Bonnie Blue Designs

Listed below are books and patterns for paper-piecing by Janis Shelton.  Paper piecing is stitching on a printed line.  Perfect additions for jumpers, rompers, aprons, tote bags, quilts & pillows. 

NEW
Elly's Skirts
Easy Fit Elastic Waist Band on Swirly Semi-Circle Skirts
Semi-circle skirts that are so quick to make & fun to wear.  Attached elastic waistband.  View 1 has fabric bow attached to center front (Ribbon may be used for bow).  View 2 with contrasting fabric waistband with a fabric flower and contrasting fabric bias band stitched to top of skirt.  View 3 features contrasting fabric waistband and bias binding finishes the hemline.  All make fun options with coordinating prints.  Pair this skirt with a knit top & leggings for a cute and quick outfit.  Fabric flowers can be attached to skirts or made into coordinating hair bows! Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 2-10 years
$  12.00
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NEW
Bridget
Easy & Reversible Tie Top Jumper/Dress
A quick change team spirit dress or a fun and easy beach dress with shoulder ties.  No buttons or buttonholes!  No placket or gathers!  A great first project for the beginner and super quick project for more experienced sewers. Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 12 mo - 6 yrs
$  12.00
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Aimee
Easy Summer Dresses, Tops & Shorts
Two styles of unlined summer dress with tops & shorts variations.  View 1 dress/top ties at the back of the neck.  View 2 dress/top has shoulder straps & elastic casing.  Both styles include an easy fit elastic casing back.  Shorts included for multiple variations.  Easy to make and easy to wear styling with no buttons of plackets!  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 3-10 years
$  12.00
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Ashley
Jumpers/Dresses with Swing Skirt
So many sizes & so easy to make and fun to wear!  Jumper/Dress with low elastic back with easy fit.  Swing style full skirt is fitted without gathers for a smooth look.  Shoulder straps, ribbon tied straps or center back straps for lots of options.  Jumper layered over knit top is so cute for cool weather options!  No buttons & no skirt plackets for an easy to make & easy on-off dress.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 2-10 years
$  12.00
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Madison
Jumpers/Dresses, Top and Pants
Jumper/Dresses are fully lined with buttoned back.  Includes basic jumper/dress and round yoke jumper/dress for coordinating fabrics and trim placement.  Jumper/Dress can be shortened for a top with knee-length pants and ruffle.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Piping How To's and How to Make Piping instructions included!
Sizes 12, 18 & 24 mo, 3-4yrs  and 5-8 years

$  12.00
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Jordan's
Jumpers and Dresses
So many sizes & easy fit styling.  Jumpers & Summer Dresses with front & back yokes and unlined shirts.  View 1 with gathered pockets & shoulder ruffles.  Skirt is gathered in center.  View 2 features square pockets & fitted skirt.  View 3 skirt has inverted pleat instead of gathers.  Ruffles of fabric or Swiss edging make for lots of options!  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 12, 18 & 24 mo, 3-6 years
$  12.00
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Jacob's
Button-On Play Suits
So many styles & easy to make.  Fully lined, shoulder button play suit in two lengths:  short & full length.  Two-piece front includes waist band & optional pockets.  Play suit front is ideal area for machine embroidery designs.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 12, 18 & 24 mo, 3-5 years
$  12.00
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Sydney
Easy to make and so easy to button on!  Back wrap buttons on the shoulders.  Just right for easy summer outfits in 6 sizes!  Panty included.  Ideal for machine appliqué & cute novelty prints.  Just in time for summer picnics!

Sizes 3-24m and 3

$  12.00
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Shelby Kate
replacing Kristen's Sundress
Easy fit and easy sew summer dresses in so many sizes!  View 1 has shoulder ties and pocket ties.  View 2 has button straps & pockets.  View 3 has front yoke collar with back buttoned straps.  View 4 has silk ribbon ties & rounded pocket for any heirloom style Sunday dress or use grosgrain ribbons and novelty prints for easy & fun dresses.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  "Piping How To's" and How To Make Piping" instructions included!

