This is Brooke, the youngest of my 10 grandchildren. I have made dedication dresses for 4 of the girls. One of my passions is making things from vintage linens, so I made this for her from two vintage cutwork pillowcases. I usually won't cut into anything that is in good condition, and these had some stains that I could work around. Even the panties were made from the pillow cases. The sleeves were cut to make use of the edging as was the skirt. I had to line it with another fabric to back the "cutwork" openings. She never stands still for long, so to give you a better look at the detail of the cutwork, I included the next two pictures. Now remember, I am not a photographer.....yet.
5 comments:
Oh Beverly, that little dress is beautiful. When you click on the photo you get a bigger picture, and it really shows all the cutwork. You did a wonderful job.
Blessings,
Marcia
How beautiful and precious...the dress and especially your sweet little Brooke.
~Jermaine~
Hi Beverly,
That dress is so precious (& the child too of course :-) )! What a wonderful idea & such a neat way to use vintage cloth! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog & the nice comment. It's so great to meet new bloggy friends!
Shellagh
P.S. Your grandaughter is absolutely adorable.....
Hi Beverly,
Thank you so much for visiting at "Home is Where the Heart is". Its wonderful to meet you.
You are a girl after my own heart! I love, love the dress you made for your little granddaughter. You are so creative and talented, my goodness I would have never thought to use the pillow case as fabric for the dress, it does make a lot of sense though, the gathering of the dress is just lovely!.
I also read your post on the barn, I love the quilt painted on the barn its so "country". Have you ever visited Cathy at Cobble Stone Farms, she lives on a farm and has a quilt painted on her barn too.
I have become a follower.
Take care and enjoy your day,
Elizabeth
Thanks so much! I will enter you once again to win! this was a sweet post, thanks for continuing to follow me, I sure do appreicate all the kind comments!
Tracey
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