Vogue 8815

Fayes Essential SAL 2013
Blouse #2
Vogue 8815

 
Fabric-- from stash.. not sure where it came from?[Yea.. for using my stash]
Pattern- Vogue 8815 - Hancock Sale- $1.00
Zipper- $2.00
Total cost- $3.00

Pattern changes:
1- Lowered neckline
2-Added to length of bodice and peplum
3-FBA
This was a super simple pattern.. I added a zipper, but not sure, that I really had too.
 The next one [and there will be a next one], I want to do in linen and line it.
     [sorry for the bad photo, I have been sick for a couple weeks]

Blythe Middie Dolls & Upcoming Doll Room

Blythe Middie  Dolls
Traveled from Hong Kong

Blythe Dolls-Middie's
New Doll Room [In the making]

Miss Blythe needs a pretty /dainty dress!!
Wow...what a tiny pattern, I am drafting!!

Close up

 The Blythe dolls came out in the 60's & 70'S.. The original
ones are very popular  at the moment. The littlest pet
shop came up with some small [4-5 in] ones, in
their play sets. I couldn't find one, so  I searched
ebay and these sweet girls arrived at my house  , all
the way from Hong Kong.

Callie[11 yr old granddaughter] was visiting, when I found these.
She is totally excited about "our  dolls".  We both decided
they need a home, of their own.. I just happened to
have this little curio shelf . So, we are going to paint,
wall paper, add décor and a new home for our girls.
[Just waiting on  my helper to come}. Now, While
waiting on  her, I decided I wanted them to have some
long pretty dresses/hair bows, accessories, etc.. SO,
 I set out to cut a pattern [now, this is a tiny pattern].
 Stay tuned.. for  the Blythe Girls new house and Clothes.

Please check out Shelly's blog
http://shelleysvintagevariety.blogspot.com/2013/03/fun-saturday-post.html
She is the one who told me about the Blythe Middie dolls from
Littlest pet shop.. Thank you Shelly.

Blouse #1- Faye's Sew Essential Blouse Sew Along-2013

Blouse #1-  Colette Violet

Back view- Colette Violet

Faye's Blouse Essential Sew along-2013
I have made this pattern several times since
it was released. So, it was a straightforward/fun
pattern to sew. I needed a new white  blouse for
summer. I will be posting blouse #2 tomorrow.
http://sewblessedmaw.blogspot.com/2013/03/fabricpattern-choices-for-2013-top.html

Please check out Faye's  Sew along.. There have really been some
pretty blouses /patterns  posted.
http://fayessewingadventure.blogspot.com/p/2013-essential-tops-sew-long.html

 

Second Set of Easter Dresses

Chandler, Emily & Callie
 Easter 2013

Emily's Easter Dress

Callie & Emily..

Emily

Callie , Emily and Chandler

 These are the Easter dresses , that I made for  my
other 2 granddaughters.

Do you Remember the First Garment You Made??

http://www.mymessings.com/2013/04/introducing-what-was-your-first.html?showComment=1365162341507#c866670762500746457
 
  I was visiting the  above blog, and  loved her post [please check it out].

 This brought back memories of my first attempt at dress making /or sewing
in general. First, let me tell you about my sewing experiences.

 I graduated high school in the early seventies. I took home ec in school [yes girls, in
those days, it was a required class. And I am so proud, because otherwise, I probably
would never have taken it ,ha. I ended up loving it]..  . We made  crafts, such as a stuffed
 frog, pillowcases,  and the last year a skirt. So, simple /basic sewing items.

 I soon married the sweet hubby and  he bought me my first sewing machine.
I didn't have an idea, what to do with it? It sit in my bedroom for some time.
and you have to remember, there were no  computers, no "how to do" you tubes,
and I assume [since I now have sewing books from that time]  I could have went
to the library and got a sewing book.. but I was too dumb, to think of that ,ha.

One day, I was visiting the Five & Dime Store [yes, that was the name of it, ha]. They had
flat folds of cotton fabric on a table ,with a few sewing notions . I decided to make myself a
dress or rather 2. I bought a solid pink and a solid purple [Why Judy??], Anyway, I got
an A-line pattern with big oval pocket. Came home, cut them out, and sewed them up.
 I decided to put purple pockets on the pink and vice versa. Oh LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They were the ugliest dresses you ever saw!!!! and they went to the garbage.[wish I had them to
show you now.]

  I put away the sewing machine until the next year, when my sweet baby girl was born,
and I learned to sew by making little dresses for her.. and what fun that was.. It was a long
time before, I tried to sew for me.
  Please share your first sewing attempts with me.. Would love to hear about them.

UPDATE: I am working on the blouse sew along with  Faye...http://fayessewingadventure.blogspot.com/p/2013-essential-tops-sew-long.html.. and will be posting  soon.

Easter Dresses in Action...Amy & Ashlee

Amy & Ashlee
8 yr old twin granddaughters
 

Amy and Ashlee

Easter dresses.. 2013
 We had a lovely Easter.. All the kids and grandkids were
home for dinner.. Hope you and you family had a lovely
one too.
ps.. When I get Emily and Callie's photos ,I will post them.