Sizes6-24m and 3-10 years

$  12.00
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Holly and Hunter's Jumper and Playsuit
Fun patterns to make and wear.  Alone they make great summer outfits and can also be worn with pull-over or shirt for cooler weather.  Detailed instructions & illustrations for quick and easy construction.  Add paper -pieced pockets or appliqué.
Sizes 12m, 18m & 24m and 3-6 years

$  12.00
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Riley's Ruffles Tops, Shorts and Pants
Easy to make.  Fun ruffles on tops, shorts & pants.  Tops have round or v back neckline with curved button back closing.  Optional shoulder ruffle or double shoulder ruffle.  Top is ideal location for matching machine embroidery.  Ruffled shorts and mid calf length pants make so many cute outfits!
Sizes 6, 12, 18 & 24 months,3, 4, 5 and 6 years

$  12.00

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Lauren's A-line has been re-printed in 2 size ranges with more collar and sleeve options and has been re-named
Bailey

Classic style A-line dresses.  Multiple collar styles including Peter Pan, Square Edge Peter Pan, Square, Scallop and Round Collars.  Puff sleeves and short fitted sleeves included.  Sweet semi-circle pockets, too.  Dress backs closed with full length buttons or with hidden placket under an inverted pleats.  Heirloom sewing techniques included for lace edging and trims on collars.  Embroidery designs and yoke trim placement designs included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations.  How to Alter Collars, Piping How To's and How to Make Piping instructions included!
Sizes 6, 12, 18 & 24 months and 3, 4, 5 and 6 years

$  12.00

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Iva Leigh
Round Yoke Swing Dress.  Fun to wear dresses with round yoke and back buttoned swing style skirt.  View 1 has Peter Pan collar and bias bound puff sleeves or short cap sleeves.  View 2 has lowered neckline & ruffled skirt with perky bow on the back.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Piping Hot To's and How to Make Piping instructions included!
Sizes 6 to 24 months and 3 to 6 years

$  12.00
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Marcy
Play Sets with Tops and Panty
Easy to make summer time play sets.  View 1 is fully lined with scallop hemline & flower appliqués.  View 2 is fully lined with scallop hemline border and bee embroidery and appliqué flower designs included.  Panty included with optional appliqué flowers on back.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 3, 6, 12, 18 & 24 months

$  12.00
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Hallie
Play Sets with Tops, Panty & Bloomers
So easy to make and fun to wear!  Top View 1 - Back buttoned with ruffle.  Top View 2 - Back buttoned with fabric or embroidered edging ruffle & smocked inset or fabric inset.  Panty, knee length bloomers and ankle length bloomers with elastic ruffles.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 12, 18 & 24 months

$  12.00
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Hallie
Play Sets with Tops & Bloomers
So easy to make and fun to wear!  Top View 1 - Back buttoned with ruffle.  Top View 2 - Back buttoned with fabric or embroidered edging ruffle & smocked inset or fabric inset.  Knee length bloomers and ankle length bloomers with elastic ruffles.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes
3, 4, 5 & 6 years
$  12.00
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Wendy and William
Long and Short Sailor Suit
Classic sailor collar style front buttoned rompers for girls and boys.  All season style with long and short legs.  Puff sleeves, mock cuff sleeves and sleeveless.  Detailed instructions and illustrations are included for quick and easy construction.

Sizes 6, 12, 18 & 24 months and 3, 4 and 5 years

$  12.00
 


 

NEW Larger size range
McKenna
Play Sets with Top and Bottoms

Easy to make and fun to wear back buttoned tops with knee & ankle length cuffed bloomers.  View 1 top and bloomers feature contrast ribbon ties.  View 2 top features contrast band with applique ladybugs.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Bonus:  Piping Hot To's and How to Make Piping!

