The Portion of my Inheritance

I am loving this pattern.     

I actually made this dress about four years ago for Aria and now Aniyah is wearing it.    

I really love this fabric, it has been one of my favorites! I also purchased the same fabric in pink. It is pretty sheer, so I had to line the dress but I didn’t line the sleeves or yoke.    

I sewed matching cording along the bottom of the rounded yoke and at the bottom of the sleeves.       

I finished it off with three pearl buttons that close in the back.       

Children’s children are the crown of old men.  Proverbs 17:31a

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I am pretty sure that I made this same dress for the girl’s mama twenty seven years ago.  And yes, that is her name written on the front of the pattern.

I had to adjust the pattern size for the dresses. This pattern is a size 2 and I needed a size 5 and 6 month.

I only used the pattern for the bodice. 

For the skirt, I measured and cut the desired length.

They each have a belt made out of ribbon and topped with a fabric flower.

I also used ribbon for the straps.

The bodice fabric is made out a tank top found in the women’s section at Walmart.

The skirt fabric is from curtains that I made for my mom twenty something years ago. I have used this curtain fabric over and over again.

I already have plans to make a couple more of these dresses.

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. Colossians 3:14

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A total winner!   

I have had an idea swimming around in my head for a long time now and was delighted to find this pattern in the size I needed tucked away with my vintage patterns.

I changed the pattern and will blog about it with a sewing tutorial later on.

I made the dress out of a white cotton knit, covering the bodice with an off-white lace overlay.

Starting at the bottom of the dress I began to sew on layers of vintage lace and tulle, alternating the white and off-white.

I wanted some color, so I added a blue bias around the neck and arms.

I used vintage lace running down the length of the dress and sewed on off-white pearl beads down the bodice. 

I topped it off with a vintage beaded necklace.

My beautiful model: Nikyla

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Here is a pattern that I am not that crazy about.  

It looks cute enough on the pattern and there were some things I liked but I will not make it again.

I gathered the skirt instead of pleating it like the pattern shows.

What I didn’t like about it is the sleeves are sewn into the bodice and the skirt, so when she lifts her arms it spreads out and looks huge.     

I did however LOVE the fabric.  The bodice was a remnant that I got at the flea market.

There was just enough for the bodice and I love how the circle trim works as a cuff on the sleeve. 

The skirt is a thin white cotton that has ovals all over it, and is lined.   

The hot pink ribbon tops off the color combination.

“Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” Matthew 6:30

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Another winner!   

I have been wanting to make this pattern for a few years now.  

It was super easy to sew and I absolutely love how it turned out.   

It reminds me of ‘I Love Lucy’ and as you can imagine Aria was happy.   

The fabric was some that I have had for years and I felt like it had that vintage look to it.   

The trim is vintage itself, I got is at a yard sale many many years ago.  

The buttons are also old and are very special to us, they belonged to my husbands mother, we lost her a few years ago. I have her sewing box and whenever I sew for the girls I always try to use her buttons. I never use them on anything I sell.   

Included with the pattern were slippers.  

This is yet another pattern that I will make again. 

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness.  Isaiah 61:10a

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O.K, so this was not my favorite vintage pattern.  I tend to like the older ones better and try to stay away from the “trendy” patterns. 

Just for the record though—I LOVE the hat!

The hearts on the pattern just seem to shout out “VALENTINES” and I was not sure how to get away from that and make it into something she could wear anytime.

I also was taking a little bit of a risk because I was making the girls matching outfits and Aria’s was already done, so I was a little worried that I would end up not liking this one.

But I am grateful that embellishments are “in” and the more the better for me.

I used the same fabric for both outfits, although Aria’s was a pleated skirt and Aniyah’s was overalls.

I also trimmed Aniyah’s shirt with the same soft pink rope cording, around the sleeve edge and the collar edge. However Aria’s did not have any lace or flowers on hers.

I made Aniyah a matching headband out of the same fabric. I ran a piece of elastic inside the headband then added the flowers.

I was happy how this little jumper turned out. Even though you can see the shape of the heart it doesn’t have to be a Valentine outfit.

They wore them to church this past Sunday and they looked so adorable!

The girls in their matching clothes.

“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.  Mark 2:21

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I used a combination of two patterns to get the desired look I wanted for this pleated skirt.

I wanted the skirt to have pleats, but I loved the waistband on this skirt so I adjusted the pleats to fit.  

I was happy with the results and Aria was too.

I love the crisp classic look of pleats and I can only seem to find what I like in the vintage patterns.

The eyelet shirt is from the same vintage pattern that I have used so often.

I trimmed the collar edge, the front edge and the cuffs with a soft pink rope cording.

I sewed the buttons on with a soft pink thread.

Spring is here and this is a good outfit for the season.

All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.  Isaiah 54:13

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This is one of my most favorite vintage patterns ever!!!

Ok, I know I say that every time, but this time I mean it. I love the look and style of this pattern  and it fit so well.

I made this for her two years ago and she still wears it. I have made two of these and I will be making one for little miss Aniyah also.

The outside is made out of different minky fabrics. The collar and cuffs were made out of the long minky fur and it is lined with a soft flannel that is covered with pink elephants. It buttons up the front with large pink buttons.

This robe is so soft and warm, however, minky fabric is not cheap, and it did take quite a bit of it to make this robe, the only down side for me.

Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.”  Zechariah 3:4

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This is the pattern I used to make Aria’s Easter dress in 2011.

I had to enlarge the pattern to fit Aria.

I used an off white linen fabric with huge blue embroidered flowers that I got at the flea market for $2.50 a yard.

I trimmed the neck edge and sleeves with blue bias tape and used it to trim out the waist.  I also trimmed the coat collar with the same bias tape.

I loved the dress from this pattern but I wasn’t that crazy about the coat.  There was not a shoulder seam so the sleeve and front and sleeve and back were one piece, therefore it was not a great fit.

But Aria was pleased with her dress and that made mammy happy too.

I will probably make the dress again, but will pass on the coat.

Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.  Ephesians 4:28

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I have used this vintage jumper pattern twice.

The pattern is a size 4, so the first time I made it I cut it down to a size 3.

I used a baby corduroy for the jumper, it presses well and makes great pleats.

I used a cotton blend for the shirt, trimmed with the same corduroy on the sleeves.

This time I needed a size 5, so I had to increase the pattern.

Once again I used a baby corduroy, I just love how the pleats lay with this fabric. It also makes the jumper more for fall and winter.

The jumper buttons up the back.

This is the vintage pattern I used for the blouse.

This time the blouse has gathered sleeves, made in a cotton print and trimmed with the same fabric from the jumper.

  I also trimmed the collar with the same fabric.

Aria is always so happy when I make her something.

And it makes it all worth it!

“So why do you worry about clothing?  Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; They neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”  Matthew 6:28-29

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