June 09, 2009
I am a Heavenly Princess. A daughter of the King of kings. I want to look like one and enable others to look like one too. So I decided to name my sewing business “Heavenly Princess; sewing by Jordan Newhouse”
Let me know what you think of my site! click here to check it out
I’m thinking about starting another blog over there… kinda took my inspiration from Christa Taylor :) I know, I know…I don’t update here often enough, so how am I going to keep up another blog? Well, that’s why I haven’t started it yet. I’ve been posting here more often, so we’ll see if I can keep it up. Then I’ll decide whether to start a new blog!
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June 06, 2009
May 29, 2009
This is a video that my dad made to show at our church. I am still looking for ladies to help us! Contact me through the registration form on the “Get Involved” page on my Reach Out website if you’re interested in the ministry. I’ll add you to the Reach out email list (which you can be removed from at any time).
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May 28, 2009
A very happy little girl testing out the spin factor of her new dress!
Continue reading "New custom dresses!"
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February 02, 2009
I made this presentation to the girls in a homeschool public speaking class
Do you want to look good in the clothes you wear? I would like to present to you what I have learned about clothes that flatter the person wearing them.
I consider an outfit flattering if it doesn’t draw attention to itself or the wearer’s body, but rather it draws the eye to the wearer’s face.
All items of clothing that I will be referring to as “flattering” are modest, but some things that are considered modest are not all that “flattering”.
For example, the dresses above would be considered quite modest, but I do not consider them particularly flattering. I will explain later.
Continue reading "Dress for Beauty"
Posted by Jordan in: fun| modesty| sewing
November 17, 2008
It was really windy on Saturday, so Elizabeth and I decided to forgo the Hoops. We wore them on Sunday, though.
Continue reading "AHF 2008"
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October 31, 2008
Check out this cool new feature from Sense and Sensibility patterns!! Jennie Chancey now offers epatterns at a much lower price than her regular patterns. Read all about it here!
You can see things that I’ve made from these patterns here and here
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June 06, 2008
I was published in the Sense and Sensibility patterns newsletter! I submitted my “Pattern Story” shortly after the “My Pattern Story” feature was first included in the newsletter. 3 months later (this morning) I received an email letting me know that my story had been chosen for this quarter’s newsletter! That means that I also get $15 to spend on Sense and Sensibility patterns!!!
Posted by Jordan in: fun| sewing
December 05, 2007
We all had so much fun at this year’s American Heritage Festival! It was my first year “dressing up”. I spent the two nights at Elizabeth’s house (thanks again for your hospitality!).
L-R Jessica, Elizabeth, me, Moriah, Daniel, my dad, Melissa
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November 25, 2007
We went out to my grandparents’ house for Thanksgiving. My dad, Daniel, Moriah and I wore our costumes from the Civil War era. (Mine complete with a hoopskirt!!)
Daniel “promenading” me
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October 11, 2007
Daniel’s a skinny little guy, so his pants won’t stay up. I draped/drafted these for him so he’d have something nice to wear to his dedication on Sunday.
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September 24, 2007
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” ~The Apostle Paul, inspired by God, written in a letter to the Ephesians, chapter 2, verse 10
This was one of the verses that we looked at at church. The pastor likened us, God’s workmanship, to wood in the hands of a master carpenter. I prefer to think of us as fabric and notions in the hands of a master sewer…
Continue reading "And I Quote"
Posted by Jordan in: And I Quote...| God| sewing
August 31, 2007
August 08, 2007
Starting to come together
Continue reading "Yoked dress part 2"
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August 03, 2007
The beginnings of my dress
Continue reading "Yoked dress part 1"
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July 31, 2007
I made this Regency dress and pelisse from Jennie Chancey’s patterns. The little girl I made it for looked like a little princess when she put it on!
Continue reading "My first regency dress"
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June 29, 2007
This is the first corset I’ve ever made. It will give me a period correct silhouette for reenacting. I’m so excited! It’s actually very comfortable. I have it on right now! When I wear it, it gives me better posture.
I didn’t do the most wonderful job on it, but the shape is correct. It’s just not the most beautiful work of art that it could be :) It also needs to be taken in a bit, to make it fit better. Making a mock-up is supposed to prevent fit issues… but I didn’t do the greatest job on fitting mine. At least I’ll be able to wear it longer than I thought!
Continue reading "My 1860's Corset is Finished!!"
