SEWING TIPS FOR ATTACHING GATHERED LACE TO ENTREDEUX - From Martha McFarland, a licensed Martha Pullen teacher. Martha sent me some tips from a web site. I rephrased them and made them a little shorter for your information. Enjoy! There were 8 tips in all: I'll give you 4 this week and 4 next week. OK?

Tip #1 Use a bamboo skewer and only gather a few inches of lace at a time. Push the lace into the needle with the bamboo skewer.
Tip #2 Sticky notes are great for getting gathered lace "glued" to begin the sewing for a few inches.
Tip #3 Only trim one side of the entredeux at a time.
Tip #4 Divide the lace and entredeux into fourths or eighths. Mark and try to line up.

SEWING TIP FROM MARJORIE HENDRICH - A MEMBER OF OUR INTERNET EMBROIDERY CLUB
I have become an I.E.C. member in the last few months. I have enjoyed all the wonderful designs that are available. I am the proud owner of a new embroidery machine and am having so much fun.
My tip is this: I made samples of the many downloaded designs and put them in a little photo album so I can refer to "the real thing" when I want something particular. I find it fun to share with others as I tell them of my new machine. It's so easy to forget details unless you have a sample before you. Perhaps someone else would find this idea worth adopting.

NEWSFLASH FROM THE GOTZ FACTORY!!!!!

I received this sweet newsletter from our four new Dress Me Dolls (Sarah, Alex, Rebekah and Sydney) this week. I thought I would share it with you!

Dear Miss Martha,
All four of us dolls - Sarah, Alex, Rebekah and Sydney - just wanted you to know that most of us are being packed into our little boxes for the long flight over to America. We cannot wait to arrive in America and begin going to our new homes. We understand that you have designed the most beautiful doll clothes sewing book for our new mothers to use in making us gorgeous clothing. We hope that some of us will be underneath the Christmas tree on Christmas morning for excited little girls. We hope that some of us will be precious gifts to all of those little girls - from 5 to 95 - who love dolls. We are glad that you will be signing each one of us so each one of us will personally meet you before we begin our journey out to special homes. We are each happy with the choice of daygown you have had made to go with us in the box; we would not want to travel without any clothing at all to wear when we arrive at our new homes. We love lavender, pink, green and blue! We really can't wait to see the cute wardrobe that each of our new families are going to make for us. We are dreaming about arriving in Huntsville very soon and about going on to our very important journey out of Huntsville. Please tell everybody it won't be long until we make our trip! We have lots of love for our new folks and we can't wait to have a real home. God Bless All of You until We Make It to America, Land of the Free and Home of the Brave,
Alex, Sydney, Sarah and Rebekah

LETTER FROM MARTHA
Dear Friends,

What a wonderful weekend we had at our church at the women's conference. I had the privilege of doing my "You Can Make Money From Your Hobby" workshop two times. Suzanne and my sister, Mary, attended the conference with me. It was a special time of prayer and attending workshops. I attended two workshops, which were excellent, one by Marci Campbell of Nashville and one by Linda Steakley of Huntsville. Two of the ladies in the class are my newsletter friends - one from Huntsville and one from Kentucky. Jane said, "Martha, do you write every bit of that newsletter?" I replied, "The only things I don't write are some of the sewing tips and recipes, and a few other things that you, our newsletter family, write in. I always give credit for the parts which I do not write." As a matter of fact, this is going to be a busy day so I am typing this letter at 4:45am. I look forward to writing this letter every week and I thank you for letting me come to our home.

John kept the three children while Suzanne was over here with us. It is so wonderful to have them home on stateside assignment for eleven months. I have a cute "missionary kid" story to tell you. When they first arrived home, they stayed with us a couple of days before moving to my Mama's house in Scottsboro. Since they really can't get much meat in Africa, I tried to cook lots of meat for our meals. I asked Sarah Joy, aged 9, "Would you like some lamb roast?" She answered by looking at her Mama and asked, "Who killed it?" It is just amazing how different their lives in Africa are from ours here. Suzanne has promised to write some more stories for this newsletter after she gets settled in.

