Over the years, I have seen many copies of vintage samplers that little girls learned their alphabet from making them. However, depending on the year, you will note that the letter appears to be missing. Then no longer. It is simple really. There was no such thing as the letter J for a very long time and the I was used in place of it.
So if you really want a sampler that you are embroidering to look authentically old, leave that J out and just use the I.
Curious and want to learn more? Check out these links:
https://www.rd.com/culture/last-letter-added-to-the-alphabet/
https://www.dictionary.com/e/j/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J
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Pattern Companies Combine!
Yes, I know that the fact that McCall's, Butterick and Vogue has combined with Kwik Sew. But for those that wanted a bit more enlightenment, here is a short piece about it: https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/mccalls-and-kwik-sew-join-forces At times people have asked the difference between the three 'main' companies and even though I sensed it, I couldn't give an easy coherent statement, but this article does. "The company is known for its quality and variety of pattern designs: Butterick specializes in classic designs; Vogue offers couture style; and McCall’s features designs for the contemporary sewer."
I know I haven't been writing as much lately, but this has been a hard year for me and something always gets left in the wayside. I am working hard though. One of the things I am trying to get done, is separate the patterns in my store, Moonwishes Sewing and Crafts, into smaller sub-categories to make it easier for each of you to find the type of pattern you are looking for. This is so instead of wading through almost 200 costume patterns, you can select what type you are looking for, since now Cosplay has its own category and men's patterns aren't mixed in with girls unless they were made that way. This is actually the section I am working on currently. I chose to do smaller categories first before biting off the Misses patterns which has over 5000 patterns in it. However, just because I'm not actively working in that section or others, doesn't mean some patterns aren't going into their proper sub-category as I work with patterns after one has been sold or I am making new listings. I hope this will be beneficial to all of you. I have seen some pattern sellers stores and they divided up their Misses patterns for instance, by sizes which means they have a category for every different size. It makes my eyes turn in circles to even look at the categories. I hope what I am doing makes sense to all of you and that it will help you when looking for a specific type pattern.
Because I don't really have enough going on in my life I decided I needed a hobby! LOL! Actually, what I needed was a hobby that I could reasonably be sure that I could finish it in an hour or less. As my strength dissipates, I am finding less and less time is being spent in my sewing room. I was blessed to be given all sorts of markers, paints, etc. and in my thrift store excursions over the last 2+ years, I have found stamps, papers, etc. I'm ready to go! Of course I still want to quilt, sew, and embroider. Here is a photo of my 'first card for a friend that lost her husband recently. Sort of messy I discovered when looking at the close-up of the photo! Well if I was perfect the first time, what is the point of trying? Now I know some of the problems to look out for. I even got to get a spiffy Gemini Junior for die cutting and embossing which is how I cut out the big butterfly. What a hand saver!
For those that don't follow me anywhere but here, here are some photos of my grandbaby Rosemary. The first with her Daddy who looks so pleased. And a more recent one where she looked a bit ready to give a speech so I helped her out! Her last photos came to me via actual photographs and my scanner isn't working right now so can't post any of those, but she is over 7 months now! Time flies and we should get to see them in July.
I know I haven't been writing as much lately, but this has been a hard year for me and something always gets left in the wayside. I am working hard though. One of the things I am trying to get done, is separate the patterns in my store, Moonwishes Sewing and Crafts, into smaller sub-categories to make it easier for each of you to find the type of pattern you are looking for. This is so instead of wading through almost 200 costume patterns, you can select what type you are looking for, since now Cosplay has its own category and men's patterns aren't mixed in with girls unless they were made that way. This is actually the section I am working on currently. I chose to do smaller categories first before biting off the Misses patterns which has over 5000 patterns in it. However, just because I'm not actively working in that section or others, doesn't mean some patterns aren't going into their proper sub-category as I work with patterns after one has been sold or I am making new listings. I hope this will be beneficial to all of you. I have seen some pattern sellers stores and they divided up their Misses patterns for instance, by sizes which means they have a category for every different size. It makes my eyes turn in circles to even look at the categories. I hope what I am doing makes sense to all of you and that it will help you when looking for a specific type pattern.
Because I don't really have enough going on in my life I decided I needed a hobby! LOL! Actually, what I needed was a hobby that I could reasonably be sure that I could finish it in an hour or less. As my strength dissipates, I am finding less and less time is being spent in my sewing room. I was blessed to be given all sorts of markers, paints, etc. and in my thrift store excursions over the last 2+ years, I have found stamps, papers, etc. I'm ready to go! Of course I still want to quilt, sew, and embroider. Here is a photo of my 'first card for a friend that lost her husband recently. Sort of messy I discovered when looking at the close-up of the photo! Well if I was perfect the first time, what is the point of trying? Now I know some of the problems to look out for. I even got to get a spiffy Gemini Junior for die cutting and embossing which is how I cut out the big butterfly. What a hand saver!
For those that don't follow me anywhere but here, here are some photos of my grandbaby Rosemary. The first with her Daddy who looks so pleased. And a more recent one where she looked a bit ready to give a speech so I helped her out! Her last photos came to me via actual photographs and my scanner isn't working right now so can't post any of those, but she is over 7 months now! Time flies and we should get to see them in July.
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