Heirloom Dress Patterns for Special Occasions

Adeline’s Stuff

Today we are taking a detailed look the Swiss Voile Pintucks Dress by Gail Doane. The focal point of this crisp voile dress is the bodice.

Heirloom Sewing

There are certain elements that make a garment an “Heirloom Garment.” Those elements, now machine done, are sewing techniques once called Fine French Hand Sewing and were popular in the late 1800s to the 1920s. … More

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Gwenyth – Vintage Portrait Dress PDF Pattern – sz. 2, 4 \u0026 6

This angelic dress pattern is a vintage inspired dress with just enough lace around the neck and on the shoulders to sweetly frame a little girl’s face without overwhelming her. The dress is accented with beautiful heirloom laces. French lace edgings are pin-stitched underneath the bias neckband and the cap sleeves have layers of ecru French lace edgings for a truly vintage look. Machine appliqué cord technique that creates the decorative yoke seams. Hand-made ecru silk ribbon rosettes finish the dress front and sweet pearl buttons close the dress back. The hemline features more of the French lace edging attached with the machine pin-stitch. This dress is a gorgeous dress for a portrait, wedding, Easter, etc. The center section of this dress provides a wonderful area that can be embellished with hand or machine embroidery. No embroidery design is included nor are any instructions for hand embroidery. Pictures of embroidery are for inspiration. Detailed instructions are included for creating a perfect pin-stitch on your sewing machine. To create the identical look as pictured, a machine that does a pin-stitch is required. Creating the dress without a pin-stitch is also an option and would be easier to sew. A previous knowledge of heirloom sewing techniques is helpful. The pattern is for intermediate to advanced seamstresses. This pattern is a loose fitting pattern and is offered in sizes 2, 4 \u0026 6 and will accommodate sizes in between as well. Included with the purchase is the PDF pattern are the sewing instructions \u0026 a PDF trouble shooting file. The finished outfits are not included. SKILL LEVEL This pattern is suitable for the the intermediate to advanced seamstress. HOW TO BUY – Be sure that you are SIGNED INTO your Etsy account if you want the files to always be available for you to download!!! Buying as a guest will not give you that option! Once the payment is received, ETSY (NOT ME!!!) will send you a link with the files ready to download. Alternately, you can access these files in your \

Sandpiper – Smocked Ruffle Back PDF Pattern, sz. 2 – 8

This lovely dress is the perfect dress for springtime, summer and portraits! Ruffles cascade down the back of the dress. It is an easy fitting dress with lots of potential to make it a classic heirloom dress or a fun girly dress or even something with a little more whimsy!!! Be creative and have fun making this dress. This dress can be made with a variety of fabrics for many different looks! Making it in a traditional white/ecru combination makes it classic heirloom style, perfect for portraits or beach pictures. Of course, trendy fabrics can make the dress a very fun and whimsical dress that little girls will enjoy wearing!!! Possibilities are endless. In slightly cooler weather a peasant top or short sleeve t-shirt can be worn underneath and a long sleeve t-shirt for winter wear. The small amount of smocking allows for a single picture smocking
design if that is what is desired. A simple geometric design, shown in white/ecru dress, is included with the pattern. A knowledge of smocking is required as there are no “how to smock” directions included. A pleater or pleating service is needed in order to complete the smocked section of the dress. The finished outfits are not included. SKILL LEVEL This pattern is suitable for the the confident beginner to advanced seamstress. HOW TO BUY – Be sure that you are SIGNED INTO your Etsy account if you want the files to always be available for you to download!!! Buying as a guest will not give you that option! Once the payment is received, ETSY (NOT ME!!!) will send you a link with the files ready to download. Alternately, you can access these files in your \

Heirloom French Dress

¡Haz una ocasión especial aún más memorable con este vestido de calidad de reliquia! Este listado es para un vestido francés de reliquia. El vestido está hecho de algodón Pima con inserción de encaje inglés y borde de encaje Val francés. Este vestido de panel de encaje cuenta con gores de borde de encaje que dan a la falda un dobladillo acampanado completo. El vestido tiene mangas cortas abullonadas bordeadas con entredeux y ribete de encaje. El dobladillo está bordeado de entredeux y encaje. Hay tres botones de perlas en la parte posterior del vestido. Disponible en tallas de 6 meses a 24 meses. Por favor, póngase en contacto conmigo con cualquier pregunta de tamaño. Echa un vistazo a mis otros anuncios – artículos adicionales enviar por $ 1 cada uno!

NEW Boutique Design Hand Embroidered Smocked Dress Children Baby Girl BLUE

Let’s make your beautiful Girl look like a beautiful Princess ! New hand-made : Boutique Hand-embroidered Smocked Dress – Blue . Features: All hand-crafted with very cute hand-smocking across bodice. Adorable hand-embroidery with lots and lots of rose buds and tiny leaves in very beautiful color arranging and interesting details…. Sleeveless. Peter pan collar with cute piping in light pink around collar edge and especially adorable hand-embroidered rose buds on collar, very so cute….. 2-3 buttons on upper back. Enhanced its adorability with matching sash to tighten the back. Dress material : 100% deluxe cotton for children comfort. Dress color: beautiful Blue. Suggest Retail Price : $185 This listing is for : Smocked Dress Size NB, OR Size 3M ; OR Size 6M ; OR Size 9M ; OR Size 12M ; OR Size 18M ; OR Size 24M ; OR Size 2 Size 3 ; OR Size 4 ; OR Size 5 ; OR Size 6 ; Size 7 ; OR Size 8 ; OR Size 9 ; OR Size 10 . This design runs a little big. So, please check measurements and ask questions before making purchase. Approximate measurements: Size NB : Length: 14.5\