Monday, December 30, 2013

Crystals and Embroidery featured prominently in Baby's Christening Gown

Here's the little angel on her christening day.


Closeup of the bonnet which features the heavy embroidery and beadwork.

Here's a close up of the sleeve and bodice of the baby's gown.  In this particular instance, the wedding gown featured embroidery, beads, and sequins which I incorporated into the baby's dress.  The fabric is called bridal satin.  Because the bodice and bonnet feature such intricate detail, the remainder of the dress needed to be simpler.


In the picture below, I've cut apart the bodice of the wedding gown and placed the pattern piece for the baby's gown bodice on top to get an idea of the perfect placement.


Here's the wedding gown before it was cut up.  Very pretty, but not much fabric to work with, as it was an a-line style with a short chapel train.