The Portion of my Inheritance

This was done a few years ago.

The pictures are not great, they were taken on a cell phone at the Cheese Cake Factory in South Lake, Texas.

I used this pattern to make a french smock dress, the pattern on  the fabric is of Paris and the girl on the fabric looks a lot like le madeleine.

I used  coordinating fabrics for the collar, cuffs and the neck tie. 

I made a beret using the same fabric to complete the french look. 

“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations.   Ask your father, and he will show you;  Your elders, and they will tell you;  Deuteronomy 32:7

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This has been one of my favorites. I love everything about it, the 1/2 sleeves, the cute little cuff, the pleats and the little belt.

It also sewed up very well. Sometimes, for me, vintage patterns don’t always work out like the picture looks on the envelope, but this one did and I was very pleased with how it turned out.

This has also been one of Aria’s favorites. She wore it even after it was too small for her.  

It is true that it is a pain to iron the pleats back after you wash it, but I think it is so worth it.

I may try to enlarge this pattern and make her a new one.

The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;  Her clothing is woven with gold.  Psalm 45:13

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I love this little jumper, with pleats up the front, back and both sides. The pattern shows ties at the top of the side pleats, but I did not put them on this one.

I made it out of baby corduroy and it is really soft.

The shirt comes with the pattern and continues to be my all time favorite look for a little girl.  A very classic look.

“I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin;  I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.”  Ezekiel 16:10

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I love, love, love vintage patterns.  I will be posting a series of vintage patterns that I have made for Aria.

I have a few favorite places that I look for vintage patterns.  ETSY is my number one choice.  I use ebay but not as often as I used to.  Antique stores are a favorite also, but it seems that patterns are getting harder to find.

This is a 40’s pattern, kind of a Shirley Temple look. Aria wore this on her very first day of preschool.

“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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