SEW BEAUTIFUL   # 75, 2001

This magazine is filled with heirloom sewing projects and clear instructions.  Center complete and mint pattern sheet for projects featured in this magazine.  The issue is dedicated to special occasions.  In addition to the smocking plates there are also excellent illustrations and technique tips.

 Each Sew Beautiful contains a section for women’s sewing techniques and often a pattern. - 

SEW BEAUTIFUL

PROJECTS & PATTERNS: Cyndi’s Swing Dress is a preteen dress sz 7-16 features a swing top overlay on a princess style dress with an A-line skirt, pattern offers style and embellishment options

Sew Fun for kids – Denim Appliqué purse

Fantasy Cottage – Doll house: A doll case for an 8 inch doll is a divine dwelling of silk dupioni and ribbon embroidery.

DESIGN: Peek-s-Boo – Overlay for a smock dress

Quinn’s Cottontails – Bunny Collar and smocking

TECHNIQUE: A Portfolio of Piping

SMOCKING:  Big Gator, Daffodil, and Buttercups

Berries Abound – Geometric Plump strawberries and trailing vines are smocked on coordinating dress inserts for a girl and her doll

Spring Impressions – Geometric with embroidery borders frame a stacked bow, with silk ribbon flowers added for embellishment around the skirt top of a linen dress.

PICTORIAL - Orient Expressed – Traditional smocking: An established ready-to-wear catalog offers inspiration, pattern suggestions and 5 original smocking plates along with a great resource for beautifully smocked, classic clothing for kids

FOR WOMEN: 

FASHION AND PATTERNS- Fashion Sewing:  Pattern Draping for Proper Fit.

Sew Fast, Faster, Fastest: Embroidered Jacket and Tote

MACHINE EMBROIDERY

TECHNIQUE – Millennium Lace – creating lace yardage: Create lace yardage for a netting shell and skirt overlay using machine embroidery

FANCYWORK

          DESIGN: 

The Reason – Hand Embroidery: Embroidered pillowcases for a linen trousseau provide a reason for stitching even after little ones outgrow “fancy clothes”

          PROJECTS AND PATTERNS

Mommy’s Helpers – Wall quilt: Machine embroidery motifs from a multi-format disk embellish the pieced top for this wall hanging or small quilt

April Showers: Sculpted Appliqué: warm woolen blanket features sculpted appliqué.  The charming ducks, taking shelter under a colorful umbrella are created with padded, double layer velour appliqués; wool-embroidered flowers

Wings of Love:-Pulled-Thread sampler

          TECHNIQUE

Le Monogramme de Broderie a la Francaise – Hand Embroidery: The French method of working high-relief padded monogrammed is explained step-by-step, with a practice alphabet provided on the pull-out centerfold

From Martha’s Attic: - Ruffle-Edged Antique Bonnet – Narrow Hems: narrow hems will not be so intimidating when these techniques are used on your next project.  This bonnet (pattern included) makes a perfect practice piece.

          INFORMATION /PICTORIAL

Victorian Monograms – Vanity or is it Exuberant necessity? Antique Embroideries:  Beautiful photographs of antique linens provide an entertaining look at the history and significance of monograms.

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