Thursday, April 6, 2017
Pretty Smocked Baby Gown
I smocked this little baby gown for Wee Care. It has been a work in progress for awhile. Like so many of my projects, it just needs a hem and fastenings.
It is white Imperial batiste. I had always wanted to try this embroidery design, from Vermillion. They have the loveliest cross-stitch designs I have ever seen for machine embroidery. In fact, they also offer charts for hand cross-stitch- but that would take me too long.
The white shadow is the stabilizer I need to wash out. This design is actually 1/2 of the original, which is a square of ribbons. Possibly because I cut it in half, it stitched with many jumps and traveling stitches, but I love it anyway!!
I smocked a few simple rows to match the colors in the embroidery and bound the neck and sleeves with bits of yellow cotton gingham left-overs from another dress.
Lisa, I LOVE this! The use of the gingham in combination with the cross stitch embroidery---all of it combines to make a delightful little gown. I want to make a big girl (4 yo) bishop just like this. Thanks for all the inspiration you give us.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! I would love to see yours when it's done- please email a picture! If you want the embroidery, it is by Vermillion on Embroidery Designs.com I will try to post a link later!
ReplyDeleteIt was very nice to say hi to you at Saga! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI was delighted to meet you in person and get your beautiful embroidery book! I hope you will be up north again soon!!
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