The Portion of my Inheritance

You can find the precious little Cali Shirt pattern here.

It all started with the red boots! Zebra stripes, sparkling with glitter on the bottom, and red bandana print on the top, and they were on sale! The very instant we laid our eyes on these boots we knew that they had to belong to Aniyah! The perfect gift for her!

So what in the world can you wear with red, black and white cowboy boots?

The hunt was on!

I knew I wanted a cowboy style shirt, the yoke was a must to give it that western flare. I also wanted to have a girlie feel to it.

The Cali pattern had everything I was looking for and I was so excited to find it! It sewed up fast and easy.

You can choose to make a shirt or a dress from this pattern, but I chose to make this one a tunic length.

It has a yoke in the front and the back. The front buttons up with three buttons with a tab closure. It is gathered at the yoke and has full sleeves with elastic at the wrist. You can choose from 4 different sleeve lengths.

The red fabric was gifted to me by a friend and the bandana print was in my stash.

OK, what else can you wear with red, black and white cowboy boots?!

The hunt is on!

She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.   Proverbs 31:21

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I have been sewing for 40 plus years and own hundreds of patterns. I certainly have my favorite patterns and my favorite designers, so I do not take this lightly when I say that Snazzie Drawers is one of my all time favorite designers and the Lucy Star dress is probably my favorite dress to date.

So click here to get your Lucy Star Dress pattern and while you are there, check out Snazzie Drawer’s awesome etsy store.

I do have to tell you that this dress pattern takes a lot of time and effort. There are a lot of steps but it is totally worth it! There are endless ways that you could embellish this delightfully charming little dress, and I intend to try a few ideas that I have brainstorming in my head.

The front bodice is outlined with pink piping and has decorative lace running up the center. I chose a lace with circles and underlayed it with gathered tulle. I sewed a small diamond button in the center of each lace circle.

The center bodice and the scalloped skirt ruffle are made out of a chevron cotton purchased at Hobby Lobby.

I used a polyester silk for the side front, back, collar, and under skirt, purchased at my favorite fabric booth at Bowie Trade Days.

The side front pieces are gathered and shirred, giving it a very tailored look and the back is once again trimmed it pink piping.

The collar, back and skirt bottom are all trimmed with tiny little off-white balls, purchased at Hobby Lobby.

The back was supposed to be shirred using elastic in the bobbin of the sewing machine, but I really struggle with that, so I used a wide elastic to gather it.

This pattern is a halter and ties behind the neck with ribbons.

The lace part of the skirt literally came from a pair of curtains that my mother had about 30 years ago, and boy am I glad I kept them!

This was such a fun project and I wish I had taken a picture of Aniyah’s face when she saw the dress on the size three mannequin, just waiting for her!

And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Lord commanded Moses. Exodus 39:31

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I love making the girls Easter dresses. I am always on the lookout for something new and different. So when I found this dress on etsy.com I fell in love with the bodice. Once it got Aria’s seal of approval I purchased the pattern and set out to make her dress. You can find the pattern here.

The dress is made out of a super soft and comfortable, turquoise knit fabric purchased at Walmart, a great bargain at $3.99 a yard.  The lace was free as well as the buttons since it is made from an old shirt that belonged to Aria’s mama.

The pattern called for a button on the back but I really liked the butterfly opening , so I opted not to use any buttons to close it up.

The vintage lace was given to me by a friend and worked perfect for the skirt overlay, hanging just below the knit fabric underskirt.

I love the pattern and totally intend on making more of this sweet little dress.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Rev. 21:5

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