The Portion of my Inheritance

A while back a dear friend asked me if I would make something for her new granddaughter. She loved the color purple so I made three outfits for her to choose from.  The one she chose was my all time favorite.  I hand dyed a onesie and tee-shirt and used yards of cream color vintage lace and made a infant gown.

With my new granddaughter here I wanted to make her and Aria matching dresses and I knew I wanted to do the gown for Aniyah.  

So here is my first tutorial. I will post a tutorial for Aria’s dress tomorrow, then pictures of them in their dresses later.

I hand dyed two (one for Aniyah and one for Aria) men’s size M white T-shirts and one newborn long sleeve onesie the yummiest color blue, then I washed and dried them.

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I cut the lace out of an old vintage dress and gathered together all my lace.

 

I measured the length of an infant gown from the neck to the bottom and added a couple of inches.

I folded the t-shirt in half for a double thickness, using the already hemmed bottom for the bottom of the gown, then I cut it in the shape of a trapezoid.

I decided where I wanted the top of the skirt to come on the onesie and folded it, making sure it was even on both sides and ironed a crease.  This is my sewing line.

 

I laid out the lace on the bottom of the gown for placement and to make sure I had enough.  I used two different size laces and alternated them.

 

 

I measured two pieces of 1/2 inch elastic about 3/4 the length of the bottom and pulled it through using a safety pin.

 

 

Then I sewed the sides together.

 

 

I turned it right side out and ironed the seams flat. Then I began to sew the lace on starting with the bottom. I used the hem of the skirt as my guide.

 

 

When all my lace was sewn in place, I attached it to the onesie, using the ironed crease as a guide. 

 

 

 

I then embellished the front of the gown with extra lace and fabric roses, made out of the same   t-shirt.

 

 

I cut the neck off the t-shirt and used that for a headband and embellished it with trim, lace and the same fabric roses.

 

 

DONE!  As I said, this is my first written tutorial so if you have any questions feel free to ask. I am sure I have left out something or totally confused you.

Thank you so much for looking.

 

She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants.        Proverbs 31:24