Sizes 12, 18 and 24 months and 3, 4, 5 and 6 years

$  12.00
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NEW Larger size range
Kimberly and Kipp
Long and Short Rompers

Classic style button back rompers for girls & boys.  All season styles with long and short legs.  Peter Pan collar and square edge collar included.  Multiple sleeve styles include puff sleeves, mock cuff sleeves or sleeveless.  Back buttoned belt or tied sashes.  Patch pocket also included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Bonus:  Piping Hot To's and How to Make Piping!

Sizes 6, 12, 18 and 24 months and 3, 4 and 5 years

$  12.00
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NEW Larger size range
Chloe and Connor
Long and Short Rompers

Classic style button back rompers for girls & boys.  All season styles with long and short legs.  Round collar included.  Multiple sleeve styles include puff sleeves, mock cuff sleeves or sleeveless.  Back buttoned belt or tied sashes.  Heart pocket & tailored pocket also included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Bonus:  Piping Hot To's and How to Make Piping!


Sizes 6, 12, 18 and 24 months and 3, 4 and 5 years

$  12.00
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Lindsey
Summer Dress and Jumper Collection with Panty

Easy to make and fun to wear dresses/jumpers with back-wrap button closing.  Multiple neckline styles & smocked front instructions.  Pockets and hemline details add to design ideas.  Sleeveless or angel sleeves.  Panty included.  Detailed instructions and illustrations are included for quick and easy construction.
Sizes 12, 18 and 24 months

$  12.00
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Lindsey
Summer Dress and Jumper Collection

Easy to make and fun to wear dresses/jumpers with back-wrap button closing.  Multiple neckline styles & smocked front instructions.  Pockets and hemline details add to design ideas.  Sleeveless or angel sleeves.  Detailed instructions and illustrations are included for quick and easy construction.

Sizes 3-6
AND 7-10
$  12.00
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Emalee
Vintage style baby bubble and dress with front embroidery and scalloped opening and neckline ribbon ties.  Dress back is closed with facings or hidden placket under an inverted pleat back openings.   Detailed instructions & illustrations are included.  Embroidery design included.

Sizes 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months

$  12.00
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Emalee
Vintage style dress with front embroidery and scalloped opening and neckline ribbon ties.  Dress back is closed with facings or hidden placket under an inverted pleat back openings.   Detailed instructions & illustrations are included.  Embroidery design included.

Sizes
3, 4, 5 & 6 years
$  12.00
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Mary Grace
Sweet and simple vintage style baby dress features no shoulder seams and small shoulder tucks.  Side pleats make for easy fit.  Shaped lace scallops finish the sleeves and hem.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included.  Embroidery design included.

Sizes 6, 12, 18 and 24 months

$  12.00
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Sophia
Sophia is a very versatile square neck dress.  Ideal for heirloom dresses with optional Swiss embroidery yoke overlay with matching embroidery hem details.  Play dresses may also be made with angel sleeves or puff sleeves.  Optional hand embroidery design with ribbons & buttonholes for yoke included.  Large bows accent the shoulders.  Square yoke slip included in both sizes and panty included in small size.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes 6-24 months
AND 3-8
$  12.00
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Becky and Benjamin
Easy to make and fun to wear tops & shorts.  View 1-3 tops button on the sides & back.  View 1 has ruffles added to top with heart pocket.  View 2 top has tailored pocket.  View 3 has smocked or contrast fabric inset.  Fabric insets are ideal for machine embroidery designs.  View 4 top has ruffles with ribbon ties at the waist & back buttons.  Sizes 6 mos to 2 years has easy to make shorts with no side seams.  Shorts sizes 3-5 feature side seams.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Geometric smocking design included.

