Smocked Bonnet: Halley in Pink

Smocked Baby Bonnet

Halley in Pink

size newborn to 8 months

Smocked on pale pink cotton/polyester fabric

smocking in medium sage green, light pink, medium pink and deep pink

Pink satin ribbon tie at the neck and back tie

nice light and summery.

Smocked Bonnet: Cassandra in Pink

Smocked Baby Bonnet

size newborn to 8 month

100% cotton pale pink fabric

more of a heavier weight.

smocked in medium rose. light rose and medium sage green

Pink satin neck and back ties

Heavier weight fabric allows for more a seasonal wear.

Smocked Bonnet: Ellen in Pink

Smocked Baby Bonnet

Ellen in Pink

Preemie to 6 months size

Medium rose colour cotton/polyester blend

smocked in a medium rose colour

with a pink satin ribbon looped through the smocking

pink satin ribbon neck tie and tie in the back.

Grandma and Me: Aprons

My granddaughters are pretty special to me. I have three living near by, one is a baby still but the other two spend alternate weekends with me so we can have special time together, one on one. One of the things we began this month was the "Grandma & me Farmgirls at Heart" club.

I usually wear an apron doing things around the farm. Yes even sewing to keep things neat and clean. It has rubbed off on the granddaughters and they like wearing aprons as well. So out of fabric in my studio I designed these little aprons.

I asked each girl to draw a picture of them and me. Then I embroidered the pictures on scrap broadcloth and blanket stitched by machine onto the apron.

They are now working on merit badges. The 6 year old has three of the five buttons she has chosen sewn on her first badge.
The four year old has accomplished her first badge of making playdough from flour, water and oil. I have to make the badge still and attach it.

It makes it fun to do something special just the"Grandma and me".

Smocked Bonnet: Grace in Pink

Smocked Baby Bonnet

Grace in Pink

Size 9 months to 2 years

Pale pink cotton fabric, trimmed with rose coloured edging

smocked in light sage green, pale pink,rose and burgandy

pink satin neck ties and back ties

Grace in Pink

Smocked Bonnet: Ellen in Green

Smocked Bonnet

size newborn to 8 months

teal green cotton/polyester fabric

smocking in medium sage green

pink ribbon woven through bonnet

pink ribbon neck tie and back tie

Smocked Bonnet: Abigail in Green

Smocked Bonnet

Newborn to 8 months

teal green cotton/polyester fabric 

smocked in med. sage green, deep rose and light pink

Pink  ribbon woven through the bonnet

pink ribbon neck tie and back tie

Abigail in Green

Smocked Bonnet: Diana in White

Smocked Baby Bonnet

newborn to 8 months

White cotton/polyester fabric

Smocking in

medium coral, deep coral, light peach and medium green

Pink ribbon at neck and tie in the back

Diana in White

Smocked Bonnet: Cassandra in White

Smocked Baby Bonnet

size newborn to 8 month

white cotton/polyester fabric

smocking in deep, medium and light rose 

Silk ribbon neck tie and back tie in pink

Cassandra in White

Smocked Bonnet: Cassandra in Green

Smocked Baby Bonnet

size newborn to 8 months

teal green cotton/polyester fabric

smocking in dark teal, white, deep rose and light rose

 Silk ribbon neck tie and back tie in white

Cassandra in Green

Smocked Bonnet: Betsy in Green

Baby Smocked Bonnet

size newborn to 8 months

teal green cotton/polyester fabric

embroidery thread in dark teal, medium rose and light rose

  

Pink silk ribbon neck tie and back tie

Betsy in Green

Smocked Bonnet: Betsy in White

Smocked  Bonnet

size newborn to 8 months

in white cotton/polyester

embroidered in medium blue, deep rose and light rose 

pink satin neck tie and back tie

Betsy in White

Smocked Bonnet: Abigail in White

Smocked Baby Bonnet

size newborn to 8 month

White cotton/polyester fabric

cotton embroidery threads, in medium sage green , deep rose and light rose colours.

Pink ribbon threaded through the actual bonnet.

Pink ribbon neck ties and back tie.

Abigail in White

Pansy Quilt

Its done!

When I think of all the years it sat as a quilt top in the basement in a Rubbermaid container with drier sheets tucked around it.

I finally finished quilting the whole quilt.

Green Coat Dress

I found this fabric in a quilting store in the city that was closing up. 

It 40% off the orginal price but still over $11.m when I bought it.

Orginally I bought it to make a blouse for me, but I landed out smocking this dress in a size 4.

front view

My second confession would be that I have owned this dress pattern since the early 1990's but never made it, because it "looked" too difficult to make.

 The pattern is by A Garden of Smocking called Poppy.

back view

I took three colours from the dress fabric and smocked a design with these colours.

It was a lot of smocking and I hadn't the heart to install pockets as it would take away from a rather fancy dress.

Garden Smocked Bonnet

This bonnet was a custom made bonnet for a client.

There was ever so much of bullion roses and leaves on it.

I love the look of it.

Turquoise Smocked Dress

The smocking

I found this fabric in a quilting store. It was a real reasonable price at $6.00 a meter. The colouring is a dark turquoise and has small floral with  ladybugs and bees on it. I thought it would be cute smocked for my real blond girl.

I took the colours from the dress and smocked this my own design on it. I normally would NOT smock red as this is my least favourite colour.

lines pulled out and yoke attached

The dress patterns is Sweet Pea from A Garden of Smocking, now out of print.

Dress being worn.

Victorian Shirtwaist in Creme

This shirtwaist I made in the fall from fabric I bought on holidays on Prince Edward Island. I was told I "had" to go to the fabric shop by Summerside. My Dearest was not too pleased about the wait as it was past his lunch time. Feeling compelled to be quick was so hard with so many choices. I wish I could remember the name of the shop but the fabrics were wonderful. I bought two lenghts of this fabric for this very blouse.

I tea stained Swiss lace and made it part of the yoke. I used twin needles to do the in-between fancy lines.

It turned out perfect and fits wonderfully. I usually wear it tucked in. The waist sash which it sewn at the back and ties to the front gives it "poof". I feel very elegant wearing it.