Preparations For Easter

Preparations for Easter

What plans do you have for Easter?
 My children and their families will come for Dinner
so I must prepare. How blessed I feel to  know
that my family will all be home together,  to celebrate
the wonderful Day that Jesus  rose from the  Cross.
He died for all of us.And rose again on the third day..
How Wonderful!!!

Things I must do to prepare for the dinner:

1- Take turkey out of freezer to thaw
2- Make cornbread for stuffing
3-Make Chocolate cake layers for ding dong cake
[the grandkids favorite dessert], I make the cake
layers and freeze them, until the day before.. Saves
time. Will make the frostings, the day before.
4- Cut up onions, celery and put in plastic containers.
5- Boil eggs.. [of course their will be some dying and hunting
Easter eggs!!!]


Things I must do for the house preparation:

1-  Mop the floors/Vaccumn the floors
2- Get rid of the dust bunnies [as my friend
Cathe would say]
3- Clean bathrooms/mop bathroom floors
4- Clean my sewing room [it is a  complete mess,ha]

PS   I have finished all 4 of the granddaughter's Easter dresses.
The twin's dresses  have been mailed to them,and  have arrived safely.
 Emily and Callie's, are hanging in my sewing room, awaiting
the girls to pick them up. Photos will be posted after Easter..

Sending prayers that you and your famlily will have a blessed
and Wonderful Easter holiday.

Fabric/Pattern Choices for " 2013 Top Essential Sew Along"

Vogue 8815

Cotton/polyester blend fabric
 

Sassy Librarian  Blouse
[sorry the photo didn't show up, My ink was just about out
when I photocopied this class material]
Cotton fabric.. teal blue with rose colored flowers.

Colette  Violet [My 4th one..I love it]
linen fabric light blue with darker blue designs

White on white stripe linen
WIP--- Colette Violet.. I actually started this 
 blouse , when the  pattern first came out.. I had lost
some weight after cutting it out , and it no longer fit.
 So I tossed it aside.
Since that time, I have lost some more weight,
 but decided, this was the
perfect time, to  redo this beautiful fabric, in the
redo pile.. I took a break , last night and  resized it, and
sewed a little on it.. [cheating Judy,  Sew along is not
 until Sunday!!! OOOPS!]
As I told you here:
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6755312589615767449#editor/target=post;postID=8271824357969141658
I am busy working on 4 grandaughters , Easter dresses,
so I am not sure , how many  blouses, I will actually
get done, during this 2 week sew along.. But , I will
commit to one, and we will see ??
However... these are on my sewing table for spring
and summer sewing...Along ,with several new dress
patterns. and of course t-shirts [a brand new world
for me..sewing with  knits.. thank you Stacie.]
  http://www.staciethinksshecan.com/

NOTE:  Do you know what I  noticed?   I love red, you
all know that... And every time , I pick out fabric..it is red
or has red in it? Do you see all this blue? hummm... not
like me at all.. I must be going through a  blue phase.lol


 

2013 Top Essential Sew Along

2013 Essential Top Sew Along
March 24 th through April 7th

Faye is doing a spring top sew a long.
 http://fayessewingadventure.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcement.html?

Spring is getting close, and I am thinking about pretty
spring blouses and skirts. When I saw this sew a long ,
I knew it was just what I needed !! If you have time,
hop on over to Faye's blog and check it out. I think
it will be lots of fun. I will be getting my fabric
and patterns together, and do a post on what I choose.

Things To Know About The Sew Along
1- Any top [sewing pattern, self drafted pattern, or Redo]
2- No Quotas..make as many as you like, or  only one!!
3- Will start on March 24th and go through April 7th
4- Go to Fayes blog and let her know in the comments that you
will be  sewing along..
ps. As you know, I am working on Easter dresses for my  granddaughters
this week, So, I will be a little lated getting started, and may only do
one blouse.. But..this will be fun..

Shopping with My Girls..Leads to This!! WIP

Callie.. 11 yr old grandaughter.. [she is really tiny, so we
are still in the little girls patterns..so Maw , has to make
them look older for her!!] ..Will make purple piping for the neck
and she has a purple cardigan to wear on Easter day.

Emily - 14 yr old grandaughter Will do the  fuller skirt version

Note: Emily & Callie are sisters... Cindy always tries
to match them..so that when she takes her Easter photos,
 they will look good.. I will share the photos after Easter.

Amy & Ashlee , my 8 yr old twin grandaughters will
be wearing  sailor dresses on Easter day. I found this
vintage pattern on ebay. The dresses will have white
collars, red trim and ties.

When you head to  fabric stores on spring break , and the patterns
are $1.00...  This is what Callie came  home with.

Emily came home with these.

During spring break , Cindy,Emily, Callie and myself went
shopping. We went to look for Easter dresses.. But, before
the day was over... we came home with fabric and patterns.
Amy & Ashlee called and wanted sailor dresses too.
SO
What will Judy be sewing the next 2 weeks?  Easter dresses
for my sweet grandaughters..

