In This Issue: #141, March/April 2012

COVER FEATURE

Two Faces of Easter
By Kathy Dykstra

Kathy's double vision of "Pascale" resulted in two beautifully unique dresses, one to suit each school of thought when it comes to Easter finery. Pattern supplement included.

SPOTLIGHT

Heirloom Easter
From Kathy Dykstra

Feeling a smidge nostalgic due to our twenty-fifth anniversary, we wanted to celebrate Easter sewing this year by focusing our efforts on timeless classics in this heirloom
inspired pictorial.

Designer Details
By Pat Goldman of Chadwick Heirlooms

Pat uses one of her favorite fabrics, Italian organdy, to make a pair of Easter dresses, each with a silk batiste slip in a pastel color to shadow through.

SIMPLE STYLE

Baby Chicks n Bows
By Kathy Drew

Sew Beautiful Collections' "Dainty Designs" pattern and Kathy Drew's Baby Chicks n Bows embroidery design CD prove appealing partners in this adorable little dress made with Easter in mind.

TIPS & BITS

Sew Beautiful Class Club
By Betsy Iler

Visit your favorite dealership or fabric store to sew some serenity into your life with a seashell embroidered spa bag and bonus quilted eye mask.

Goods, Gadgets & Goings On
New gadgets from Mighty Bright, Patty Young's first book for sewing for the cool girl, and the twenty-fifth annual Hoffman Challenge make the cut this issue.

Quilts from the House of Tula Pink
With personality on every page of her easy-to-use soft cover book from F+W Media, Tula covers everything from quilting basics to a super-crafty collection of projects.

IN DETAIL

	Angel Kisses Smocked Tab Daygown By Debbie Glenn Leave it to Debbie Glenn to turn construction of the classic yoke dress upside down.
	Italian Quilted Coat & Hat By Wendy Schoen Trapunto, or as Wendy calls it "magic" is easily created using modern products and the softest, most beautiful pinwale corduroy. Her simple motifs on a vintage-look coat and hat pattern are featured in this issue.
	Just for the Boys By Michié Mooney The key to a successful blocked and smocked insert is neat pleats, and Michié shares her method in this edition of her column about sewing for boys.
	A Batch of Bishops By Kathy Dykstra Boost your bishop construction knowledge with Kathy's easy-to-follow tutorial for making these little classics quick and easy.

EMBELLISHMENT

	A St. Patrick's Day Wedding By Margaret Land The fresh green and white lily of the valley provides the perfect embroidery motif for the flower girl dresses in a St. Patrick's Day wedding.
	Caleb's Cottontails By Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson combines her love of chocolate, sewing, smocking and her grandson into a single sweet treat for Easter.
	Pascale Revival By Laura Jenkins Thompson Laura's exclusive sunflower smocking design makes its debut for our 25th Anniversary celebration on our most popular dress pattern, "Pascale" now available for the first time as a Sew Beautiful Collection pattern.
	Daisy Chain Creations By Michié This simple, repetitive pattern of baby waves works up in a flash, and then serves as a foundation for a ribbon weave.

STEP BY STEP

The Belle Heir Striped Shirt
FREE PATTERN: Tucked shirt (sizes 2-6)

A sleeveless boys shirt, part of a vintage suit from Belle Heir Vintage (www.belleheir.com), inspires a reproduction pattern just in time for Easter dressing.

Chiff on Shadow Dress
By Amelia Johanson

Three little triangles of simple smocking give this chiffon dress a graceful drape that never overwhelms the little one wearing it.

Bunny Baby
By Karen Bosch

FREE PATTERN: Sun top and hat (infant size)
Karen's coy rendition of a bunny encircled with flower blossoms lends the sweetest touch of color to her white baby ensemble.