioned that each petal takes a few hours to stitch. So that got me to thinking, just how long does each one take? Starting with attaching the wire to the fabric I carefully timed myself while watching TV on the computer. And down the left back to the base.
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California Stitching: A Bit of Baby Sewing
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Saturday, May 2, 2015. A Bit of Baby Sewing. My new grandson is now five weeks old and is growing fast. In fact, I made this swaddle blanket for him and he outgrew it at three weeks. It didn't help that he was a big baby, born at 8 lb 13 oz (4 kilos). If you are not familiar with the concept, you put the baby in the little pocket in the center. How nice to finall...
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California Stitching: Almost Christmas!!
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Saturday, December 21, 2013. I've finally finished all of my Christmas sewing, as least what I can reasonably accomplish. There's always more to do, just never enough time. This is the top of the pj's for my granddaughter that I mentioned in my last post. Get a load of this foot! The foot even has two different levels for the shank height. When I first saw it...
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California Stitching: December 13, 2015 Update! Reading/Listening List
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! December 13, 2015 Update! December 13, 2015 Update:. The Iliad, by Homer, on and off. Crazy gods and goddess. Revolutions, by Mike Duncan; the Fourth Revolution (Haitian Slave revolution) just started! The Ancient World Bloodlines, by Scott Chesworth. British History Podcast, by Jamie Jeffers. The History of Byzantium, by Robin Pierson, this is a good one! Introd...
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California Stitching: August 2014
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Saturday, August 2, 2014. At any rate, my first effort is shown above, just a little circle that I made and that took me three or four times to close properly. It turns out that Flora HH is being completely discontinued, so I also purchased all their inventory of a luscious light orange variegated thread which reminds me of the Dreamsicles we always bought from t...
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California Stitching: June 2014
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Welcome to California Stitching, which chronicles my sewing and embroidery activities. Ongoing Projects and Finishes. December 13, 2015 Update! Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Shirtmaking, Part 2. As I mentioned several months ago in Shirtmaking Part 1. Warning: These pictures are very difficult to see due to the dark fabric. Don't try to stare too hard, I don't want you to get a headache from my blog! Made from this pattern, from Shirtmaking. Here the placket is pinned to the shirt. Both plackets sewn and top...