Sew Beautiful Magazine Sep Oct 2008

Sew Beautiful Magazine

 2008

September October

In Very Good Condition - Has been carefully stored

80 pages - Full of heirloom sewing know-how.

Inspirational

Vintage Lace - Nell Stratton shares a collection of her heirloom designs, each piece made elegant through her use of antique yardage and vintage trimmings.

Save Your Scraps by Connie Sullivan

Connie Sullivan uses scrapbooking to create a visual delight and capture memories of sewing for her granddaughter.

Cyber Smocking by Elizabeth's Embroideries 

Joyce Eliabeth Little's  machine embroidered smocking yields textured motifs and cable like dimples that look surprisingly similar to handworked picture smocking. 

Sew It Up

by Leverne Bonewitz

A Texas based fabric and web shop takes the guesswork out of selecting fabric, patterns and trims with a kit approach to sewing

Designer Details

Waechter's Silk Shop uses some of their favorite black and white trims teamed with touches of red to a collections of classics for back to school.

Christmas in Sugarland

From Sugarland Texas,

Chapter of Saga

Our Texas friends offer up a different kind of confection, yummy ideas for your holiday sewing.   We think they're sweet as sugar.

Designer Profile

By Amelia Johanon

Meredith Olds the 2007 MIWW Junior Wool Ambassador, weaves her favorite hobbies into a busy teenage life.

TECHNIQUE

Meow Meow by Evy Hawkins

FREE PATTERN Baby Wrap Vest (Size 10 to 12 months)

Use your embroidery and machien and simple applique to create a needle felted kitten design your baby will adore.   It's so easy, anyone can do it.

Silken Sensations Evening Bag By Debbie Glenn

Purses provide a tiny canvas on which on which to experiment with new fabric texturing techniques.  Learn how to work North American Smocking (bow ties and herringbone lattice) and spot honeycomb on an elegant triple paneled purse.

Design

Nancy Grace, Her Babies and their Christening Apparel

by Phyllis Hoffman and Connie Palmer

Meet Nancy's little miracles, Lucy Elizabeth and John David, as we show off their beautiful christening outfits, designed by Connie Palmer and take a glimpse into her friendship with publisher, Phyllis Hoffman.  Free pattern supplements and design templates provided.

Snow Princess and Ice Princess

By Ashley Couson, Janet Gilbert and Kathy Bernard

French loomed ribbons and a versatile shrug pattern create two distinctly different holiday outfits using the popular "Pascale" dress pattern for girls - one in an adorable snowman theme, the other in a divinely elegant midnight dupioni with silver beaded smocking

Two Points 

by Janet Gilbert

Frame a smocked insert on the front of a comgy sweatshirt for a "mom made it" garment your kids will love

Sophisticated Smocking

by Vaune Pierce

At last, the marriage of smocking and sophisticated design yields truly chic results on a women's blouse

Construction

Lace and Ribbon Bonnet

by Mary Caviness

Free Pattern Bonnet (Size NB to 9M) 

Once you make one of these sweet heirloom bonnets, you will reach for this pattern again and again.  The lace, ribbon and color combination are endless.

Silk Medallion Shell

by Patricia Keay

Free Pattern Misses Sz 4 - 14

A silk vintage look top provides the perfect canvas for your favorite machine embroidery designs

In Every Issue

Dear Friends

Sew What's Happening

Shopping Guide

$8.99