Sew Beautiful Magazine March April 1999 #63 Vintage Romper & Dolls


SEW BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE

March April 1999

In Very Good Condition.  Has been carefully stored.

144 pages - Full of heirloom sewing know-how.

Pull-out centerfold patterns are included.

Has a straightened Crease on Front cover that extends through a few pages.  Have to hold up to light to see this

Table of Contents

Pictorials

Springtime At The Ranch - Sweet spring dresses from the Midnight Oil Smocker

In The Park  - Featuring smocking designs from Cherished Stitches

Construction & Technique

A New Play on Pleats - A new technique to mix with smocking.

Power Sewing For Dolls - Tips from Sandra Betzina and Pleasant Company

Martha's Sewing Room - Doll dresses from the 900 series

Design

Living Dolls - Paper dolls come to life

Gentle Jonah's Button On Suit - Free pattern for boys (sizes 18m-5)

Fancy Work

Hand Embroidery

Stork Landing - Shadowwork stork on a baby pillow

Heart Needlecase - Linen and lace with French knot bow and heart

Home Sweet Home - Flowers bloom on a skirt border with silk ribbon

Machine Embroidery

Anna:  A Legacy in Linen - Madeira applique and embroidery enhance a doll's dress

Portrait of a Rose - Three-dimensional machine embroidery to frame

Spring Floral Vest - Tips for successful machine embroidery

Antique

Private Collection:  Vintage Romper - Commentary by Martha Pullen

Vintage Style Bubble - An adaptation of Marth's antique

SPECIAL FEATURES

A Historical Account of Children's Wear Patterns - Fashion and sewing in the old days

A Moment in Time - Heirloom Photographer Profile

 SMOCKING 

Gathered Treasures -   Smocked bodice with pearls on a dropped-waist dress for older girls

Megan's Delight - A geometric design for a bishop or collar

Lazy Days - Smocked birdhouses and lazy crows

 

FOR WOMEN ONLY

 

Fashion & Patterns

Textile Studio - Unstructured, figure flattering patterns, plus fabrics to order

Construction & Technique

Diamonds of Lace Poet's Blouse - An heirloom for yourself

Sheer Delight - Reverse applique and a linen madeira border on an organdy vest

 

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