Sizes 6, 12, 18 mo and 2, 3, 4 & 5 yrs

$  12.00
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Morgan and Matthew Baby Bubble with Sailor Collar
Classic sailor collar style bubble with girls puff sleeve and boy's mock cuff sleeves.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for easy construction.  Embroidery design included

Sizes 3, 6, 12, 18 & 24mo

$  12.00
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Jillian Jacket and Pants
Jacket fully lined with optional collar & optional inset for embellishments.  Inset ideal for smocking, paper=piecing, machine or hand embroidery, chenille designs, appliqué or coordinating fabric.  Chenille flower designs included.  Pull-on pants feature optional split borders or ruffled hems.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes
1-4 AND 5-8
$  12.00
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Zoe & Zachary
ew 2 features scallop collar & cuffs.  Two bonnet versions include simple turned back brim & scalloped brim of embroidered organdy for girls.  Mittens complete the ensemble baby.  Embroidery designs included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included

Sizes Preemie, Newborn-3mo & 6 mo

$  12.00
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Anna & Andrew

 with button closed backs for easy to dress style.  Five sleeve variations including heirloom sleeve with heading and ribbon ties, sleeves gathered to entredeux & lace, smocked sleeves, short boy sleeves & long sleeves.  Slip pattern included.  Embroidery designs included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.

Sizes Preemie, Newborn-3mo & 6 mo
$  12.00
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Lydia
Swing Style Play Dresses & Smocked Jumper with Panty

Easy to make play dresses/jumpers with button on shoulders.  View 1 is fully lined with heart pockets.  View 2 has facings & hemline ruffle.  View 3 jumper features smocked front.  Panty included.  Fun to make & wear, easy fit style suitable for play clothes & smocked summer dresses.  Layer jumper with pullover for easy to make cool weather outfits.
Sizes 6, 12, 18 & 24 mo

$  12.00
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Lydia
Swing Style Play Dresses & Smocked Jumper with Panty

Easy to make play dresses/jumpers with button on shoulders.  View 1 is fully lined with heart pockets.  View 2 has facings & hemline ruffle.  View 3 jumper features smocked front.  View 4 is top with heart pocked and shorts.  Fun to make & wear, easy fit style suitable for play clothes & smocked summer dresses.  Layer jumper with pullover for easy to make cool weather outfits.
Sizes
2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 years
$  12.00
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Kayla
Jumper collection includes easy to make and easy fit fully lined jumpers.  View 1 - Shoulder buttoned jumper with ribbon tied and button holed pockets.  View 2 - Double breasted jumper with buttoned pockets.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included for quick & easy construction
Sizes 1-
3  (currently out of print)
and 4-7
$  12.00
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Amanda's Vintage Style Playsuit & Bonnet
Sweet and simple vintage style playsuit features wrap panty with button-on top.  Scalloped edge style bonnet also included to sweetly frame baby's face.  Embroidery designs included.  Detailed instructions & illustrations are included 
Sizes 6mo, 1, 2 & 3 yrs

$  12.00
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Santa Pocket & Frosty Pockets
Patterns for paper-pieced pockets.  Patterns & detailed instructions and illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Beginner instructions & techniques included with paper piecing tips.
$  8.00

 

Summertime Fun Paper Piecing
12 paper piecing ideas for summer for embellishing jumpers, rompers, dresses, jackets, quilts & more.  Clear & detailed instructions for everything you need for successful paper-piecing (beginner to experienced techniques)  Multiple size patterns included for a total of 30 patterns.  Bonus:  Embroidery stitch lesson for satin stitch & instructions for fabric yo-yo flowers.

$20.00

 

Christmas is Coming!
Now, you can use original paper-pieced patches to embellish clothing for Christmas!  Add these designs to jumpers, romper, dresses, jackets, pillows, quilts, stockings & more! 12 paper piecing designs & 3 additional designs for Yo Yos.  Clear & detailed instructions for everything you need for successful paper-piecing (beginner to experienced techniques)  Christmas Window is ideal for machine embroidery.  Multiple size patterns included for a total of 23 patterns. 

$20.00

 

 

Dimensional Paper Piecing
Now, you can use original paper-pieced patches to embellish clothing.  Patterns for paper-pieced borders & pockets.  Patterns & detailed instructions and illustrations are included for quick & easy construction.  Includes full-size, easy pattern for front-buttoning girl's jumper in Sizes 2-10
$ 20.00

 

 

 

 

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