Posted by Jordan in: history| sewing
June 09, 2007
With the help of Moriah, I fitted my corset mock up. It’s now finished and I’ve made it into a pattern. I included 1/4” seam allowances instead of the 5/8” in the original pattern. You’re supposed to trim it later anyway and I find it more precise to sew a smaller seam. I can’t wait to go make the REAL corset!
My back has been killing me since Monday. The best I’ve felt since then was when I was laced up in the mock up! It was like a back brace. I can’t wait to see how the boned corset feels!
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June 07, 2007
I’m wearing a dress that was made by my friends as a birthday gift, and I’m beside my wonderful Singer sewing machine
Continue reading "More about my Birthday"
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June 06, 2007
Today is my 15th birthday. My favorite present so far (okay, my only present so far) is my new (old) sewing machine! It’s a treadle sewing machine that my parents bought at the estate sale of our neighbor. Her name was Thelma Johnston. She asked us to call her “Tim” (her nickname from grade school.)
Continue reading "Happy Birthday to Me"
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June 04, 2007
I helped my 4 ballerina friends to make these tops to dance in
Continue reading "Ballet costumes"
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June 03, 2007
I finally stopped putting it off and cut out my 1860’s corset mock up. A mock up is a “test drive” in sewing. If all seamstresses had time, we might make one for every single thing we make. Since we don’t, it’s mostly used for special things made out of expensive fabric, or especially fitted garments.
Continue reading "Corset update"
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May 31, 2007
I’ve finished sewing my slat bonnet. I’ll get pictures up soon. I did it entirely by hand and it went more quickly than I thought. It was really quite fun. The hardest part was making the channels for the slats, and even that wasn’t very difficult!
Posted by Jordan in: history| sewing
May 24, 2007
I finally ordered my corset making supplies! I’m very excited. I can’t wait to get started. In the mean time, I’ll work on my apron(s) and sun bonnet. I’m going to make a slat bonnet. “Slats” were used to stiffen the brim so that it wouldn’t flop down in your face. I’m going to use cardboard “slats”, which I was surprised to find is historically accurate. (Cardboard was called Pasteboard back then, but it’s really the same thing.)
Posted by Jordan in: history| sewing
May 11, 2007
With the help of the ladies on the Sense and Sensibility forum, I decided that my fabric is acceptable. (Hooray!) I looked at some reproduction prints and found some quite similar to my choice.
Posted by Jordan in: history| sewing
May 02, 2007
March 09, 2007
I just finished my first period garments!
Continue reading "Civil War era undergarments"
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February 23, 2007
I sold these dresses to some friends
Continue reading "“Revolutionary War” costumes"
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February 14, 2007
This is a really nice site! Sense and Sensibility
It has the most beautiful, modest clothes. They’re historically accurate, but easily worn nowadays.
Continue reading "Sense and Sensibility"
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January 18, 2007
The girls show off their quilt and pillows
Continue reading "Sunbonnet Sue"
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August 11, 2006
Right now in Tucson it’s really hot! Because of that, the fleece has gone on sale. We bought a whole bunch for Reach Out so we wanted to come up with some ways that we could use it other than to do the blanket stitch around them to make blankets. My Mema came up with the idea to make these bears. Not only is it a great way to use the fleece, it also stretches the abilities of the girls in Reach Out!
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March 01, 2006
One reason I like ponchos is that the sizes are so versatile. These ponchos are the same size, but the girls wearing them are 3 years apart!
Continue reading "I'm in Business!"
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February 07, 2006
Our first quilt!
Continue reading "Reach Out"
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December 27, 2005
Moriah with her new doll
Continue reading "Moriah's New Doll"
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October 23, 2005
Making the sale
Continue reading "Vendor day"
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September 03, 2005
Bethany made the dress on the right, Moriah made the other two outfits
Continue reading "My Prize Students!"
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August 04, 2005
Go to the Books on the Path website here.
Continue reading "Mary Frances Books"
Posted by Jordan in: family| sewing
May 05, 2005
I made the yellow crocheted doll outfit and the red dress in the background
Continue reading "Pima County Fair 2005"
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March 18, 2005
Moriah and I with our entries from 2004
Continue reading "Pima County Fair"
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February 14, 2005
Mrs. Linda Paige-Tolis with me and “Jordy”
Continue reading "The Jordy Doll"
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February 08, 2005
At the fair with my crafts
Continue reading "My First Craft Fair"
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October 25, 2000
I designed this dress a while ago. I think I’m going to make Moriah one like it
Continue reading "CW dress designs"
Posted by Jordan in: history| sewing