We have a couple of great sales for you this week - so keep reading! We have a very exciting week October 2-9, 2001 - Martha Pullen Pfaff licensed teacher-training week. This will be the only Pfaff licensing until 2002 so if you would like to join our group, we still have a few places and we would love to see you. After talking with the women at the conference this week-end I am reminded, once again, of how many women would love to have their own businesses. These teacher licensings were started to help women (and a few men) have an exciting curriculum to start their own sewing teaching business as well as expand their sewing businesses. Not only do we teach techniques but we also share ways to build a business with sewing and the teaching of sewing. We also explore many ways to earn money with sewing, not just with teaching; however, the main emphasis is teaching sewing since that is an excellent way to earn money with sewing. It is also fun! We have found that being a Martha Pullen licensed teacher indeed opens doors.

I was looking over the Inspirations I - Borders, Scriptures and Quotes embroidery CD this week-end and I thought several of the embroidery designs would be appropriate to stitch out during this difficult time. 1. You must do the thing you think you cannot do - Eleanor Roosevelt. 2. Never give in - Winston Churchill. 3. Cast your cares on him - I Peter 5:7 4. My peace I give to you - John 14:27. 5. When you face trials consider it pure joy - James 1:2. 6. The Lord is my shepherd - Psalm 23:1. 7. I can do all things through Christ - Phil 4:13. 8. Pray without ceasing -Thessalonians 5:17. 9. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet - Psalm 119:105. There are 21 designs, each having a scripture and a quote to fit within the design. Really there are 42 designs on this disk when you consider having both sets of words from which to choose. I cannot think of a sweeter present to give for Christmas than a little wall hanging quilt such as the Wing Needle Entredeux quilt or the Wall Panel quilt from our new quilt book, Martha's Quilts, done using the scripture or the famous sayings designs from the Inspirations I CD. This CD is $90 if you are not a member of the Internet Embroidery Club and $49 (for the rest of this year) if you are a member. Internet Embroidery Club members get huge discounts on our new CD's for a limited time.

I think you will love being a member of the IEC if you are not already! Next month, OCTOBER, we have not only your 4X4 design but also a larger design - two great embroideries! If you are not already a member, you can join for 2001 NOW! Immediately upon joining you get to download a beautiful, antique flower alphabet as well as every design and other goodies from January 1, 2001. You can download antique poems, magazine articles, and we have started having some of my collection of antique pictures to download for photo transfer or for just printing and enjoying. We are adding things all along to this membership, which is only $59 per year. If you join now you will get all of the machine embroideries from January 1, 2001. It is not time to renew, yet, but, we will let you know when we have the renewal package up for you. We do have new and exciting things for you next year, 2002, in the Internet Embroidery Club. You can go to the web site, www.marthapullen.com to join the IEC! We would love to have you join and you will have so much fun, we promise. Please read in the next part of the newsletter about the wonderful goodies we have planned for 2002 for the IEC members.

Right now the IEC members can purchase our newest Christmas CD for $49. Please go to the web site to look at all of our machine embroidery CD's and especially at this Christmas one, which is brand new. It is the most beautiful Christmas CD I have ever seen and it is available, at this time, only to IEC members.

Please thank your dealers who offer Martha's Gift of the Month to you every month. If your dealer does not offer Martha's Gift of the Month, you might go to the web site, www.marthapullen.com and see the projects and the machine embroidery designs and projects which are being given every month by dealers all over the world. If your dealer is not a member, ask them to join. They can call 800-547-4176 ext. 102 and speak to Charlotte to participate.

We cannot wait for our big California School, November 14-17, 2001 That is less than two months away! We only have about 10 places left so if you want to come, please go ahead and register. Call 800-547-4176, ext. 105 to register. This will be a sewing vacation of a lifetime and we want you to come.

Our big Huntsville School, February 4-10, 2002, is filling fast. You can see the schedule on the web site or you can call for us to send you a brochure. There also was a complete brochure in the Holiday Sew Beautiful magazine.

Our Martha's Sewing Market in Orlando is going to be extra super special this year! Kathy McMakin and I will be teaching a sit and sew class with two brand new projects for the two days before the market. The cost for the one day sit and sew, EITHER January 23 OR January 22 is $125. The cost includes your day of instruction and fun, kits and lunch. The different sewing machine companies will furnish a machine if you would like or you can bring your own machine. The cost for daily admission to the Martha's Sewing Market is only $15 per day. After you pay your $15 all classes are FREE. You just choose your classes and walk in the room. There is a fashion show on Thursday night and that is FREE also after paying your one daily admission fee of $15. You can get a discount if you order your tickets now. Call Diane Bradshaw at 800-547-4176 ext. 109 to pre-order your tickets so they can be mailed to you and you won't have to wait in line at the door.

