Blog – Creations By Michie'
What's On Sale
It's time to get ready for you're next sewing project. Although we're in the middle of Winter weather, it's not too early to start planning your Spring sewing! We have selected two of our favorite patterns along with the Heirloom Embroidery Book and have put them on sale at a 50% savings to help get you started!
Need a bit more inspiration? Sweet little tucks and a touch of embroidery. Perfect for that Spring baby.
Christmas Inspiration
Need some ideas for Christmas sewing for your little one? I pulled together some illustrations of outfits that only need a bit of embroidery to make them holiday appropriate. And to make things easy, we even have a holly embroidery design on the "Free Stuff" page!
Smocked Snowmen
I love snowmen because they are suitable well past the holidays. “Jolly Snowmen” by Mollie Jane Taylor has been one of my favorite smocking designs for years and is super cute on our Jon-Jon pattern #137 made from black Featherwale corduroy. And here is a little smocking tip. […]
Blue Eyed Boy
Dear, Creations by Michie’
Pattern #111 was perfect for a special garment to be worn to an outdoor wedding in August. The occasion provided me with a “dress rehearsal” for sewing a Christening bubble later this fall.
The fabric is cotton satin batiste in baby blue, trimmed with Swiss beading, both from Farmhouse Fabrics. The little bluebird machine embroidery design is from Martha Pullen’s Kent State Museum Collection, disk 1, stitched in DMC Broder cotton machine embroidery thread in variegated baby blue. I think the color is perfect with this sweet little one’s blue eyes! Photos by Penny Layne Photography in Omaha, NE.
Nancy Hoeman
Beautiful job Nancy! ∼ Michie’
Playing With Color
I’ve been experimenting with different color combinations. Not to far out there, but something a bit more updated.
Pattern #101 On Sale!
We decided that pattern #101 would be our sale item for the month. This was the very first pattern that started the business 19 years ago when I couldn’t find what my sewing customers were looking for. Pattern #101 has certainly passed the test of time and continues […]
Long Pants For Fall
School has started in many areas and hopefully cooler weather is close behind. The photos are from one of our favorite photo shoots from a few years ago. Our boy loved his long pants with suspenders made from pattern #144 and wore them all through the winter. Like […]
Adapting For Bridging
This photo popped up on Martha Pullen’s newsletter last week. My heart skip a beat at the cuteness! I’m happy that I can share the link to my article for adapting a collar for bridging. ∼ Michie’ Click here for the article.
Customer’s Creation
“Made by Elizabeth Thetford for my grandson. I used imperial broadcloth for the romper and imperial batiste for the collar. The collar has a little chick insertion and is trimmed with Swiss trim. I shamelessly copied and bought all supplies from Beth’s Heirloom Sewing in Wetumpka!” Thank you […]
Classic Sewing Holiday Issue
I’m so excited to give you a peek inside Classic Sewing magazine’s Holiday Issue. For my article, I chose tea dyed tatting and a simple embroidery design using pattern #119. Wanting less holiday and more of a winter look, a color pallet of white, ecru and pale […]