After weeks searching
through Pinterest for ideas
and over purchasing extravagance
courtesy of lockdown shopping...
I finally started creating
Baptismal Gowns for the twins!
My goal is to create 2 gowns
made especially for their
baptism that screams out:
Grandma Loves You
from every stitch!!!
I spent so much time gazing
through Pinterest for ideas,
linking to blogs for explanation,
and I even dug deep in to my sewing library.
To my shock- I rediscovered
a full collection of
autographed
Martha Pullen Heirloom Sewing books!!!
Sew,
White fabrics, lace ribbons, threads, &
stabilizer replenished-
it was time to jump in.
Martha's books share the most
beautiful Christening gowns and
I'd be thrilled to create any of them.
Alas, I am not a seamstress
and all look far too complicated.
So, eventually I settled on a simple
internet freebie pattern and decided
to embellish the hell out of it!
My Babylock Elisimo
was about to get quite the workout.
For days, while I waiting for lace
to arrive I embroidered panel after panel.
Finally, all my lace arrived
over a few days of joyful deliveries
and I got started piecing.
After 2 days- my bodice fronts were finished!
They will look like this when I cut them out
Next day, I started the puff sleeves.
(The part of the gown I worry most
about messing up when
I try to put it all together...)
I am real happy with how they look.
I will hand sew them in
when it is time and hope for the best.
Today I started on the front bottom.
I pieced the first 12 inches or sew today!
Homemade lace on my sewing machine,
purchased laces, & mixed fabrics.
Meanwhile,
SNOW DAY!!!!
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