Here is the Christening gown... one of two!! Almost finished... and I'm really happy with how they've turned out so far. I'm going to make bonnets out of the lace too. As you can see from my little model, Stella, the girls don't have any hair so hopefully little bonnets will make them look a bit more like girls! :)
The lace and silk is from Tessuti's and the pattern is Simplicity 5813. I lowered the neckline at the front a little, lined the whole dress and put in an invisible zip instead of buttons. They're a little big on them, but the Christening is still a couple of weeks away so they should be ok. I will need to take some better photos!! I've never sewn anything with lace like this and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to sew with. They're my first dresses sewn for such a momentous occasion, have you sewn anything for a special day? I'm sure I'll be sewing many more with two girls!
Next thing I have to do is finish their quilts!
Sam x
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to thank you for posting the pictures of your daughter's dresses. I was already looking at this particular pattern and your adaptation of it has sold me on it. I bet they looked so sweet on the day. Do you have any pictures from the day, I'd love to see the completed look.
Thanks,
Carly
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Great thoughts you got there, believe I may possibly try just some of it throughout my daily life.
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Great thoughts you got there, believe I may possibly try just some of it throughout my daily life.
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