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Thursday, April 23, 2009
April 22, 2009
Happy Spring!
Well, it's been a busy sewing time for me. My quilt for
the New Baltimore Church raffle is finished and in the bag for delivery. It turned out so nice. I hope they sell lots of tickets
in July. I need to generously thank Jean Gentry for donating her time to do the quilting for me. Thank you Jean.
Jean does beautiful free motion quilting.
The Christening Gown that I made from the mother's
wedding dress is finished. The satin gown has lace motifs with pearl beads taken from mom's gown. I took the hem off the
wedding gown and put it on the Christening gown hem and the sleeves. I can't wait to see the baby in it.
My flannel quilt is finished, except for the quilting. I'll get to that later on. It's starting to be warm and I don't
like flannel in hot weather.
And then their is my grand daughter's First Communion dress.
The picture does not do the dress justice. The bodice is all smocked with a pale pink beaded cross. There is also beading
at the bottom of the smocking. Her sleeves have French cotton lace - the same lace I used in her Christening Gown 8 years
ago. There are several rows of pleats on the bottom of the dress with a scalloped embroidered trim. Maria had a big
day with her First Communion and a party afterwards with lots of relatives in for the occasion. And the other picture
is Maria with her very handsome brother, Dylan.
What am I working on now that these heirloom
and quilting items are done? I have some new Jenny Haskins classes I'm working on doing the samples. And a new embroidery/quilting
class from Hoopsisters. They have some wonderful quilt/embroidery projects. I'm also planning a class to do embroidery
on blank items - towels, shirts, linens, etc. And I have my ladies in therapy class - Scrap Therapy - always looking
for a new project to transform all those scraps they have been cutting.
Check back often for a list
of new classes coming up. And thanks for stopping by my website.
Happy Sewing!!
7:50 pm edt
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Welcome to Stitching and Fringes! I have been in business since 2004,
and I pride myself on providing customers with the best-quality products and personal service. I would be delighted to have
you in one of my sewing classes. Please check the calender for a listing of my classes. You can also order from me using
the on-line contacts page or contacting me by phone. I offer beautiful Christening gowns and other heirloom items for
purchase. I have been sewing since I was 9 years old. I started by sewing a simple skirt in our local 4-H
club. After many years in 4-H I started sewing for my home, then my children and now my grandchildren. When my first
grandson came along I just had to have an embroidery machine. When my granddaughter was born I started sewing heirloom garments,
starting with her Christening gown. I love to do heirloom sewing which includes Christening gowns, heirlooms for babies, linens
and even wedding accessories. I have attended three licensings classes with Martha Pullen in the heirloom curriculum as well
as the serger curriculum. I recently attended the first Jenny Haskins Academy of Certified Tutors and I am now certified
to teach as a Jenny Haskins tutor. Most of my classes are held at the Fabric Chest in Glen Burnie, MD. I teach
the Bernina Artista Software, advanced embroidery, heirloom and quilting classes.
I take an enormous pride in creating my products, and hope that you'll find something in my catalog that you like.
I also can create custom orders; call or email and let me know what you want. I look forward to doing business with
you.
I am a proud member of the following organizations: Smocking
Arts Guild of America American Sewing Guild Chesapeake
Treasures Smocking, Maryland
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