Pictures from my smocking lesson.

Well the smocking class was fun. Mostly we just went over what I need and what are the best types of fabric t smock and picking out patterns. I picked out a pretty simple dress with little puff like sleeves. There is a little bit of smocking around both the waist and the sleeves.

I plan on making the dress in white with pale pink accents. This way I can use it for the day she comes home and for after the christening because the dress that I have picked for her christening is very long. I am pretty sure that I will be able to finish it up before she comes home. The one trick will be sneaking in time to sew.

Carol the teacher is a very funny lady. She is rough, tuff and hard to bluff. I love people like that. The funny thing is as tuff as this woman is you can tell that she has a heart of gold. I saw some of the dresses that she has made and they are truly delicate and beautiful.

You know me I like to know the whole story and I have not gotten Carol's yet. She talks about other people's children and grand children but never her own. She spends quite a bit of time at the quilt shop from what I understand. I think that God has a knack for putting people into your path and I feel like He has put Carol into my path for a reason.

So here are some pictures from my day at the quilt shop getting my smocking lesson.





The quilts hanging are ones that I have made a number of years ago and have not gotten around to finishing up. The blue and white quilt is a small lap quilt that I plan to finish in the not too near future. The other is a white and multicolor quilt featuring the Ohio Star block. The colored fabric is made entirely out of 1930's inspired fabrics and is a twin bed size.

In the past couple of months I have thought about machine quilting this piece but to be quite honest I do not have the time, energy, space to machine quilt this one. I need to finish the handmade quilt first but I really wanted this one done too. At this quilt shop I was also very lucky to find out that there is a woman who does do machine quilting for hire so I purchased the backing fabric and batting. The quilt should be done in about 3 weeks.

Gerard says that I am back to his getting things done girl. Now I do have to go house work is calling my name. I can only avoid it for so long!