Please go to the web site to see the Mommy's Helpers fabrics! They are so adorable! With the Mommy's Helpers machine embroidery CD you can make the cutest little outfits or the cutest home decorating things. Three of the fabrics have sewing notions on them and would be so adorable for making something for your sewing room or a quilt.

Please consider subscribing or renewing to Sew Beautiful magazine. I truly believe that it has over $700 worth of patterns, designs, and how to articles, more than any other sewing magazine in the world. We have over 100 pages of actual magazine as well as three 16-page pull out sections for another 48 pages of magazine-every time. I think when you compare Sew Beautiful to the other sewing magazines on the market, we really do offer more and a greater variety. We have 3 full-sized women's patterns every year and they are sized 6-28! Every issue we have more than one full-sized and multi-sized children's patterns. Please go ahead and subscribe or renew your subscription. Read below about the fabulous CD and video you can purchase for a rock bottom price if you subscribe or renew your subscription. We are striving to make each issue more beautiful and more fully packed with gorgeous ideas and patterns. We need you as a subscriber every single year. I know most of you do subscribe and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for letting me send this newsletter to you each week. Always know that I love and appreciate each of you. Thank you so much for your support of me personally and of Martha Pullen Company over the last 20 years. You have been so good to us.

May God Bless You and Those You Love,
Martha

SALE NUMBER ONE FOR THE WEEK! September 24-October 1, 2001 ONLY

For the first time ever, we are putting Noah's Ark machine embroidery CD on sale! For one week only, we are offering this adorable CD (Regular price $90) for only $59. THE SALE WILL ONLY LAST ONE WEEK, SO PLEASE CALL TODAY IF YOU WANT THIS SPECIAL BARGAIN! We have a thread box to go with Noah's Ark for $49 if you would like to get that also. You save almost enough on the CD to purchase the thread box if you would like it! You might want to make one of the two Noah's Ark quilts in the Martha's Quilts book ($19.95)! Call 800-547-4176 ext. 2 to order. This CD is the one we used for Cecil's nursery, featured in Sew Beautiful, about a year ago. It is the absolute cutest animal CD I have ever seen for those of you whose little ones love animals.

SALE NUMBER TWO FOR THE WEEK! September 24-October 2, 2001 ONLY!

We are offering three colors of the gorgeous linen/cotton blend (45% cotton; 55% linen) for this week only. You can order pink, yellow or blue fabric; regular price $14.95! THIS WEEK ONLY - 30% OFF - PURCHASE FOR ONLY $10.46 PER YARD this week only. This is the perfect fabric for garments, home decorating or quilts! I cannot think of anything prettier for a little girl than a pink, yellow or blue Easter dress. The baby blue or yellow linen is perfect for a little boy suit for Easter also.

WE WANT YOU TO SUBSCRIBE TO SEW BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE!! IT IS NOW BETTER THAN EVER! WE HAVE GIFT CARDS TO SEND IF YOU WANT TO SEND A VERY SPECIAL PERSON A GIFT OF A SUBSCRIPTION!

The special occasions issue is loaded with beautiful things! It will arrive early November and it is beyond gorgeous. There is a magnificent flower girl’s dress sized 4-7 which won first place in the 1999 SB talent search. The back cover pattern is an antique christening dress, matching capelet style coat and bonnet. Laura Jenkins Thompson has written an article on the history of Ayrshire needlework and designed a baby bonnet pattern which is of the same style of the historic bonnets. A brand new technique done on a adult gown is soutache swirls. Setting pleats in a bishop collar, stitching a beautiful machine embroidered table runner as well as an extensive article modeled by myself and other larger women using Louise Cutting’s wonderful patterns for fashion wear. Pauline Richards wrote an outstanding article on faux pin weaving featuring a beautiful, black woman’s jacket. You will be fascinated with the article on framed smocking and stumpwork. This is not all - just a teaser to entice you to go ahead and call 800-547-4176 ext. 116 and subscribe. Read about the special offers below for subscribing!

SEW BEAUTIFUL CD AND NEW VIDEO OFFERS!!

