Grandma G must have never left the house without her pen and scrap paper because a lot of her recipes were written on scraps of paper when she was at meetings or visiting friends. Today’s recipe comes from her friend Mrs. Hy. Ice Box Cake Use crumbs made of rolled coconut (Washboard) cookies. Do they still [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Torte Thursday (On Saturday)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Embroidery Progress
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I got the front embroidery finished and am now working on the yoke. After the several weeks it takes to embroider one of these tops, the actual construction only takes a few hours.
Holiday Sewing
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I found a bag full of embroidery threads stashed on the sewing room shelves. These must be the haul from some sale in the past, so I took a picture of them next to the cotton thread. After sewing all the stems and leaves using a hoop and Solvy, I decided to try a flower [...]
Orange Mexican Blouse Started
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got the second MPB cut out and marked. This time I am using some Solvy to stabilize the stitching and a hoop, and so far, so good. The machine doesn’t really have a good stitch for the stems, so I am using a very narrow, close zigzag in some places. The leaves are stitch [...]
First Mexican Peasant Blouse Completed
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I sewed up the first attempt at a Mexican Blouse. I used the upsized Vogue vintage pattern, and all I can say is that Vogue and Peasant Blouse do not a happy marriage make. The armholes were too high and tight, which may go with a Vogue Pattern, but sort of wipes out all the [...]
Mexican Peasant Blouse in Progress
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have been working on a practice piece of embroidery for the yoke of the first blouse. I drew out a pattern and sewed the leaves with my Elna computer machine, which finished them all, then died. I had to pack up the machine to take it to the shop for a much needed overhaul. [...]
Another Mexican Peasant Blouse/Dress
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This dress is very different from the older blouse. The seams are unfinished, the yoke is one piece, the fabric is different, and there are no gussets. It is very comfortable to wear and would be easy to reproduce since most of the pieces are rectangles, squares, or variations of squares. The body portion is [...]
Mexican Peasant Blouse Construction
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All the seams and embroidery in this blouse are stitched by hand. The stitches are pretty large but the blouse is almost 40 years old so obviously they were strong enough. All the seams are finished so that no raw edges show. Here is a picture of the side seam on the outside showing the [...]
Mexican Peasant Blouse Study
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This old blouse belonged to my sister in her college years, probably in the seventies. It is very different from the red contemporary dress that I bought in Texas. For one thing, it is completely sewn and embroidered by hand. The fabric is a slightly loosely woven cotton similar to the feed sacks my [...]
A Day’s Work
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just love the gridded plastic cutting mat that I got on sale at the half-off Joann sale! It fits so nicely on the bed and makes cutting out and tracing patterns so much easier. Everything seems to go faster too. I cut out and sewed this pajama set for A in one day. Sewing [...]