Our spring break shopping trip, was really fun.. We went out
to eat, and sit and talked and had a really fun "giggley girls day out".
 We shopped until this"old lady" was give out!! But what a  fun
DAY!!!!
 

Vintage Simplicity 9499. Ready for Spring Blouse

Simplicity 9499

 Spring... I am so ready for it.. This  simple rose print
fabric, just made me think...Spring!! Even though,
it's not here yet, I will be happy to wear this
little shirt with some shorts or Denim capris.

Note: the blouse doesn't have a hump on one side. I didn't
pull it down on Mary Christmas [but she didn't mind,ha].

Simple , easy to make vintage blouse. I had
this summery floral print, That just said, "vintage".
I love the shawl collar on it. and the covered buttons.

 Look out for some more of these in the future..

House Keeping Schedule

    After reading   this blog
 http://be-it-ever-so-humble.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-housework-schedule.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fhumble+%28Be+It+Ever+So+Humble%29
 It made me want to  redo my housekeeping schedule.  I know that a  schedule
is never  going to work every day..There are days, we have doctors appointmens,
[lots of them now adays,ha], there are days we have company [and that is a blessing]
and there are days, that other chores or errands must take the place of scheduled things.
 But, while having a schedule  to semi-follow, it helps me to  keep things more organized .
And seems to keep the house in better order. Thank you Dianna ,for posting yours.

Judy's  House Keeping Schedule

Every Morning Chores [ Monday - Saturday]

1- put dishes up [either from drain or dishwasher]
2- sweep Kitchen
3- Make Bed
4- Make breakfast [We eat light, such as cereal , toast & eggs,etc] So, very
limited cooking and cleaning.. But what ever..clean the kitchen from this.

Every Evening Chores[Monday- Saturday]

1- Cook Supper
2- wash dishes [either by hand or dishwasher]
3- IMPORTANT ---always take a few minutes , before going to bed, to pick
up and return any thing, that is  out of place [Makes for a much better morning,
and so nice, if you happen to have an "early morning, unexpected visitor,ha]

Monday
1- laundry day-wash ,dry, fold ,put away
2-Mop Kitchen
3-Wash cabinets
4 Vaccumn living room
5- Dust living room furniture

Tuesday
1- Iron[eeh..I hate this  chore]
2- Clean both bathrooms and mop
3- Vaccumn bedrooms
4- dust bedrooms


Wednesday
1 -Clean out refrigerator
2- Clean microwave
3- Laundry- [sheets off beds] dry ,fold ,put away
[any other laundry that needs doing]

Thursday
1- Grocery shopping..Running errands day
2- Sweep Kitchen
3- Clean out  pantry ,before going to  town.
4- Iron..any thing from  Wed's laundry

Friday.. Clean for the weekend.
1- sweep kitchen- mop kitchen
2- vacumn all floors
3- Dust all furniture
4- Clean bathrooms

Saturday
 1-Any chores that I don't get too, during the week.
Outside [when weather permits] chores..sweeping carport,
 cleaning outside garbage cans,  working in flower beds,etc.
2- Clean out closets, or cabinets, or dressers

Sunday
  Sundays are a family day.. Church day, and spending time with Hubby
and hopefully visits from kids and grandkids.. And sometimes some leisure
sewing in the afternoon.

HINT: I read on a blog, that a lady, spent 10-15 minutes a day, cleaning out closets,
chest,  cabinets, etc..She said, by doing a differnt one ,each day, you keep
them tidy and  they don't require as long..[I am going to give this a try??]

Note:  Sewing is an everyday part of my life. So, Nearly every day
I sew.. This is fitted in , after chores are done..It is my time to enjoy
my self. .

Easter Biblical Costumes... Judy is Sewing

Costumes for 8 yr old boys

Variety of colors

I will never be able to go to Niagra Falls, NY [how I wish]..However,
my sewing is..lol  These costumes are for a church in NY.
These will be used by a church there ..It is for 8 yr old boys.

 I  have posted on my blog before , about making biblical
costumes for churches. I have had my sweet blogging
friends say, " how sweet I am for doing this."  But, I
must tell you, I am not that nice!! ha.. It is such an honor
 and blessing for me to be able to do this. The churches pay
 me a small amount,to bascially cover the cost of
 fabric and shipping.  [and I wish,I didn't have to accept that].

 I watch at fabric stores all through the year, for
 clearance or sale
fabrics.. Usually , the "not so pretty fabric" will be
on the sale tables... But, these costumes are to be
in biblical times, so no shiny bright pretty fabrics
are needed. I store them away, for Christmas and
Easter programs.. I try to keep the cost of fabric, as
low as I can.

So.. What I am trying to say is:  I  will receive such
an award when I get to meet my Heavenly Father
one day.And here on this earth, I get to meet and
deal with some super nice people.

 Happy Easter to you and your families.