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 | Sew Kool 4 Kids By Martha Campbell Pullen, Ph.D. and Joanna Pullen Hammett.
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 | Baby Daygowns I: Mildred Gould has been sewing children's clothes for over fifty years, but her first love is sewing daygowns-special creations with tiny tu
cks, lace insertions and edging, and delicate hand embroidery. In this book , Mildred is sharing samples of her designs as well as some of her unique methods for designing and creating these special daygowns. Her machine sewing techniques are fast and eas
y and are especially helpful to the beginner seamstress. For those of you that are handsewing enthusiasts, her patterns and designs may be adapted to French handsewing techniques. These unique designs may be used to create your special baby's wardrobe or
to make a quick and inexpensive(but very special) shower or baby gift.
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 | Baby Daygowns II: Brings you more daygown designs by Mildred Gould. These unique daygown designs features a front button closing. As in Baby Daygowns, Book I, instructions for
various design guidelines and construction techniques make it possible for you to create your own daygown designs, as well as sew the designs presented in this book. The designs, variations, and guidelines in book II, combined with those included in Book
I, provide a limitless opportunity to create numerous unique daygown designs. As in Book I, the construction techniques in Book II are fast and easy and the difficulty of the designs range from those suitable for a beginner seamstress to those more suita
ble for the experienced seamstress.
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 | Baby Daygowns III: Brings you what is perhaps the fastest and easiest of all daygown designs-the raglan sleeve daygown. The simple raglan sleeve daygown designs are ideal for
quick-to-sew baby gifts. The design of the raglan sleeve itself makes it an easier daygown to sew and it makes dressing the baby easier. Raglan sleeve daygown designs are suitable for both infant girls and infant boys. A variety of front button closings,
including those found in Baby Daygowns, Book II, and the variety of sleeve styles included in all three daygown books, provide yet another opportunity to design and create unique and special daygowns. Color variations using pink, blue, or yellow embroider
y or bias bindings on a white daygown expand this opportunity. A very special smocked variation of the raglan sleeve daygown has been include in Book III.
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 | Baby Daygowns IV: Book IV brings you some of the prettiest and easiest daygowns you may ever sew. The raglan sleeve design is easy to sew. Combine this design feature with the
easy back closings presented in this book, and you have easy baby projects and easy baby gifts. A wide variety of daygowns may be made for infant girls or for infant boys. Smocking designs include traditional English smocking, smocking combined with silk
ribbon embroidery, smocking combined with pearls, and character smocking.This book presents basic instructions along with specific instructions for variations and techniques. You will frequently be instructed to refer to a particular section for techniqu
es which are used throughout the book. Use the "Table of Contents" to locate references quickly and easily.
I hope you will find many hours of joy and pleasure sewing these unique designs and using the wide range of pattern sizes for infants and baby dolls.
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 | Baby Daygowns V:
Baby Daygowns, Book V includes daygown variations which appear to be specifically gender-.suited. The smocked variations have sleeve and neckline treatments that some people may classify as feminine - too lacev for an infant boy. The same is true for the two "boy" daygowns, the designs that are simple and tailored. However, any of the neckline, sleeve and hemline treatments may be interchanged to create dozens of daygown variations. That is the joy of the "Baby Daygowns" series - and that joy is your own creativity. The sacque length may be used on any of the daygowns presented.
If you have sewn any of the daygowns from previous books in the series, you may notice that the Yoke daygown "seems" larger. The basic fit is the exact same as the other patterns, hilt the fullness of the skirt will make it seem larger: A five-six pound preemie pattern has been added for that reason. It is probablv suitable for many lower birth weight babies that are born today. As alwavs the sleeve, neckline, and hemline variations from the other books in the Baby Daygowns series can be interchanged with these designs so that your creativity is almost limitless. Enjoy! |
 | Christening Gowns Book I: is designed for the person who wants to make a beautiful,
elegant Christening gown, but who prefers detailed, precise construction techniques, good instructions with numerous illustrations, and simplicity of design which will assure good
results. Christening gown projects can be very expensive and it is good to have detailed structure so that the seamstress will know exactly what to do and how to do it. Christening
Gowns, Book I was written with this in mind.
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 | Dresses for Toddlers Book I: The dress designs in Dresses for Toddlers, Book I are suitable for toddlers who have begun walking and have outgrown daygowns. The designs in this
book feature unique combinations of tucks, lace insertion, and embroidery. Many of the designs ideas maybe interchanged with designs and patterns in Baby Daygowns, Book I, requiring only a few small adjustments in placements of the design features.
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 | Busy Mothers Guide to Sewing Childrens Clothes:
This is a "must" have book for your sewing library! This book unravels the mystery of sewing collars, plackets and sleeves plus presents a wonderful collection of variations and styling charts.
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