New DAG Pattern

I've been chugging along this month sewing little dresses for Dress a Girl Around the World and enjoying each and every one.  Most have been trimmed with bias tape and rick rack and with each dress I pray for the little girl that will receive the dress, praying for her safety, well being, and that she will know that God loves her and others around the world care for her.  I'll give a total count the end of the month with a few pictures.

The little dress I made yesterday was from a kit that I ordered from Dress a Girl when I first became interested in the organization. It's a little different from a regular pillowcase dress as it is more of an A-line with side seams and a different patch pocket.  If your interested you can contact DAG and request a kit, they will send fabric, bias tape, elastic, and a label along with the Pellon pattern so you can make more of this style if you like.

Hugs and stitches
Betty Lou

Dress a Girl Around the World

I Had the Best Day Sewing With Friends

I had the best day today sewing little dresses with my Bee friends, what a wonderful group of women.  They have rallied around my project of sewing little dresses for Dress a Girl Around the World and everyone made a dresss or two today.

We met at Cynthia's lovely home and she had everything set up for us in her family room.  Tables, two ironing boards, irons, cutting stations, and dress kits using some of her stash, all cut with the back seam serged.  To top it off, she had already made the pockets.  What a time saver.

  

There we were, six ladies busy sewing on six Featherweights, what an awesome sight.  My Featherweight, aka Charlotte, decided to act up and was not sewing right,   Many thanks to Adrienne for getting her threaded correctly and making her perfect little stitches again.  What do they always say,  "if your Featherweight has a problem first rethread your machine."

Cynthia had told us, "if anyone wants to stay after noon, I'll have a few snacks."  Well, a few snacks was lunch in her dining room with little ham and egg sandwiches, delicious macaroni salad, fresh fruit and cheese from the morning snacks.  Of course we had to have another piece of her Butter Pound cake.  Wish I had taken a picture of her dining room and the group along with her new Spode dishes.

We took a quick break and we went out to the garage where Cynthia's husband is building a sail boat. We were all impressed to say the least and Greg was very patient as we asked our many novice sailing questions.  Happy sailing, Greg.

More pictures of our fun day.

Hugs and stitches

Cozies For My Soup Bowls

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With everyone raving how the Soup Bowl Cozies were the best thing since slice bread, I finially gave in and made a couple.  Using the pattern by Happy Hour Stitches, I made the first one knowing it would not fit my wide rimed Mikasa soup bowls but I wanted to see what this pattern was all about. You can find the pattern here.


As the directions say, I used 100% cotton fabric, 100% cotton batting, and 100% cotton thread, anything with polyester might start a fire in the microwave.  I must say it is cute and would protect your fingers when removing a bowl of hot soup.

For the second one, I cut my square 11" and shortened my side darts it seemed to fit my wide rimmed bowls quite well.

Will I make anymore, I don't think so.  When I asked my sons if they would use them, the answer was  a resounding no, but Jeff added "maybe you should use them for dip."

Hugs and stitches
Betty Lou

Maybe I'll have had a change of mind.  For a simple dinner tonight, I microwaved  a frozen package Asian Noodles and Vegetables, I went to lift it from the microwave------ouch!  Quick to the rescue was my small soup cozy.  Maybe I better make a couple more.

And Then There Were Ten

A number of years ago I made pillowcases for an organization that gave them to women and children in shelters along with the pillowcases they gave a New Testament to the women and a book of Bible stories for the children. The chairman would give me a bold of fabric along with the cuffs and I provided the accent piece from my scraps.  I would cut, serge, finish, and return to her, it was very fulfilling.

My good friend, Cynthia, also does this for her church and I told her I would love to make some as I really enjoy working with my serger. The end result, ten pillowcases ready to go

Hugs and stitches
Betty Lou