Welcome Back! In this final video, we will take a look at using gingham fabric for our doll-scale projects!

Top Tips For Choosing Gingham:

• Stick with 1/4" check or smaller for 18" dolls
• Choose 3/16" or smaller for smaller dolls like WellieWishers and Ruby Red Fashion Friends
• For tiny dolls, like Barbie and Blythe, choose a 1/16" check

The "Chicken Scratch" designs will scale down with the size of the gingham check!

The Love U Bunches 1960s Retro Apron is the perfect pattern to try out this technique! Make cute little baking aprons for any holiday or for everyday baking by mixing up your color choices!

Grab the Sewing With Gingham Pixie Pack and create a few darling fall-hued aprons for your dolls today!

Find that pattern here: https://larougetdelisle.com/products/retro-apron-for-girls-and-dolls

Did you know that gingham fabric wasn't always referring to a check? Follow along as Amy Barickman shares the history of this popular textile!

Be sure to download the accompanying PDF resource guide to access the graphics and reading material.

So many great ideas and inspiration projects!
~ Learn about the popular term "chicken scratch" and all the ways it can be used.
~ See intricate examples of Teneriffe done on gingham.
~ Explore smocking on gingham
~ Darling examples of cloth toys made with gingham too!

Follow along and get ideas to scale down for your doll-scale projects too!

Follow along as Amy shows you how to make the Cross Stitch Double Drawstring Bag! Re-purpose or recycle a gingham apron that has a cute embroidered pocket or bottom border into this fun project bag! Great way to preserve a precious piece of handwork! Or use purchased gingham fabric, like our Gingham and Cross Stich Pixie Pack. Then add your own unique cross stitch embellishment, and create something with a vintage feel!

Finished size is 8” x 10” but can be made any size with a few measurement adjustments.

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Sewing With Gingham! I'm excited to introduce my friend, Amy Barickman, to all of you! Amy has graciously agreed to be a guest instructor with us on Sewing With Cinnamon & Friends! She's has so much experience in the industry and has created multiple sewing courses. This is such a treat! The course she is presenting is the Gingham Primer Course.

Amy will be presenting the course overview the next few installments with a fun sewing project, in-depth history lesson, and PDF printables all about vintage gingham. Then I will bring it all together in the final week with a close up look at how we've used what we've learned to make darling doll-size aprons with the Love U Bunches Retro Apron pattern!

I met Amy earlier this year at Phoenix Quilt Con and we hit it off immediately! I knew she would be. great fit for our sewing community! I'm super excited to bring her courses to you!

More about Amy:  Amy Is a creative arts entrepreneur, author of Vintage Notions, and founder of pattern company Indigo Junction. With over 30 years of experience, she has collected and curated vintage textiles and set to inspire your modern makes. She ids passionate about helping creatives find inspiration for handmade projects to make them easily and cultivate more joy in everyday lining with needle and thread!

Learn more about Amy Barickman at her website!

I thought it would be great to sit down and chat with her on Zoom, so you all could get to know her a bit too! Watch this video below:

Isn't she great? It was fun to hear about her love for vintage sewing. If you're interested in the Vintage Notions book, you can find that right here on larougetdelisle!

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Here's a sneak peek at the Gingham Primer Course, kicking off next Tuesday!

Now it's time to gather up all your supplies so you can follow along over the next few weeks as we make the vintage drawstring bag, learn a little cross stitch, or "chicken scratch" as they call it, and sew up doll-sized aprons perfect for holiday baking!

You'll need the following supplies:

• 18 x 22 (Fat Quarter) Gingham fabric (or up cycled item such as vintage apron, dress shirt, etc) for the Drawstring Bag project, featured by Amy Barickman.
• 18 x 22 (Fat Quarter) small gingham fabric for the Love U Bunches Retro Apron doll-scale project. 
• Two - Four Skeins embroidery floss to create your desired cross stitch embellishments
• One Hand Sewing Needle (for embroidery)
• One embroidery hoop 4"  or larger depending on the size of the design

Get the Gingham Course Kit today!

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