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LW#01 Amanda - Misses 8-18
Tucked Heirloom Blouse for those elegant occasions or to play dress up at
the office. Quick and easy to make you can embellish to your hearts
content or keep it simple but elegant. Looks great under a suit jacket.
"Every woman's wardrobe should include a crisp linen blouse with just
enough "heirloom" detailing to make it feminine. This blouse is equally at
home with a pair of denim jeans or a classic tailored straight skirt, which
means it may spend more time out of your closet than in it! Short and long
sleeve versions, button down the front, tucks, embroidery and lace insertion."
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LW#02 Bronwyn - Misses 8-18
A Dolman sleeve blouse is a nice addition to any woman's wardrobe. It is
simple to construct, easy to wear but still allows you to incorporate some
elegant details to make it special. Featured is the horizontal tucked
panel in the front. Make it in knit and jazz it up with contrast piping for
a sporty look or silk crepe, pima cotton lawn, long sleeves and mother of
pearl buttons.
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LW#06 Melanie Ladies 4-22
Round yoke heirloom nightgown...if pampering products like rose water,
aromatherapy, and herbal tea and the pleasures that help you wind down after
a hectic day, take these little indulgences a step further by slipping into
something utterly elegant. An heirloom nightgown is the crowning comfort.
The round yoke works up beautifully in a selection of laces and embroideries,
or perhaps with the inclusion of hand embroidery or tucks on inserted fabric.
For a last-minute gift, this design would look just as pretty if made with
gathers on both the front and back instead of the smocking. Click here to see the back of the pattern
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LW#05 Frannie size 6 mos to 4yr
One of the most inspiring moments is to find a vintage garment, perhaps homemade
and very well worn, and know that loving stitches were applied to this garment.
Children's garments from the early part of the twentieth century have just
such appeal, being creative in design but without the lavish use of expensive
trim and embellishment. Perfect for simple and sweet calicos as well
as gingham.
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LW#05b Frannie's Big Sister 5-8rs - Includes 18" Girl Doll pattern
The long-awaited new pattern incorporating the same design lines as the original
Frannie pattern, now in sizes 5 to 8 years and including an 18" Girl Doll
pattern as well.
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LW#03 Delicate Daydreams Christening Gown, Daygown and Petticoat, size 3mo
to 18mo
Sweet and simple is always best when it comes to baby. Using inspiration
from an antique baby dress, tucks and shaped lace have been joined to form
a very pretty, yet simple, yoke effect on this little gown that hangs comfortable
from the shoulders and buttons down the back for easy dressing. The patterns
incorporates inverted underarm pleat that adds fullness to the garment and
a choice of sleeves--long, puffed or tailored.
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LW#03 Edwardian Baby Daygown and Petticoat, sz 3-12mo.
There is nothing more exciting than finding an old garment and studying the
detail to create something new. The original was found dirty, wrinkled and
in need of repair at a flea market in Illinois. Clearly homemade with cheap
fabric, seams that did not hang straight, a yoke that did not sit correctly
around the neckline, but it had a charm which reminds us of an era when mothers
sewed for their children not only to save money, but for the love of creating
something to be admired and passed on to the next generation.
The pattern for reproducing this garment incorporates an inverted underarm
pleat that adds fullness to the garment and a long sleeve, the style of which
dates back to the nineteenth century. During this time period the underarm
seam was positioned towards the front of the sleeve.
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