We are so excited about the new Sew Beautiful subscription offer! At the time you either renew or subscribe, we are offering a CD which includes 10 machine embroidery designs of my antique collection, 5 Lindee Goodall machine embroidery designs, 21 of my antique garments photographed with details and 6 of my antique pictures ready to print out for framing or photo transfer onto fabric for an extra $4.99. If you already have some time left on your current subscription, you will need to renew at the time you order your CD. This will just extend your subscription for another year. The new video is also available for $9.99 (includes shipping) if you want to order it at the same time you renew your subscription or get a new subscription. You can choose to purchase either or both of these offers after subscribing or renewing to Sew Beautiful for $27.99 for the year's subscription. Both of the special subscription offers will begin shipping in late September, 2001. Please call 800-547-4176 ext. 116 or 115 to order your subscription plus the special offers. Thanks to Cactus Punch, Sulky of America, and Martha Pullen Company for underwriting this CD. You can order just the subscription alone; the subscription plus the CD; or the subscription plus the CD plus the Video.

DRESS ME BABY DOLLS!! SHIPPING LATE OCTOBER!! ORDER NOW FOR LOWEST NUMBERS
POSSIBLE!!

The Dress Me Gotz baby dolls are ready TO ORDER! Delivery will begin mid to late October, 2001, but many people like to get their orders in so they will get the lowest possible number. I personally sign each doll and each doll is numbered. We have four baby dolls - Sarah, Alex, Sydney and Rebekah. Please go to the web site http://www.marthapullen.com to get more information on the dolls and to order. Or call 800-547-4176 ext. 117 or 119. Your credit card will not be charged until the week the dolls are being shipped. Each doll will come with a "play with" day gown and pantaloons plus a wonderful book of baby doll patterns so you can make gorgeous clothing for your doll. The dolls are 21" and 16" tall. They are gorgeous and so much fun to play with!

The dress me baby dolls pattern book has so many adorable patterns. There are several day gowns - smocked and French sewn. There are boy outfits as well as girl outfits. There is a gorgeous smocked doll day gown which has a Madeira appliqué border on the bottom and the most spectacular doll christening gown with curved puffing and hearts on the skirt. Actually many of the doll clothes from this book could be adapted to baby clothes if you want to. The smaller size doll clothes can also be used to make preemie clothing for babies. I think you will really like the doll clothes pattern book coming with the baby dolls.

DRESS ME MARTHA, MARY AND JOANNA DOLLS!!

Don't forget that the Dress Me Martha, Mary and Joanna dolls are almost gone. Please order yours if you have not already. I don't want you to be disappointed when they are gone. They will not be re-ordered. The cost of these dolls is $79 plus $8 shipping. You can see all of the dolls by going to http://www.marthapullen.com. Mary, Martha and Joanna also come with a "play with" doll dress and a book of beautiful doll patterns ready for you to sew her some really beautiful clothing.

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARTHA PULLEN SCHOOL IS FILLING FAST! NOVEMBER
14 - 17,2001! ONLY 10 PLACES LEFT IN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL!!

November 14-17, 2001, we are coming with our 20th anniversary Celebration school to CALIFORNIA at the Pasadena Convention Center! I AM SO EXCITED! I LOVE CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS OUR FIRST BIG SCHOOL OUT THERE! We have a GREAT group already signed up for the school, and we want YOU to come also. Won't you come for our first BIG Martha Pullen School on the West Coast? We have six of the world's best heirloom sewing teachers - all of whom will teach you a class. Kits, lunches, classes and tons of fun while learning are all furnished for the total cost of only $625, the same price as our four day school here in Huntsville! Please call 800-547-4176 ext. 105 or 106 to register. Only $100 holds your place for you. The rest of your class fee will be charged in October. We have a few places left, but space is limited! We are thrilled that this event is underwritten by Husqvarna/Viking! They will furnish a brand new machine for each person to sew on, so you don't have to bring your own sewing machines.

HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL OF ART FASHION, FEBRUARY 3-10, 2002!

We are having a huge response to our February school here in Huntsville. Please call as soon as possible to get your place in the schools in which we still have a vacancy. Several of the schools are filled but we still have A FEW places in most of the schools. Pre-day classes for the February school begin on Sunday, February 2, and run through Wednesday, February 6, 2002. The school is February 7-10, 2002. For your first choice of classes and pre-day classes, please call as soon as possible, 800-547-4176 ext. 105 for Louise Baird (our school director) or Hilda Wright ext. 106 (assistant director). Please go to the web site to see the schedule and make your selections.

INTERNET EMBROIDERY CLUB NEWS - TWO DESIGNS FOR SEPTEMBER!! TWO MORE COMING
FOR OCTOBER, 2001!

If you belong to the IEC, once again this month you have received not one but two beautifully digitized embroidery designs. I have received so many letters about the beautiful blue bird design; I think you will be pleased with the cherry branch design made especially to go with the blue bird. Either one of these will be perfect to be used separately also.

