Thank you for visiting me here at Blue Ribbon Heirlooms blogspot. This is a place where i can talk about and share my love of creating beautiful things with needle and thread. I especially love to dream about, design, and then sew vintage and heirloom children’s clothing. I also love to recreate and restore antique garments. Follow along as i feature a new garment, or two, each week and take you through the steps from inspiration to completion of the garment i have chosen. I find my inspiration in many different ways, sometimes i’ll find an actual antique garment, other times it comes from a picture, the color of the sky that day, a vintage pattern, or a special request. At times, a lovely piece of fabric will inspire me. As i attempt to move through this process, my desire is to make available to those who might be interested, a new and revised pattern of the garment of choice. Thanks for joining me on this beautiful journey through time! I have so much to share with you, let’s get started!!
Monday, June 6th, 2011
This week i have a few projects to complete, the first being a sweet baby day gown for “The Lydia Project” silent auction. This dress is made from ecru victorian batiste with a heirloom blue batiste scalloped hem which has been hemstitched by hand. I plan to follow the scallop border with featherstitching and embroidered bullion flowers. Tiny gathered lace adornes the sleeves and neckline. Also around the sleeve band is a swiss beading with heirloom blue ribbon run through. Delicate, mother of pearl buttons will finish it off!
My second project is a portrait outfit for a little boy named Austin. A heirloom blouse and shorts is the choice. The blouse will have lots of tiny pintucks and a small amout of lace insertion. I found the most beautiful hand tatted trim for the collar and lace insertion at an antique store in my neighborhood which i plan to use for this special garment!
And last, i will be recreating a vintage sunsuit from an old pattern i found at the same antique store. It appears to be from about 1930’s and i will be designing 2 garments, 1 casual and 1 heirloom, as well as redrafting a new set of patterns. These garments will be featured on the “FarmHouse Fabrics” website.