Rain Rain Go Away

My question today is when will the rain go away? What happened to the April Showers bring May Flowers? All this rain means we can spend more time indoors smocking. The garment I am showing today is the popular Yoke Bubble, this comes in a boy style and a girl style in sizes 6 mos., 12 mos., 18 mos., and size 2. The boy style has cuffed sleeves and the girls have a elastic sleeve. With only 5 rows of smocking these Bubbles can be smocked in a few days or maybe a few hours. Bubbles are perfect Baby gifts for when you want that special gift. Most customers put a white insert for smocking but we can make the insert the same color as the garment. With white inserts we will make the collar white to match with piping to match the garment color. Just let me know how you want your Bubble to look and we will make this garment accordingly.
In Stitches,
Sue

May Day

Today I would like to share with you one of our Daygown styles. This sacque comes in three sizes, newborn, 3 mos & 6 mos. The Sacque offers long sleeves but you can request for the sleeves to be short. The sleeves are finished with elastic and a ruffle. You will have 5 pleated rows in the center front with 2 rows over the sleeves and back. This gown comes with a draw ribbon at the hem. Daygowns are offered in all batiste fabrics. This sacque is just one of the 3 Daygowns we offer. Perfect for the new baby, great for Baby Shower gifts.

I hope everyone has a May filled with many May flowers and happiness.

In Stitches,

Sue

What has happened to Spring?

MY QUESTION IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SPRING? SNOW FLAKES IN APRIL, THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE TELL ME THIS IS BLACKBERRY WINTER, BUT WHATEVER IT IS I AM READY FOR WARM WEATHER.

THE BACK WRAP JUMPER THAT I AM SHOWING TODAY IS MADE WITH RIPPLESPUN SEERSUCKER PLAID. LIME GREEN, HOT PINK AND TURQUOISE COLORS GIVE YOU VARIOUS CHOICES WHEN PICKING OUT SMOCKING PATTERNS AND THREAD. I SEE FROGS AND FLOWERS SMOCKED ON THIS WHITE INSERT USING THE COLORS IN THE PLAID FOR MY SMOCKING. I AM SURE EACH OF YOU SEE OTHER CUTE SMOCKING DESIGNS THAT WOULD LOOK GREAT FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. SINCE THIS FABRIC IS A SEERSUCKER YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE A INSERT, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SMOCK ON THIS FABRIC.

I HOPE EACH OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED HOLY WEEK .

IN STITCHES,

SUE

Will Spring ever arrive?

My question is will Spring ever arrive? More storms today and then another cold front changing the weather again next week to colder temps. But even when the weather is unpredictable we can still do our Summer smocking designs. The fabric shown is Fabric Finders #S42 Seersucker. These colors are perfect for all the Watermelon smocking plates. The pink and green are just the right colors, you will need a white insert for the melons and I have only seen it made up in a Back Wrap Jumper so far. So lets get smocking for all those cute Summer time garments.
In Stitches,
Sue

Ready For Spring

I hope everyone has finished their Easter sewing and now can start doing some fun smocking for the Spring and Summer. Just look at this fun Bishop made with angel sleeves using Fabric Finders Pique #576. Alot of brite colors using Pinks and Lime green. I will be sending more photos of the new fabrics.

In Stitches,

Sue

Thursday 3-12-0

I am so sorry that I have not written on this Blog since February, but it is busy here getting Easter Orders out. I know you would rather have me sewing than writing on a blog.
Please check the web site to see that the fabric you want is still available, if you have old swatches please remove Harpeth Hall, Regatta, Hot Pink Floral #822 & #826 Blue Floral. These are all out of stock. I will have items removed from the web site when the fabric is gone. We are having some Dye Lot changes also, the new bolt of Pink Blush is different but I hope that in about 6-8 weeks Spechler Vogel will have the old color of Pink Blush back.
In Stitches,
Sue

2-20-09

Good Morning to all:
Only 5 days till Ash Wednesday and that will mean we have 40 days till Easter so I know we are all busy sewing and smocking. It will be such a pleasure to see our little ones wearing beautiful new garments made with loving hands.
I received a shipment of fabric yesterday from Spechler Vogel and I noticed that the Pink Blush Batiste was a different shade from the bolt I have on hand now, so I e-mailed Jeff at Spechler Vogel and his reply was that a different dye lot will be here in 6-8 weeks and he was sorry for the inconvenience that this color may cause us. It is only a shade more pink than what we have been receiving but I will have to keep this bolt and use it until Spechler Vogel gets a new shipment of Pink Blush Batiste in stock. Pink Blush Batiste is such a pretty soft baby pink and we use so much of this fabric and the new bolt is just a little more pink, most people will not notice the difference but if you have a garment made in Pink Blush and want to match it with another one then you will see the change.
I hope you all have a Great weekend and I look forward to hearing from each of you.
In Stitches,
Sue