Our new Christmas CD is ready to purchase TODAY for Internet Embroidery Club Members! If you would like to see the front and back covers of this CD, please go to the web site, http://www.marthapullen.com You can look at the Christmas CD even if you are not a member. If you are a member of the IEC, please go to the web site and purchase on our secured orderline. At this time this gorgeous Christmas CD is only available to IEC members.

If you would like to become a member of the IEC, please go to http://www.marthapullen.com and sign up. If you join the IEC, this Christmas CD, which is fabulous, will be available to you for only $49 rather than the regular price of $90 beginning in January 2002 for non-IEC members. You get so many goodies just for joining, and then the whole year's worth of designs to download. You will also get special rates on our new embroidery CD's and other Martha Pullen catalog specials. You also get antique illustrations, articles about sewing and fashion, and antique articles about sewing over the last 100 years. I think you will love the IEC. Please join today for only $59 for the whole year of membership. A membership in the IEC would be a great Christmas present for those of you who have friends or family who love to sew and embroider.

TO CONTACT US

To contact one of our departments, choose from this list:

orders@marthapullen.com (for order questions)
subscriptions@marthapullen.com (for Sew Beautiful subscriptions)
embroidery@marthapullen.com (Internet Embroidery Club questions)
editorial@marthapullen.com (for Sew Beautiful content)
schools@marthapullen.com (for School of Art Fashion)
licensing@marthapullen.com (for teacher licensing questions)
markets@marthapullen.com (for our sewing markets)
tours@marthapullen.com (for our trips!)
sewingroom@marthapullen.com (for sewing questions)
marthap@marthapullen.com (for personal letters to Martha Pullen)

ADVANCE PREVIEW FOR THE INTERNET EMBROIDERY CLUB FOR 2002: WE ARE NOT READY TO TAKE 2002 MEMBERSHIPS YET, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET!

Join or Renew The IEC, In a FEW WEEKS, for 2002 and Receive TWO ANTIQUE ALPHABETS!!

YOU WILL RECEIVE:
1. TWO complete antique alphabets (plus matching end pieces) for you to download immediately ($180 value). (4X4 and all formats.)
2. One machine embroidery design to download every month. (4X4 and all formats). 2002 membership monthly first design available to download January 1, 2002.
3. Bonus machine embroidery designs given throughout the year. Two bonus designs in 5X7 size.
4. Discounts on new Martha Pullen embroidery CD packages. Regular price is $90; IEC members discounted price is $49 (plus s&h)
5. Antique Valentines, antique pictures, historical poems and tidbits and antique magazine articles to download each month. Valentines and pictures are perfect for fabric/photo transfer.
6. Monthly sales, exclusive to IEC members, include fabrics, laces, books or other items.
7. Membership is yearly from January 2002-December 2002.

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK

Or course, my main prayer is for continued healing for those injured September 11, for comfort for those who lost loved ones and for wisdom for our leaders in their decision making. My son, Camp Crocker, has learned that one of his two best friends from Arizona State, Sean, was on the 105th floor of the first building that went down. My prayers go out to Camp in his grief as well as Sean's family and of course to all of those grieving. I used three verses from Philippians 4 for part of my workshop at Whitesburg Baptist Church this weekend. The title of this workshop was "You Can Make Money From Your Hobby." My business motto is: GRACE: G=God as my CEO and business partner. R= Resilience: Get up when you fall down or get knocked down. A=Action, Dreaming is not enough. C=Creativity, When we don't have much money to start a business we have to be VERY creative. E=Enthusiasm. We must have passion and enthusiasm for any business venture and it cannot stop after the business gets going. Since these are three of my favorite scriptures, I wanted to share them with you also. I could not help but think of all the women in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania who were dreaming about having their own home based business so they could work out of their homes. I find so many women dream of having their own businesses. I feel God has called me to mentor as many of these women as possible.

Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks.
7 And God's peace, which is so great we cannot understand it, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4: 13
13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:19
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK - Baked Vidalia Onions
1 medium Vidalia or sweet onion
2 teaspoons margarine
one-fourth teaspoon salt (optional)
pepper and garlic salt or powder to taste

Quarter onion halfway through and open slightly. Place on an 18X12" piece of heavy-duty foil. Place butter in center of onion; sprinkle with seasonings. Fold foil tightly to seal and bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes or until the onion is tender. Open foil carefully allowing steam to escape.

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