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Children's Shorts

Step Six:

Waistband.. If you have a serger serge waist of shorts.. If you don’t you need to press 1/4″ of waist.. Next turn waist down 1″ and press. I usually use 2 pieces of 1/4″ elastic for waist.. you can also use 1 piece of 3/4″ elastic.. for 3/4″ elastic.. stitch down waist closest to the serged or 1/4″ folded edge leaving 1 1/2″ open at back to insert elastic. cut elastic waist measurement + 1″. I usually attatch a safety pin to end of elastic and thread it thru opening.. being carefull to keep other end of elastic outside the casing.. Once elastic is completely thru casing make sure that it’s not twisted.. Overlap ends of elastic and zigzag together.. Then topstitch back opening closed.. for 1/4″ elastic you basically do the same as above except you add another row of stitching 1/2″ from the edge of waist leaving, again the 1 1/2″ opening.. Insert elastic closest to the top of the waist first.. Joining elastic as above.. then close the middle opening.. Insert bottom elastic as above, join, close bottom opening.

Hope this is clear. If you have any questions feel free to post. I try to check the site every day..

Everythingsewing/howto/cast on rose

Cast on Rose

I have always loved cast on roses, when I purchased Petite Poche, a Wendy Schoen design, I needed to learn to make them. After trial and error, I found what worked, and would like to share that with you.

Everythingsewing/Applique/lesson 1

Another method:

Cut applique and pellonfusible web out together. Center on background, fuse in place, then finish with satin stitch or stich of your choice. Applique edges can also be covered with fabric paint. Cute on kids clothes.

The balloons are a very simple applique, the lessons are going to be more in detail as we go along. If you have never done applique before choose something really simple to get the feel of it.

everything sewing/smocking

Smocking Help

If you have emailed us problems with your smocking we will put the answers up here for everyone to learn from them.

New smocking videos

Click here to see how smocking is done. How to set up your pleater. How to pleat and block your fabric. And how to do some basic smocking stitches. More will be added as time goes on.

Can you show pictures of how to start the first stitches in smocking?

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Could you show me how to use a pleater?

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Adrianne’s Attic has a great how to on how to pleat

How To Pleat

All photos below are thumbnails click to see larger view

The pattern used for the dress is Ellen McCarn yoke dress. The smocking plate is Princess Rose from creative needle Mar/Apr 1999. The fabric for the dress is broadcloth.

Dress and pinafore are from Little Vogue #8608 Smocking plate–Creative Needle Nov/Dec 2003 “Double Delight”

Fabric- Cotton from Jo_Ann fabrics..

The Pattern is: CC Marydee Fabric:100% pima cotton from Karen Faylor

Smocking Plate: Junebugs “Just a Little Bite”

The CC Marydee is always a fun jumper/sundress to make.

Zoe’s Christmas dress was sewn, using Love and Stitches Toddler yoke dress.
Fabric is batiste and the trim piping is red and white strpped. Smocking plate is Candy-licious by Ellen McCarn.

Sleeveless bishop with collar overlay. The instructions on how to make this dress can be found in the forum in the classes section.

Little Kisses from AS&E issue #65. Fabric used is imperial batiste. There are a total of 33 roses.

The outfit is called Sunshine and comes from AS&E issue #60

The red pinafore was made using a op simplicity pattern, the smocking plateis called “Lace It Up”

Sundress was made using the pattern “Conner” by Maggie Bunch. Embroidery design is by Wendy Schoen.

Glacier Blue from Sew Beautiful Jan/Feb 2004

Capri Set. Party Time from AS and E issue 63

Smocking plate Princess Rose from Creative Needle Mar/Apr 1999

Sweatshirt is smocked using a Laura Jenkins Thompson plate called Davids Dinosaurs.I used broad cloth for the insert. Click for larger image (27kb)

To learn more about the white bishop click here

To learn more about the blue bishop click here

To learn more about the mary de one click here

Click for larger image of santa shirt.

To learn more about the isabelle click here

Everything Sewing/How To/ Sweatshirt Insert

Step One:

I copy my pattern, I place the insert 1/2″ below the armhole, then add 3/8″ for a seam allowance. This way I don’t have to replan with every sweatshirt. Then I make a pattern of the bottom section and add 3/8″ seam allowance.

Everything Sewing/About Me

Sewing has been a big part of my life. I have heard a lot about learning to sew in a Home Ec. class, but I had a wonderful teacher, she lit the fire and I have never looked back. I love all sorts of sewing, but smocking and heirloom sewing are my passion.

