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• Pattern
  • Dainty Designs from The Sew Beautiful Collection
• Fabric
  
  • 1-1/2 yards of white Swiss Nelona
  • Small squares of yellow cotton fabric for appliqué.
• Thread
  
  • 60 wt. white Mettler Cotton Embroidery Thread for Bobbin
    
  • 60 wt. Mettler Cotton Embroidery Thread in pastel colors of your choice
• Lace
  
  • 4-1/4 yards entredeux
    
  • 7 yards of 5/8-inch-wide lace edging
  • 5/8 yard 1/2-inch-wide lace insertion
• Notions
  
  • Two 1/4-inch buttons
    
  • 2+ yards of 1/4-inch silk satin ribbon
• Supplies
  
  • Size 70 Embroidery Needles for Embroidery
  • Size 70 Sharp Sewing Needles for Construction of garment and laces
    
  • Light Weight Tear Away Stabilizer
  • Kathy Drew's Baby Chicks n Bows Embroidery Design CD

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• Pattern
  • “Belle Heir Tucked Shirt” on pullout centerfold of this issue
    
  • “Campbell” from The Children’s Corner (for shorts)
    
• Fabric
  
  • Swiss cotton sateen (for sleeves, collar lining, front and back)
  • Swiss pleated cotton (for collar, yoke and cuffs)
  • Light blue cotton piqué (for piping and shorts)
• Notions
  
  • Piping (can be purchased by the yard or made from shorts fabric)
    
  • Baby cord for piping if self-made (collar, cuffs and tucks)
  • Four to five 3/8- to 1/2-inch buttons
    
• Supplies
  
  • Blue wash-away marking pen
  • Basting glue
  • Grid-lined quilting ruler
  • Lightweight fusible interfacing such as Floriani Dream Weave
  • DARR piping ruler (optional for trimming seams)

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HEIRLOOM VERSION

• Fabric
  
  • Nelona Swiss batiste (as called for a sleeveless dress)
  • Ivory silk organza (lace yoke overlay and sleeve lining) (use white if using white lace instead of ecru)
• Ecru Lace*
  
  • 1-inch-wide lace insertion (yoke, sleeves, hem)*
  • 5/8-inch-wide lace insertion (yoke, sleeves, hem)*
  • 2 yards of 5/8-inch-wide lace edging (sleeves, yoke overlay, sashes)
  • 5 yards of 2-1/4-inch-wide lace edging (hem)
• Notions
  
  • Six 5/8-inch MOP buttons for front yoke and back closure
• DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss
  
  • #739 – ultra very light tan
    
• Supplies
  
  • Blue wash-away marking pen
  • Lace shaping board
  • Glass head pins
  • 80wt white thread for pin stitch
  • 80wt ivory thread for lace construction
  • 60wt white thread for garment construction
  • Double needle for pin stitch
  • #8 pearl cotton for corded pin stitch (optional) a regular pin stitch can also be used

* Lace insertion yardage requirements will vary according size range. Determine measurements for a block of fabric that will accommodate one yoke overlay and two sleeves and mark 1- and 5/8-inch increments vertically. Count the 1-inch spaces and tally yardage for 1-inch insertion, likewise count and tally for the 5/8-inch lace. Add 3 yards of 1-inch lace and 6 yards of 5/8-inch lace to accommodate the fancy band hem.

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• Heirloom Tea Dress
  
• Margaret Land Dress
  
• Nelona
• Lilly of Valley lace insertion 3/4 or 1 inch
• Lilly of the Valley lace 5/8 inch insertion
• 5/8 inch lace beading (plain)
• Lilly of Valley edging 5/8 inch edging
  
• Green Ribbon silk satin 1/4 inch
• Entredeux

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