Accessorizing

August 8, 2013 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

I’m so sorry I forgot to mention the earrings that I chose to accessorize my new Colette Patterns Hawthorne dress. Here they are:

Aren’t they gorgeous? I purchased them from HSN, they are a Heidi Daus design. Love, love, love her vintage inspired jewelry designs. Enough said.

Our fashion sense is not only expressed by the clothing we sew for ourselves, but it is also expressed in the way we accessorize.
Go. Purchase her jewelry. You won’t be sorry. 🙂

(This is not a paid advertisement, I just *heart* jewelry and want to share it with you all.)

Pam

Civil War Generals’ Wives BOM – Month 8 thru 10 and Future Sewing Plans

July 26, 2012 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

Wow! Has it actually been since April when I posted my last block of the month? Yes, I was three months behind on these. I spent part of yesterday catching up since I will be receiving block 11 in about 2 weeks. So here they are, in chronological order:

Block Eight – Flora Cooke Stuart, wife of General J.E.B. Stuart (CSA)

Block Nine – Maria Louise (Garland) Longstreet, wife of General James Longstreet (CSA)

Block Ten – Frances Caroline ‘Fanny’ Chamberlain, wife of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (US)

Now that I caught up on my BOM, I don’t feel guilty starting another quilt project. It is difficult to find non-girly fabrics, but I scored this line at my local quilt store. It is called VeloCity by Jessica Hogarth for P & B Textiles. To make it even better, the store was having a 30% off entire purchase sale. I need more masculine fabrics to make a crib quilt for my daughter’s friend who is having a baby boy in a couple months and it is nice to have the fabric on hand because I also have three grandsons.

I’m heading to Hancock Fabrics tomorrow to search out a great fall jacket pattern. I will also peruse my back issues of BurdaStyle magazine. I’m anxious to get started on some fall garment sewing. Do you have plans for any quilts or fall wardrobe pieces?

Sewing Machine Trading Cards

July 18, 2012 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 4 Comments

I have approximately a dozen of these cherished little trading cards. They were a gift from DH several years ago.

Around the turn of the century (1900 not 2000), sewing machine companies used these trading cards as a marketing tool to advertise their products. Here’s a close-up of one of the cards:

Now who wouldn’t want to get their hands on as many of these little gems as possible? Okay, maybe not a baseball player, but seems to me all other members of the human race would desire these as much as I do. It is a sewingcentric world, isn’t it?

My conundrum is that I don’t have a manner in which to display them so I can enjoy them to their fullest. I’ve considered and evaluated a number of items, but as yet have come up empty. I would welcome any advice, suggestions, ideas, etc. from my terrific readers on how I might appropriately display my cards. And if your idea includes upcycling or repurposing something to do so, all the better. Thank you in advance for your comments.