I like to challenge myself and learn new stitches, or new ways to do basic sewing. The white bishop, is not only the first bishop I have sewn but was smocked using a method of smocking straight. I did not fan out the fabric and block it before it was smocked, this is a method taught by Maggie Bunch.

I have also done my first picture smocking, smiling Santa’s on my grandson Seth’s sweatshirt.

My new challenge is shadow work embroidery. Some other challenges have been bullion roses, you can see these done around the blue bishop.

Also I am learning cast on roses, I will have a picture of those up soon. Wendy Schoen is offering classes in hand embroidery, you can check out her site at,Wendy Schoen Design, she mails out the class lessons, one every other month. I hope to keep track of my success’s and failures, in hopes, you will be encouraged to pick a project and create something beautiful for someone you love.

Everything Sewing/Tips

Tips and Hints

Snowman Socks

Covered Snaps Tip

Hemming Tip

Fabric Pleating Tip

Alternative to the Magic Piping Notion

Mini Cording

Casing For Elastic

Bias Neck Binding

Braiding Ric Rac

Bloomer Tip

Right Side Tip

Button Tip

Seams and Pleaters

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From the Everything Sewing team.

Everything Sewing/Charts

Australian Standard Body Measurements for Children

Fabric Measurements

Ottobre Design

Body Mearsurement Chart

Fabric Care Symbols

Fabric Conversion Chart

Fabric Width Conversion Chart

Fabric Calculator For Quilts

Rit Dye Charts

Measurement Chart

Children’s Body Measurements and Garment Sizes

Everything Sewing/General Sewing

Frannie Lyn Jlawer held a class on the forum, in how to put together the pattern Frannie by Lyn weeks. It was fun working along with jamie and I actually put the dress together. Fabric is from stash.

Class can be found here

Patriotic Outfit This patriotic outfit is good for Memorial Day or Fourth of July. The pattern is McCalls M5306 and the fabric was from my stash. I have been doing some stash sewing and will share more outfits with you.

Sewing Variations Movie
All these variations were sewn and drafted from the Children’s Corner pattern Lucy. Great way to stretch the sewing budget and not have to invest in lots of different patterns.

Movie is 1.5 mb and 42 secs.

Capri Capri’s are NewLook # 6473 Top – Simplicity # 6730 Hat – Simplicity # 4557 Fabric is leftover fabric from the stash bin.

Abbie Childrens Corner Pattern Abbie

I only have made the top so far ,it was very easy and went together quickly.

Fabric is from wal mart, a real 60’s print.

Valentine Dress This dress was made using fabric from Wal-mart. the Pattern is Childrens Corner Madeline. It was a fun and easy dress to sew. The trim on the dress is red pindots also used to make the covered buttons. I think the dress is a little short, but works well with a pair of tights. For summer I will make a pair of bloomers to wear under the dress.

Towel Bibs
How to make these towel bibs can be found on the how to page..

Snowman Socks
“I copied these from a Christmas Craft Fair. All you need is a sock, wooden ball, round toothpick, rice, paint, trims, and a trusty glue gun” Betty

Doll Quilt
The quilt and pillow set are for dolly.

Holly
The jumper is made using the Holly pattern, lined in red and white stripe, and has a little snowman pocket.

Pants
These pants where made using Kwik Sew pattern #2543

Play Outfit
This play outfit is from my stash. I bought it awhile ago from Wal-Mart

Boxers
The boxers are made from a pattern called “First Choice” by Timberlane. Size 2

Flowergirl dress
Simplicity pattern # 8540. There are tiny rose buds around the hem.

Bowdress
Lesson by Wendy Schoen, volume 2 number 1, called “shadow bow dress” the bows are done in shadow work, the flowers are eyelets and claudette stitch. 4th July Dress
Happy Birthday America– from Sew Beautiful summer 1988, done by Barbara Forman, in an article called “snips”. I used simplicity # 8540 for the pinafore and panites. Napkin rings
Napkin rings made by using the decorative stitches built into my machine. These were fun and can be made to match your tablesetting.How to make napkin rings Paulie
By Childrens Corner, fabric from fabric.com, a fun pattern to make. Baby Leah
Pattern from Primrose Lane- cute for summer time. Yellow bug
Pattern Simplicity #8948- used red gingham fabric for lining, will make many more from this pattern for summer.
Heart cross
Cute fabric from fabric.com-pattern for top Simplicity #5481, there is a whole wardrobe with this pattern, that includes pants, dress, jacket and vest.
Black placemats
Strip quilted placemats, using halloween fabric for the reverse side, a great way to get alot of use from placemats by being able to use for a holiday.
Halloween placemats.
The reverse side of the black strip quilted placemat shown above.