step by step sewing guide

I love this site, from here I find lots of other interesting projects. Anyone who likes to sew or needs help this is good.

http://oldfashionedbaby.blogspot.com/2010/07/lesson-one-guidelines-and-begin.html

hugs Doris

My kind of sewing. I learnt all my techniques from Martha Pullen, her website is very good and some of her shows can be watched on the internet on the Public Television US networks

Wonderful!!!!

Oh great Doris I shall have a good look here, I have never really tried sewing so always just say I don't ..... but I love these kind of clothes, they are so expensive to buy so I may just have a go myself

You can come over anytime and I will teach you! The first two parts of my heirloom sewing tutorial were in Hello Dolly and the third in Discover Dolls.

anyone interested in a workshop???? LOL

D o you use patterns or you do without them?

For the blanket, bonnet and pillow I just used squares etc. If I am doing a dress I use a pattern for the bodice and sleeves.

I do French heirloom sewing by machine and what you do is make your fabric from lace and fabric joined together.

So to start if I wanted a bodice with two rows of lace going down the front and some tucks either side, I would first make the tucks and attach the lace to one piece then another the same and a centre panel sew them together and make a rectangle of fabric before cutting out the shape of the bodice. The same with the skirt I just have a piece of fabric into which I insert tucks and lace and anything else I am using then, you can join pieces this way with french seams or overlocking.

Say I wanted to make a front panel with lace and tucks etc going across, I would make that up to the width and length I needed then for the rest of the skirt I would maybe do tucks just at the hem edge and then join to the front panel.

Don't know if that makes any sense but there is a technique of inserting lace into fabrics so it all looks seamless. The first lesson in Hello Dolly explained the technique, I don't know if anyone ever made it up though LOL

I had all the Martha Pullen books but I used to be overwhelmed and thought - I can't do that, it looks too much work. Then I went to some MP classes in US with Kathy McMakin and lo and behold it was easy peasy once I had been show how!

I am trying to post an attachment of the first tutorial hmmm I am supposed to be able to do it LOL

oh there it is LOL, now lets see if it works

it does small things make me soooo happy. This is copyright to me so please don't share it around off the forum

Don´t worry dear.
I was asking about pattern because I have some and when I have time I can copy them and send them to you if you like.

Thanks Cristina, always in need of patterns LOL. I am on a real sewing jag at the moment, been quilting and now I want to do some heriloom and machine embroidery. I need two of me really to do all the things I want LOL

Hi Cristina, yes a pattern is needed, it uses a raglan sleeve daygown, but I'm sure that if you sew, you should be able to adapt a pattern to make one, it is a basic shape.

Maybe one of the ladies here has a pattern?

hugs Doris

I usually freehand cut that type, I do have the Martha Pullen daygown books somewhere and I am sure it gives measurements for the rectangles and the angle of the cuts for the sleeves. Will have a look if anyone is interested.

I cut back and front rectangles and smaller ones for the sleeves the join the together and make a binding for the neck. This has to have side seams so as to get the sleeves in correctly and you can do lace insertions and tucks before you cut, this style makes such a pretty simple dress I think especially if you can machine embroider or hand embroider some details

I´ll see what I have here.I must have many patterns.
One of my sons bought me every baby cloth magazine he sees.
When my children were babies I usually sew everything for them so I´ll have a look when I have time and send you both some of them.
I´ll see what is better to send you by post or by mail.

Cristina, could you send me a pattern also, I'll pay the postage, I love patterns. Ceiwen, I need three of me to do all I want to do, or maybe live to 150 :*&: :*&: :*&:

hugs Doris

Thanks for the download Ceinwen, shall start reading it.
hugs Doris

I´ll do Doris,I´ll pm you and you ceinwen
Tomorrow I´ll have a look and see what I can find.

Thankyou Cristina.

hugs Doris

ceinwen wrote:

You can come over anytime and I will teach you! The first two parts of my heirloom sewing tutorial were in Hello Dolly and the third in Discover Dolls.

anyone interested in a workshop???? LOL

Thank you Ceinwen, I have all of the magazines & yes I would do a workshop

Oh, there you go making me jealous, I would love to do a workshop, but it is too far to travel.....
Doris

oh Doris I have plenty of room for you to stay with me if you came down. wouldn't we have fun with a sewing workshop

I would be interested to, but will it be in the week or weekend.

When ever really, I am free most of the time. I will give it some thought and see what interest there is and try and arrange something for maybe May?

I would love to do a sewing class Ceinwen, but can only do weekends, as I am working full time.